Another side of Chornohora

Another side of Chornohora

The route is

relatively easy but beautiful: panoramic views, green meadows, sharp rocks, high mountain lake. We will stay in places where you can experience the most beautiful sunrise and sunset in life: at the Maryshevska meadow and top of the Turkul Mount near Nesamovyte Lake.

Day 1.

Our route starts in

the village of Bystrets which is one of the most remote and oldest places of the famous historical region of Hutsulshchyna. It was in this area that inspired

Stanislav Vincenz to write his work on the life of Hutsuls «On the High Uplands». Our guide will help you to immerse in this world!

After 4 hours of ascending we will reach our first high mountain meadow. We will reach the place of the first camp (Maryshevska meadow) hiking along the valley of the mountain river Bystrets, which eventually falls into the Black Cheremosh river. This is just the perfect place for the first night in the mountains! It offers beautiful views of the Krynta and Chyvchyn mountain ranges.

In the evening we do some camp routine (setting up tents, organizing a campsite, collecting woods, cooking dinner, etc.) and then rest near the fire, getting acquainted and listening to the stories of the guide about the future plans.

Day 2.

Today’s plan is

to climb Shpytsi Mount (1 863 m) which is one of the most interesting and recognizable places of Chornohora. The name (literally means «spokes», «needles») corresponds to its form: there are

cliffs up to 50 m high which actually resemble spokes. These several rocky mounds were formed due to

the ancient glaciation. We will climb some of them making amazing photos!

Going by the very top of Chornohora we are heading to

Nesamovyte Lake (1 750 m). It lies in a deep circus under the Turkul Mount and definitely deserves more than several minutes stop, so we will camp there. This is one of

the highest mountain lakes of glacial origin in the Ukrainian Carpathians.

This evening there will be some changes in our schedule: we will

cook dinner by using a camping gas stove because we do not want to harm this beautiful place. Trees for the fire are not growing at such height, and local alpine pine, being under protection by law, is an important component of the lake ecosystem.

Day 3.

On the last day we will hike 7 km along

the north-eastern slope of Chornohora. Enjoying clean mountain air, we will reach the final point of the route

in 3 hours.