The most beautiful natural sites to discover Carpathian Mountains

The park includes six different massifs, plus the Chorna and Yulivska mountains at an altitude that varies from 180 to 2,061 m above sea level. Nearly 90% of its territory is made up of virgin forests. The park office also has a very informative museum on the nature of the Carpathians (open every day from 8am to 5pm). Just behind the museum begins the path that is part of the Via Carpatica, a trail of several tens of kilometres that runs through the northern part of the Transcarpathian region to Poland.

One of the most interesting excursions is that which leads to the cliffs and caves of Dovboush, the name of one of the heroes of the region, Oleksa Dovboush, who had found refuge there. To get there, you must take the bridge above the Prut and walk towards the south over 1 km. The path to access the cliffs starts on the left. It takes about 3 hours to take this hike.

With its 2 061 m it is the high mountain of Ukraine. The climb of the mount, which is one of the most popular hikes of the Ukrainians, is not particularly difficult. Initially, the trail follows the road of Yaremche towards Vorokhta and Zaroslyak. You can walk on foot or borrow one of the many Mar с hroutk hadžić that cover these destinations. 7 km south of Vorokhta you will see a fork and follow the road on the right towards Zaroslyak. The climb starts from the tourist base of Zaroslyak. The summit is easily recognisable to the Ukrainian flag proudly drawn. From 1 400 m, the path is surrounded by fields of wild flowers and grass. Here you will find a small source of drinking water. At the top, the only trees that grow are dwarf pinnacles. The vegetation on the west side of the mountain is far less green because of its exposure to warm air masses from the southwest. The summit offers a superb view of the other summits. Some plates of snow resist in summer. It is at the top of this mountain that Ukraine knows its worst time: cold and snow all year round. Moreover, the name of the mountain, of Hungarian origin, means "the snowy mountain". But this does not prevent 24 000 Ukrainians from climbing it every August to celebrate Independence Day.