East Carpathian Tourist Trail
About the route:
Route East Carpathian Tourist Trail. Has red marking. Trail length 278079m. Lowest point - 635m., highest point - 1819m. Total elevation gain 14105m. Along the route you will see: Kostrich Ridge, Kryvopillia Pass, Kryvopillia, Mount Horde, Mount Lisniv, Polonyna Khomyakov, Mount Khomiak, Mount Sinyak, Mount Maly Gorgan, Mount Boyarin (Korotkan), Mount Negrova, Mount Mala Sivulya, Mount Velyka Sivulya, Mount Lopushnaya, Mount Borevka, Mount Igrovets, Gora Vysoka, Mount Petros Gorgansky, Polonyna Plisce, Mount Velyka Popadia, Mount Mala Popadia, Mount Koretvina, Parenki Mountain, Mount Grofa, Grofa landscape reserve, Mount Kin Grofetsky, Mount Moloda, Mount Yayko-Pereginske.
What to see along the route:
Kostrych (Kostrycha) is a mountain range(parallel to the Chornohora range, which can be seen in good weather) with the highest point at 1586 meters above sea level. The ridge is located in the Verkhovyna district and is a well-known tourist attraction in the Carpathians. From the top, you can enjoy magnificent views of the entire Chornohora ridge, which runs parallel to Kostrych. The Svydovets, Gorgany and Pokutsko-Bukovyna Carpathians are also clearly visible. The Kostrych Ridge is known for... More...
Kryvopillia Pass is one of the most difficult passes in the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located within the Verkhovyna-Putyla lowlands (in its northwestern part), on the northwestern outskirts of the village of Kryvopillia, Verkhovyna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region, from which the pass got its name.
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Mount Khorde is a 1479-meter peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located within the Pokutsko-Bukovyna Carpathians. It is located in Nadvirna district (partially in Verkhovyna district), southeast of the village of Tatariv and north of the village of Volova.
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Mount Lisniv is a 1257-meter peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located on the territory of the Pokutsko-Bukovyna mountain range. It is located in the Nadvirna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region, to the east of the village of Tatariv.
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A large sloping meadow on the northern slopes of the Sinyaka-Homiak ridge. From here, there are trails to the valley of the Zhenets stream (a long straight cut to the north), ascent to Mount Hamster (southwest), a trail along the ridge through the zherep to the top of Synyak (southeast), traverse of the top of Hamster to the Baranja meadow and the spring (east), and then a serpentine path to the valley of the Prutets Yablunytskyi.
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Khomyak is a 1542-meter-high peak of the Gorgan mountain range. Rumor has it that the mountain was named so because its shape resembles the back of a hamster. Perhaps those with a well-developed imagination can easily see this resemblance...
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Mount Sinyak, 1665 meters high, is one of the peaks of the Gorgan massif of the Ukrainian Carpathians, located in the Nadvirna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region. It is part of the Carpathian National Nature Park.
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Small Gorgan, with a height of 1592 meters, is a peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians that is quite famous among outdoor enthusiasts, located on the territory of the Gorgan mountain range.
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Boyarin (there is another name - Korotkan) is a massive oval-shaped mountain in the central part of the Gorgan mountain range of the Ukrainian Carpathians.
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Negrova is a peak in the central part of the Gorgan mountain range(Ukrainian Carpathians).
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Mount Mala Syvulya, 1815 meters high, is located next to the Velyka Syvulya on the Syvulyansky ridge. It is the second highest mountain in the Gorgan mountain range. It is located on the border of two districts of Ivano-Frankivsk region(Bohorodchany and Rozhnyativ) in the watershed of the upper reaches of the Bystrytsia Solotvynska and Limnytsia rivers.
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Mount Velyka Syvulia (or simply - Syvulia) is the highest peak of the Horhan massif. Its height is 1836 meters. Syvulya is located on the ridge of the same name, which separates the valleys of the Limnytsia and Bystrytsia Solotvynska rivers.
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Mount Lopushna is a 1,694-meter peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located within the Gorgany mountain range on the border of two districts of Ivano-Frankivsk region - Bohorodchany and Rozhnyativ.
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Mount Borevka is a 1,596-meter peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, located in the northeastern part of the Syvulianskyi ridge of the Horhanskyi mountain range on the border of two districts of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast - Bohorodchany and Rozhniativ.
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Mount Igrovets is located on the Igrovyshche ridge and is the third highest peak in the Horhan mountain range (after Velyka and Mala Syvul) at 1804.3 meters. It is here, to the meadows near Igrovets, that the local population from the village of Osmoloda goes to pick blueberries.
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Mount Vysoka (1803.6 m) is one of the peaks of the Ukrainian Carpathians, located in the Gorgan mountain range. It is located in Ivano-Frankivsk region on the border of Bohorodchany and Rozhniativ districts, southeast of the village of Osmoloda.
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Petros Horhanskyi is a 1702 m high mountain (the Polish map of 1935 shows different information - 1708 m) in the central part of the Horhanskyi mountain range of the beautiful Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located in Rozhniativ district of Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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There are many mountain meadows in the Carpathians, but Plitse stands out from the rest.
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Mount Popadia (also known as Velyka Popadia) is located in the watershed of the upper reaches of two rivers, the Teresva and the Limnytsia, on the border of Rozhniativ district of Ivano-Frankivsk region and Tyachiv district of Zakarpattia region. The height of the peak, which is located on the territory of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains, is 1740 meters.
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Mount Mala Popadia is the peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, located in the Gorgan mountain range. It is located in the southern part of Rozhniativ district in Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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Mount Koretvina (also known as Korytvina) is a peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, part of the western part of the Gorgan mountain range. It is located in the Rozhnyativ district of Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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Mount Parenky is a popular peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located in the Gorgan mountain range on the Parenky ridge of the same name in the southern part of the Rozhnyativ district of Ivano-Frankivsk region. The height is 1735 meters.
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Mount Hrofa (height - 1748 m) is a well-known peak among lovers of the Ukrainian Carpathians, located in the Gorgan Mountains within the landscape reserve of the same name of national importance. It is located in Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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If there is a river on the reserve's territory that is considered one of the cleanest in Europe, it says a lot about the area. This is exactly what the Limnitsa is, with the lands of the landscape reserve located in the upper part of its basin.
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Mount Kin Grofetskyi is a 1,552-meter peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located in the western part of the Gorgan mountain range in the Rozhnyativ district of Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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Mount Moloda is the peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, which lies within the Horhan mountain range in the Ivano-Frankivsk region (the main area of the mountain is located in the Rozhniativ district, partially in the Dolyna district), to the west of the village of Osmoloda.
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Yayko-Perehinske (the mountain got its name because of its characteristic shape, which resembles an egg from a distance) is a mountain peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located within the Gorgan massif. It is located in the Rozhnyativ district of Ivano-Frankivsk region, to the west of the village of Osmoloda.
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