Mount Hoverla

Easy do it yourself hike- continue to Mt Pip Ivan Chornohirsky

I set up a taxi for 500UAH to pick me up at my hotel in Vorokhta at 5am to bring me to Zaroslyak and I got there just under 6am- the start of the hike. There is a guard post 7km before Zaroslyak but t...

Nice track, beautiful views

The highest mt in Ukraine - 2061 m has three tracks of different hardness. We were with 2 kids (8 and 13 y.o.) so we climbed via the green route and descended via the blue one. Breathtaking views not ...

Amazing view

A Hoverla Hike is not for the faint hearted. It is 4km up and 4km down, but most of it is almost vertical on rocks, tree roots and soil. You need to be fit and prepared to do this hike. The view is am...

Erosion Is An Issue - Appropriate Footwear A Must When Wet

Let's climb Hoverla - she said. There's a path - she said. Ok then - I said. We took a taxi from Vorokhta, 300Uah per person to the climb start point i.e. the end of the road. The journey is around 2...

Medal is deserved

On the very top you can get yourself a medal! It´s well deserved, believe me. The ascent takes around 3 hours for an untrained person. The descent also takes around 3 hours. (For well-trained peopl...