Mount Mala Holytsia

Mala Holytsia (“Little Holytsia”) is a 1,184 m summit in the north-western part of the Polonynskyi Ridge in Zakarpattia Oblast. It stands about 3.5 km west of the higher Liutianska Holytsia (1,375 m). The nearest village is Lumshory (about 4.3 km), with Smerekovo and Likitsary (about 6.8–6.9 km) and Liuta (about 7.9 km) a little farther.

Mala Holytsia is surrounded by lower wooded summits: Shyrokyi Horb (661 m) about 2.5 km to the west, Mala Kulytsia (913 m) 3.1 km to the south-west, Bebynkova (876 m) 3.3 km to the north and Sokolets (953 m) 3.4 km to the north-west. OpenStreetMap marks the summit as a viewpoint, and its prominence over the neighbouring saddles is about 294 m.

How to get there

Our routes to Mala Holytsia start in Lumshory. The simplest is the loop Lumshory – Mount Mala Holytsia – Lumshory (15.9 km, about 1,160 m of ascent). A longer option is the crossing Lumshory – Mount Mala Holytsia – Mount Yavirnyk – Sil (35.5 km), which passes 10 m from the summit. The multi-day route Kostryna – Vyshka – Liuta – Mount Liutianska Holytsia – Polonyna Runa – Pastilky (79.8 km) also passes right by the top. If you want the higher neighbour, take Lumshory – Mount Liutianska Holytsia (8.8 km), which runs about 2.4 km from Mala Holytsia.

Water, shelter and safety

On our map the nearest spring is about 450 m south-east of the summit, at about 1,100 m (condition unknown). Lower down, about 1.2 km to the west, there is a spring with drinking water (about 690 m), and another 1.2 km to the north-east. The nearest picnic shelter is below Liutianska Holytsia, about 3 km to the south-east. Lumshory lies at about 479 m, so from the village you gain more than 700 m to the summit. The nearest summit with our forecast is far away — the weather on Mount Stii, about 43 km — so check a local forecast as well before setting out. In an emergency call 112 or 101 — mountain rescue works around the clock.

Interesting facts

• Lumshory is an old spa: its first treatment facility is mentioned as early as 1600, and the village is known for its mineral hydrogen-sulphide springs.
• Lumshory itself lies at about 479 m, not far from Polonyna Runa (Rivna), the massif that stretches south-east of Liutianska Holytsia.