The polonyna ridge
3 h loop · +420 mThe long meadow above the cabin. Wind, grass and the view along the whole Chornohora.
Around1 240 m
What you can see
from the door.
Ridges, lakes, shepherds’ huts and one wooden church. Most of it on foot, all of it within the hour.
01 · On foot1 240 → 2 061 m
Eight places,
no car needed.
Times are from the door, there and back
Hoverla, 2 061 m
7 h · +820 m · Jun–OctThe highest point of Ukraine. Leave before sunrise, back for the sauna.
The glacier lake
5 h · +560 mA small cold lake in a cirque under the ridge. Swim if you dare.
The shepherds’ huts
1 h · Jun–SepBryndza and fresh cheese straight from the vatra. Bring cash.
Waterfall in the beeches
40 min downA stepped waterfall in old beech forest. Best after rain.
Spruce loop
1.5 h · +120 mThe easy walk. Mushrooms in September, fog most mornings.
Wildflower meadows
Right outside · May–JulArnica, gentian, orchids. Don’t pick, just look.
The village below
35 min by carWooden church, Saturday market, the last proper bakery.
02 · Seasons1 240 m
Four seasons,
four different cabins.
Winter
Snowshoes from the door, sauna, a roll in the snow. The road needs a 4×4 or chains.
From a night
Spring
Crocus fields in April, waterfalls at their loudest, nobody on the trails.
From a night
Summer
Long ridge days, shepherds on the polonyna, swims in the glacier lake.
From a night
Autumn
Beech gold below, fog in the valleys, the clearest views of the year.
From a night
03 · Distances1 240 m
Remote,
not lost.
From the meeting point at 1 010 m, where the forest road ends. Add 35 minutes on foot to the cabin.
- Vorokhta, shops & station35min
- Yaremche50min
- Hoverla trailhead1h
- Ivano-Frankivsk2h
- Lviv4h