Woods

	Woods
	General data Type Story location Duration 40 minutes Related maps previous: Factory Lighthouse Reserve leads to: Reserve Lighthouse Factory Customs Characters PMC players 10-14 Enemies Scavs, Shturman, Partisan, Knight, Big Pipe, Birdeye, Cultists

Woods is a location in Escape from Tarkov. It is the third map that was added to the game.

Description

The Priozersk Nature Reserve recently became part of the state-protected wildlife reserves of the North-Western Federal District.

Features

• Stationary weapons in the form of NSV Utyos 12.7x108 heavy machine guns.
• Be aware of Border Snipers and Minefields!
• BTR patrol

Usable Keys

Icon	Key Name	Used in Quest
	Old house room key
	Shatun's hideout key
	Shturman's stash key	✔
	Yotota car key
	ZB-014 key	✔

Bosses

Name	Image	Location	Notable equipment	Followers
Shturman		At the sawmill	Shturman's stash key Red Rebel ice pick	2-3 heavily armed and armored guards
Partisan		Has to be expected everywhere	Partisan's bag AK skeletonized stock (Customized) Red Rebel ice pick	None
Knight		At the antenna in the northwest (Scav Bunker extraction).	Death Knight mask Crye Precision CPC plate carrier (Goons Edition)	Big Pipe, Birdeye
Big Pipe		At the antenna in the northwest (Scav Bunker extraction).	Milkor M32A1 MSGL 40mm grenade launcher Big Pipe's smoking pipe Big Pipe's bandana S&S Precision PlateFrame plate carrier (Goons Edition)	Knight, Birdeye
Birdeye		At the antenna in the northwest (Scav Bunker extraction).	Mystery Ranch NICE COMM 3 BVS frame system (Coyote) LBT-1961A Load Bearing Chest Rig (Goons Edition)	Knight, Big Pipe
Cultist priest		Near their ritual places, which are located western of the sawmill as well as at the dilapidated village in the north.	Cultist knife	4 Cultist Warriors

Extractions

To locate the extractions use the maps below the table.

Extraction	Name	Faction	Always available	Single-Use	Requirements	Notes
	Boat	Scav	✔	✘	-
	Bridge V-Ex	PMC	✘	✔	per player Maximum of 4 players	The fee amount is influenced by your Scav karma. There are border snipers beyond the vehicle.
	Dead Man's Place	Scav	✔	✘	-
	Eastern Rocks	Scav	✔	✘	-
	Friendship Bridge (Co-Op)	All	✔	✘	Scav + PMC	On the right side.
	Mountain Stash	Scav	✔	✘	-
	Northern UN Roadblock	PMC	✔	✘	-	There are border snipers beyond the gate.
	Old Railway Depot	Scav	✔	✘	-
	Outskirts	All	✔	✘	-
	Power Line Passage (Flare)	PMC	✔	✘	Shoot a green flare into the sky while inside the signal flare area. If the flare doesn't reach a certain height, the extraction won't open. Flares: Handheld RSP-30 green flare Signal pistol fired 26x75mm green flare Only one person amongst a lobby-made group needs to shoot a flare to open the extraction for all members of the group.	Upon entering the signal flare area, a notification will pop up in the bottom right corner of the screen: Signal flare area and extract zone map
	Railway Bridge to Tarkov	All	✔	✘	Minefield map (Woods)
	RUAF Gate	PMC	✘	✘	Green flare = Open
	RUAF Roadblock	Scav	✔	✘	-
	Scav Bunker	Scav	✔	✘	-
	Scav House	Scav	✔	✘	-
	UN Roadblock	All	✔	✘	-	There are border snipers beyond the shipping containers.
	ZB-014	PMC	✘	✘	Green flares = Open
	ZB-016	PMC	✘	✘	Green flares = Open

Transits

Transit	Name	Faction	Always available	Single-Use	Requirements
	Transit to Customs	All	✔	✘	Only available 1 min after raid start
	Transit to Factory	All	✔	✘	Only available 1 min after raid start
	Transit to Lighthouse	All	✔	✘	Only available 1 min after raid start
	Transit to Reserve	All	✔	✘	Only available 1 min after raid start

Maps

Interactive Map

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3D Map

2D Map

Ingame Map

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Trivia

• The location was first expanded with patch 0.6.0.861 on January 19, 2018.
• The location was expandeded for the second time with patch 0.12.9.10423 on December 24, 2020.
• The location was expanded again with patch 0.16.0.0.34447 on December 26, 2024.