Parks and the outdoors in Ulaanbaatar

8 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Ulaanbaatar.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Bogd Khan Mountain
The mountain ridge south of town, is a great place for a hike. To get there, take the #7, #33 or #43 bus from in front of the Bayangol Hotel to the south end of the line. From there, the road continues south about 100 m, whereupon you'll come to a checkpoint. Proceed, bear left when the road forks, and you'll soon find yourself in a ger camp with a small stream flowing north. This is where the hiking path itself begins, on the left (east) side of the stream. At the top of the ridge, veer west and proceed through the woods for an easy amble of about two or three hours (you'll come to a high point about 500 m past the turn). At the end of that stretch, you have the option of either branching off to the west or else continuing straight and slightly east to Bogd Khan Mountain (this path is marked with orange paint marks on the trees). That part of the trip is quite long — about 10 km one-way — and more challenging, with varying elevations.
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National Amusement Park
Үндэсний соёл амралтын хүрээлэн
Open since 1969, the park today features a steel roller coaster, a Ferris wheel and a castle surrounded by an artificial lake.
Daily 11:00-19:00 year roundFree, pay per ride only
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Amgalan Botanical Garden
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Günjiin Nüden Lake
Гүнжийн Нүдэн Нуур
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Korea-Mongolia Friendship Forest
Dambadarjaa Street, Sükhbaatar
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National Garden Park
Bayanzürkh
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Ulaanbaatar Park
corner of Narnii Road and Chinggis Khan Avenue
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Yavuuhulan Garden
Noyon Hutagt Danzanravjaa Street

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Ulaanbaatar (CC BY-SA 4.0).