The Central Gorgany Ukraine

Ukraine is very rich in landscapes and beautiful places, but of all these beauties, we like the Carpathians, namely the Gorgany, the most. These mountains differ greatly from their relatives - large rocky blocks - “Tsekoty,” dense alpine pine - “Zhereb” and various legends make the Gorgany special.

Our journey will start in Lviv, where we meet at 4:00 a.m. and go to the village of Osmoloda. The route will run along the Syvulianskyi ridge. On the first day, we will climb Mount Serednya and go down to the meadow below it. There, we will set up our tents, cook dinner, and spend the first night.

We wake up early and set out on the route. Today, we have to ascend two peaks to reach our overnight accommodation. First, we go to Mount Vysoka and then to Mount Igrovets. At the top, we rest and enjoy the view. The most challenging part of the route has already been completed. Igrovets Mountain is fantastic, especially in clear weather. Here, you can take fantastic photos and have a snack. From the top, we descend to the Borevka meadow and set up camp for the next night.

The third day will be intense because we must go through Syvulyansky Ridge. So, we wake up, have a good breakfast, pack our things, and go on the route. The first peak will be Mount Borevka 1695 m, then we will go to Mount Lopushna 1722 m, Mount Velyka Syvula 1836 m - the highest mountain of the Gorgan range, and we will finish the day with Mount Mala Syvula 1818 m. There are a lot of landscapes and beautiful peaks here if you have never walked in the Gorgany before, you will be shocked and possibly fall in love.

In the evening, both tired and happy, we will go down to the Ruschyna meadow, where there are ruins of an old tourist shelter built in 1924. At this place, we will set up a campsite for the night, enjoying the starry sky and listening to exciting stories from our guides. Oh, we will tell you a lot of stories;)))

On the fourth day of our trip, we will visit the Peklo (hell) precipice. It got its name for a reason: It is almost a hundred-meter cliff, and behind it are the rocky slopes of Mala Syvulya Mountain. It's hard to describe the atmosphere and impressions we will experience.

After enjoying all this beauty, we will start to descend the route, which is quite long—16 km to the village of Bystrytsia. But it is only descent, and time will pass very quickly in cheerful company. On the way, we will have a snack and exchange contacts because, after four days of traveling, we will already be good friends. And of course, we will arrange the next trip together because we must repeat such an adventure.

We arrive in Lviv around 23:00.