Mountain shelter

Bilyi Slon Gadzhyna Mountain Hut

Chornohora range · 1 100 m · Dzembronia

Bilyi Slon Gadzhyna Mountain Hut

Condition

Standing

Latest report: standing, usable as a shelter.

As of 09.11.2026 · checked by our editors

  • 1 100 m
  • Meals served
  • All year
  • Paid overnight stay
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Practical info

  • Run by: TURE («Білий Слон»)
  • Season: All year
  • Food: Kitchen or buffet
  • Contacts: +38 098 999 8873 · ture.ua Call to check availability. (number checked against an official source, 09.11.2026)

About

The Bilyi Slon Gadzhyna mountain hut stands on the Gadzhyna meadow at about 1,100 m, below Shpytsi and Rebra in the Chornohora range, inside the Carpathian National Nature Park. It is a 2–3 km walk uphill from the village of Bystrets. The hut belongs to the Bilyi Slon camp network (TURE): rooms for 3–6 people, a separate 6-bed bungalow with a stove and a dining room with a fireplace; meals are cooked on advance order and electricity comes from solar panels. It is open all year: in summer people set off from here to Pip Ivan and Lake Brebeneskul, in winter on ski tours. This is a border zone and guests are registered, so carry a passport or ID card; men aged 18–60 also need their military registration document. Overnight stays are paid — call to check availability.

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Coordinates: 48.12881, 24.61199

How to get there

Trails nearby

Bystrets village – Hadzhyna polonynaEasyOne-dayBystrets village Hadzhyna polonynaElevation profile778–1 219 m7.9 kmascent 440 m≈ 2.5 h walkingKryvopillia village, via Mount Turkul, Mount Hoverla and Mount Petros to Kvasy villageHardTwo-dayKryvopillia village to Kvasy villagevia Mount Turkul, Mount Hoverla +1Elevation profile535–2 061 m50.5 kmascent 2 825 mDzembronia village, via Mount Smotrych, Mount Dzembronia, Mount Shpytsi and the Pid Haiem tract to Dzembronia villageHard1–2 daysDzembronia village loopvia Mount Smotrych, Mount Dzembronia +2Elevation profile816–2 035 m32.5 kmascent 1 832 m≈ 11 h walkingKrasnyk village, via Mount Shpytsi and Mount Hoverla to KozmeshchykHardTwo-dayKrasnyk village to Kozmeshchykvia Mount Shpytsi, Mount HoverlaElevation profile658–2 061 m39.5 kmascent 2 521 mKryvopillia village, via Mount Shpytsi and Mount Hoverla to Zaroslyak baseHard1–2 daysKryvopillia village to Zaroslyak basevia Mount Shpytsi, Mount HoverlaElevation profile885–2 061 m33.3 kmascent 2 291 m≈ 12 h walkingKrasnyk village, via Mount Shpytsi, Lake Nesamovyte and Mount Hoverla to Zaroslyak baseHardTwo-dayKrasnyk village to Zaroslyak basevia Mount Shpytsi, Lake Nesamovyte +1Elevation profile637–2 061 m35.2 kmascent 2 574 m≈ 13 h walking

Nearest settlement: Dzembronia, about 5.5 km in a straight line.

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Wildlife nearby

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Ural owlRed Data Book of UkraineIn season nowUral owlStrix uralensisA large gray owl with a round head and long tail, the Ural owl is a resident of the old beech forests of the Carpathians.
Bank voleBank voleClethrionomys glareolusThe small reddish-brown rodent is the most numerous mammal in the Carpathian forests. It serves as prey for owls, martens, and foxes.
Spotted nutcrackerIn season nowSpotted nutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactesA brown bird with white spots of the spruce forests that hides thousands of nuts and seeds of the cedar pine — and thus plants the forest.

Based on naturalists’ records nearby (GBIF, iNaturalist), matched by altitude, habitat and season. Sightings are not guaranteed.