| Official Name: | Verkhny Rystyug |
| Native Name: | Верхний Рыстюг |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Vologda Oblast#Russia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russia |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vologda Oblast |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nikolsky District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +3:00 |
| Coordinates: | 59.5833°N 69°W[1] |
Verkhny Rystyug (Russian: Верхний Рыстюг) is a rural locality (a village) in Krasnopolyanskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 54 as of 2002.[2]
Verkhny Rystyug is located 9 km northwest of Nikolsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kamenka is the nearest rural locality.[3]