Iltsi village, via the Smotrych Waterfalls, Mount Pip Ivan Chornohirskyi and Mount Shpytsi to Zaroslyak base
About the route:
Route Iltsi village, via the Smotrych Waterfalls, Mount Pip Ivan Chornohirskyi and Mount Shpytsi to Zaroslyak base. Warning! This route is unmarked (it may be partially marked)! Unmarked routes are not equipped with: information boards; signposts; auxiliary signs (water, campsite, etc.). The decision to take the route is entirely your own responsibility! Trail length 42163m. Lowest point - 634m., highest point - 2021m. Total elevation gain 2427m. Along the route you will see: Museum of mushrooms, Iltsi, Museum of Hutsul life, Krasnyk, Mount Smotrych, Mount Pip Ivan of Chornohora (Pip Ivan, Black Mountain), The White Elephant Observatory on Mount Pip Ivan Chornohirsky, Mount Dzembronya, Mount Menchul, Mount Brebeneskul, Lake Brebeneskul, Mount Gutin Tomnatik, Mount Rebra, Polonyna Gadzhina, Mount Shpytsi, Mount Gomul.
What to see along the route:
The Mushroom Museum opens its doors to the fabulous and amazing world of mushrooms and forests. They know everything about mushrooms here!
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The museum has been open since 2011. It is housed in a Hutsul house, which was built in 2009 on the model of the eighteenth century.
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Mount Smotrych (also known as Smotrets) is an 1898-meter peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located in the Carpathian National Nature Park on the Chornohora mountain range in the Verkhovyna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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Pip Ivan Chornohirsky (also known as "Pip Ivan" and "Black Mountain") is the third highest mountain (2028 m) after Hoverla (2061 m) and Brebeneskul (2035 m) in the Chornohora mountain range of the Ukrainian Carpathians.
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The construction of the White Elephant Observatory on Mount Pip-Ivan Chornohirsky(the route along the Chornohirsky ridge starts from this two-thousand meter high peak) began in the summer of 1936, designed by architects K. Marczewski and J. Pogoski (who were recognized as the best in a closed competition), and was completed by the Polish Ministry of Air Defense in July 1938.
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Mount Dzembronia, with a height of 1877 meters, is one of the most famous peaks of the Ukrainian Carpathians, located in the Carpathian National Nature Park on the border of Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.
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Menchul (also known as Munchel, which comes from the Romanian "munteul" meaning "mountain"), with a height of 1998 meters, is the seventh largest peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located on the border of Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk regions in the southeastern part of the Chornohora mountain range.
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Mount Brebeneskul is the second highest peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians after Hoverla (2061 m), located in the middle of the Chornohora ridge on the border of two regions: Zakarpattia and Ivano-Frankivsk.
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Brebeneskul is the highest mountain lake in the Ukrainian Carpathians (1801 m above sea level), a hydrological natural monument of local importance (registered as Lake Berbenyaskul), and a tourist attraction. It is located in the Chornohora massif and is part of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. The length is 147 m, width is 67 m, and the maximum depth is 3.2 m. The lake is incredibly picturesque and popular among tourists. A particularly beautiful view can be seen from the slopes and isthmus... More...
Hutyn Tomnatyk is one of the highest and most beautiful peaks of the Ukrainian Carpathians. The mountain is located on the southwestern spur of the Chornohora mountain range. The height is 2016 meters.
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Mount Rebra, with a height of 2001 meters, is located in the central part of the Chornohora ridge. It is one of the highest peaks in Ukraine and closes the six so-called "two-thousanders" of the Ukrainian Carpathians, which includes Hoverla, Brebeneskul, Pip Ivan Chornohirsky, Petros , and Hutyn Tomnatyk.
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It seemed that the Chornohora massif was literally crowded with people, but sometimes you can come across places that either locals or tourists who have eaten the dog on hikes know about. We are talking about the Hajyna meadow.
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Shpytsi is a mountain of the Ukrainian Carpathians, 1863 m high, which lies on the territory of Verkhovyna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region. The peak is located in the Carpathian National Reserve in the central part of the Chornohora mountain range, several kilometers northeast of the main ridge, with which it is connected by a gentle bridge.
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Gomul (also known by another name - Khomul) is a 1788-meter peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located in the Carpathian National Nature Park. The mountain is located within the Nadvirna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region on the territory of the Chornohora mountain range.
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