Stepin Lug () or Gaj () is a park-forest and, for the most part, non-residential suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipalities of Voždovac (southern part) and Zvezdara (northern part). It is part of the forest complex Stepin Lug-Baba Velka-Torlak-Jajinci, which is the largest wooden area in Belgrade. Location Stepin Lug is located on the south-eastern outskirts of Belgrade, from downtown. It is a large, wooded area, roughly bordered by the neighborhoods of Veliki Mokri Lug on the north, Kumodraž on the north-west, Jajinci and Selo Rakovica on the west, Beli Potok on the south and Bubanj Potok on the east. The southern border is marked by the road of Kružni put and eastern by the Belgrade-Niš highway. Geography Stepin Lug or formerly known as Titov Gaj or just Gaj, is a memorial complex, a park-wood with an area of , out of which has been protected and maintained. Total forested area was in 2010. Of that, was in Voždovac, and in Zvezdara. Stepin Lug can be divided into several areas: Stepin Lug ("Stepa's Grove"), in the northern section of the wood. Bounded by the small stream of the Zavojnička reka, it is located in the municipality of Zvezdara. It occupies the small hill of Stražarska kosa and two smaller sub-areas of Baba Velka and Dugo bilo. Gaj or formerly Titov Gaj (Tito's Grove), in the central section. It occupies the area of the hill of Golo brdo, between the creeks of Bubanj Potok and Kamena voda. Lipovica (Lime tree wood), in the northern section, the least forested area of Stepin Lug, along the Kružni put. It should not bee confused with the much more popular recreational area of Lipovica (Lipovička šuma) in the municipality of Barajevo. Plantlife The area has a 13 distinct tree communities, but the number of the separate species is three times larger as many species were planted later even though they are not autochthonous, including both conifers and deciduous trees. They include: Evergreen trees: Cedar (Atlas cedar, white cedar, California Incense Cedar); Cypress (Lawson's cypress); Douglas fir; Fir (white fir, Greek fir, Nordmann fir, Spanish Fir); Juniper (Greek juniper); Larch (European Larch); Pine (European black pine, blue pine, Weymouth pine); Deciduous trees: Ash tree (European ash) Birch; Black locust; Chestnut (common horse-chestnut, sweet chestnut); Common Hackberry; European hornbeam; Honey locust; London plane; Maple (Norway maple, Sycamore maple); Mulberry