St. Andrew's Church – Kontraktova Square loop from Тараса Шевченка

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Ukraine

Kyiv

St. Andrew's Church – Kontraktova Square loop from Тараса Шевченка

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St. Andrew's Church – Kontraktova Square loop from Тараса Шевченка

03:08

11.5km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 6.89 km for 105 m

Permit required

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.58 km

St. Andrew's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Its not allowed to photograph the church. You have to buy a ticket. Its worth the money, because the view from the top ist stunning. Also visit the market underneath the church

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3.37 km

View of Kyiv from Volodymyrska Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.01 km

View of Kyiv and the Dnipro River

Highlight • Viewpoint

The lookout is a bit hidden. You just have to pass the monument to the Friendship of Nations and keep to the left.

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4.86 km

Independence Monument and Maidan Museum

Highlight • Monument

Multilingual presentation - also in English - of the orange revolution 2013/2014. Worth seeing!!!

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4.97 km

Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti)

Highlight • Historical Site

Independence Square (Ukrainian: Майдан Незалежності, trb. Maidan Nezalezhnosti) - the main square in the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, located in the Shevchenkiv region, a place of important state ceremonies and …

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5.11 km

Globe Monument on Maidan Nezalezhnosti

Highlight • Monument

8.04 km

St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

Complex built in the Ukrainian baroque style with cathedral, bell tower, refectory and gates.

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9.85 km

Kontraktova Square

Highlight • Settlement

central square of the Podil district in Kiev. It is home to countless buildings, monuments, a Ferris wheel and, in winter, a Christmas market that is well worth seeing.

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11.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

348 m

277 m

146 m

Surfaces

9.52 km

1.71 km

271 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

16°C

9°C

29 %

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Comments

April 14, 2022,Ein virtueller Osterspaziergang - 🇺🇦Кругом до Майдану Незалежності

In my grandmother's homeland, a war is raging that I can't imagine, but which blocks my view (almost) every day. Only a generation lies between her and me, so long did the deceptive calm of arms last.

She, who is descended from refugees, grew up in the Kremenchuk, had to flee herself, with a small child and a horse-drawn cart …

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