Grofa and Rosokhan Lake Ukraine

Name: Grofa and Rosokhan Lake
Start: 2023-07-15
End: 2023-07-16
Location: Grofa and Rosokhan Lake
Rating: 5

Dates

15.07.2023 - 16.07.2023 (2 day) - Registration untill July 10, 2023

Price

3600 ₴

The beginning of the route

Lviv-Osmoloda

End of track

Osmoloda-Lviv

Comfort

Complexity

Group size

vacant 0 persons

Important

Dogs are allowed

Route length

33 km

Description

Let's go on a trip to Gorgany! We set off for a cool hike in the Carpathians in awesome company, where we will climb Mount Grofa and enjoy a rest near Rosokhan Lake. The route will be very interesting because Gorgany is our favorite place in the Carpathians. Once you get here, all problems will disappear, leaving only a good mood and a desire for adventure.

Grofa is an unusual peak because you can climb it on different paths and plan a radial hike. We will spend the night in warmth and comfort in a private cottage in the village of Osmoloda. From there, we plan to arrange a few walks to the trail and back route, and the whole hike will be with light backpacks.

There is one more important point! We all should not forget that the war is on, so we are helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces. One of us is at the front - Daniil Kharytonchyk, so we will transfer 15% of our profits to the 80th Air Assault Brigade. If you want to make a donation, you can top up your monobank!

For more information, please call: +38 (096) 40-33-589

GRA guides

Andriy Duda

Trip leader

I love mountains and traveling - it inspires me to get up in the morning. I once heard a saying: “the biggest risk is not taking any risk at all” - i… More >

Day 1: Trekking to Mount Grofa
Today, we will have an intense day and, most importantly, a day rich in scenery!
We meet in Lviv at 6:00 a.m. and start our journey. After a few hours on the bus, we will reach the remote village of Osmoloda. In this village, we check into a cottage, where we will spend the night. We leave all our stuff and set off with light backpacks to Mount Grofa.
There is an engaging romantic legend about Grofa. It says that once, two brothers, Hungarian counts, were hunting in this area and kidnapped the wonderful wife of a priest from Perehinske. But the woman had a lover, a young man, who, upon learning of the kidnapping, gathered his brothers and set off in pursuit of the kidnappers. Trying to avoid the chase, the graphs fled very early at dawn. But when they heard their pursuers approaching, they decided that one would run away with the girl and the other would fight. When the first of the brothers fell from a bullet, the second one, putting the girl on his horse, rode on. On one of the peaks, his horse died under him, and they continued their escape on foot. But on the second peak, the Graf saw that he could not escape and decided to dishonor his victim. The victim, defending herself, stabbed herself and died. The Graf continued to run away but was caught on the third peak and killed. So, the first mountain was named Horse Hrofetskyi, the second - Popadia, and the third - Grofa.
From the top, we go down to the village to our estate, make dinner, and play board games.
Day 2: Hiking to Rosokhan Lake
Today, we have an easy hike for you. We are going to Rosokhan Lake—the heart of the wild Gorgany. This lake is located at the foothills of the Arshytsia ridge, about which there are even more legends and stories.
Rosokhan is very calm and beautiful, an ideal place for relaxation and meditation. We'll bring hammocks, sit pads, and something tasty to eat and have a picnic by the lake. We'll rest, take some stunning photos, and then head back.
From Lake Rosokhan, we go down to Osomoloda, where the bus home awaits us. We arrive in Lviv around 23:00.

Day 1: Trekking to Mount Grofa
Route length: 19 km
Vertical drop: 1009 m
ATTENTION! The organizers reserve the right to change the program due to weather, route time, or other circumstances.
Day 2: Hiking to Rosokhan Lake
Route length: 14 km
Vertical drop: 339 m