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Shepitsky Hook Small waterfall

Shepit, Kosiv rayon, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, Ukraine
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Shepitskyi Huk Malyi is a waterfall in the Ukrainian Carpathians (Pokutsko-Bukovyna Carpathians). It is located within the Kosiv district of Ivano-Frankivsk region, southwest of the central part of the village of Shepit.

The waterfall is 1.5 meters high. It has one cascade. It was formed in the place where the Brusturka River (a tributary of the Pistynka) crosses a thick sandstone layer. The waterfall is easily accessible, but little known. Nearby are the Shepitskyi Huk waterfalls (5 m high) and the Shepitsko-Brusturskyi Huk waterfalls (8 m high). As a result of the June 2020 floods, the waterfall collapsed.

Malyi Huk is 3.5 meters high. The two waterfalls form small but very picturesque lagoons where you can swim with pleasure, although the water in the mountain river is quite cold, even in summer.

You can get to the waterfalls through Kosiv, Horod, Sokolivka, Yavoriv Snidavka, Shepit, or more traditionally and easily - through Kosiv, Pistyn, Sheshory, Prokurava, Shepit. Unfortunately, there are no regular buses from Kosiv to Shepit on weekends, only on weekdays, and there are buses from Kolomyia on weekends.

So when you arrive at the bus station in the village of Shepit, you will need to walk about three kilometers along the river, against its flow, in the direction of Mount Gregit. Behind the bus stop, about 500 meters away, there will be a fork in the road - you need to go up to the right, not down to the left. After about two kilometers in a straight line, a long descent will begin, and the road will turn left across a wooden bridge over the river. This bridge will serve as a landmark - Malyi Huk will be 30 meters to the right of the bridge, and Velykyi Huk will be 50 meters to the left - you will need to go down a rocky narrow path to it.

It is worth noting that it is difficult to find the waterfalls at first time - you will need to ask the locals for directions, because there are no markings or signs to such a beautiful tourist site, as is usually the case in Kosiv region.

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Водоспад Шепітський Гук Малий в с. Шепіт (Косівський р-н), 20/07/19Водоспад Шепітський Гук Малий в с. Шепіт (Косівський р-н), 20/07/19Oleksandr Gudyma

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Ternoshorska LadaCottageTernoshorska LadaKosiv6 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallHot tubSaunaBBQNearby: Ternoshorskaya Lada rock 300 mLake Bukovets 3.2 km2 trailsfrom 6 000 UAH per nightBukovetsHotelBukovetsKosiv7 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallHot tubPoolSaunaNearby: Brusny Ridge 2.6 kmYavorivska Niagara waterfall 4.5 kmfrom 3 600 UAH per nightKosmatska PysankaHotelKosmatska PysankaKosiv7.7 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Oleksa Dovbush Museum 600 mRushirsky waterfall 6.1 km5 trailsfrom 660 UAH per nightBukhouse carpathiansCottageBukhouse carpathiansVerkhovyna7.9 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Bukovelian pass 500 mLake Bukovets 900 m2 trailsfrom 4 200 UAH per nightStara KhataSadybaStara KhataProkurava9.7 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfall⚜️Nestled between high mountains and the rushing Pystynka River, surrounded by clean Carpathian air, is the cozy Homestead "STARA KHATA"Nearby: Dead Lake 2.0 kmPolonyna Rosokhata 2.3 km3 trailsfrom 1 200 UAH per nightU BohdanaHotelU BohdanaVerkhovyna10 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Lake Bukovets 3.9 kmBukovelian pass 4.2 km2 trailsfrom 1 380 UAH per night

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Shepit village – Mount HrehitModerateOne-dayMarkedShepit village Mount HrehitElevation profile674–1 424 m15.1 kmascent 708 m≈ 5 h walkingunder 1 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallSnidavka village – Chornyi Hrun – Snidavka villageModerateOne-dayMarkedSnidavka village loopvia Chornyi HrunElevation profile767–1 387 m13.6 kmascent 728 m≈ 4.5 h walking2.4 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallKosmach village – Mount Hrehit – Kosmach villageHardOne-dayMarkedKosmach village loopvia Mount HrehitElevation profile584–1 470 m22 kmascent 936 m≈ 7 h walking3 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfall

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Igrets RidgeNatureIgrets RidgeBukovets5.2 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallTheIgrets Ridge stretches from the Brusturka River valley to the Bukovets Pass. The highest peak of the ridge is Chornyi Hrun, with a height of 1387.5 meters.Bukovets-Bezulkivskyi Huk waterfall (Ternoshorsky)WaterfallBukovets-Bezulkivskyi Huk waterfall (Ternoshorsky)Yavoriv · Pokuttia-Bukovina Carpathians6.4 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallheight 3 m711 m above sea levelTernoshorsky Huk is a waterfall in the Ukrainian Carpathians (in the Pokutsko-Bukovyna Carpathians). It is located on one of the right tributaries of the Bezulka River...Lake Bukovets (Bukovetsky Pass)LakeLake Bukovets (Bukovetsky Pass)Pokuttia-Bukovina Carpathians8.5 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfall790 m above sea levelThe large lake Bukivets is located on the border of Kosiv and Verkhovyna districts. There is a large lake in the center of the village of Bukivets, not far from the...

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Daleki Hory Cheese Dairy, SnidavkaCheese dairies & pasturesDaleki Hory Cheese Dairy, SnidavkaSnidavka4.1 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallDaleki Hory (“Distant Mountains”) is one of the highest craft cheese dairies in Ukraine. It stands in the mountain village of Snidavka in the Kosiv area, about 940...Lived-in Hutsul Grazhda on Ihrets, KryvorivniaEthno parks & homesteadsLived-in Hutsul Grazhda on Ihrets, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia8.6 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallOn the slopes of the Ihrets ridge above Kryvorivnia stands one of the few lived-in Hutsul grazhda homesteads still inhabited and farmed by a family.Hutsul Grazhda Folk Art Centre, YavorivCrafts & workshopsHutsul Grazhda Folk Art Centre, YavorivYavoriv10 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallThe village of Yavoriv near Kosiv is known as the capital of Hutsul lizhnyk weaving. Woollen blankets are woven in almost every other house here, and in summer...Babyna Koliba, KryvorivniaKoliby & Hutsul cuisineBabyna Koliba, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia11 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallBabyna Kolyba («Granny's Koliba») serves authentic Hutsul food in Kryvorivnia, a village sometimes called the «Ukrainian Athens»: Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi...Babai Restaurant, YavorivKoliby & Hutsul cuisineBabai Restaurant, YavorivYavoriv11 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallBabai Restaurant is one of the best-known roadside eateries of the Hutsul region. It stands in the village of Yavoriv (Ryvni hamlet), Kosiv district, right by the...Koliba Restaurant, SokolivkaKoliby & Hutsul cuisineKoliba Restaurant, SokolivkaSokolivka11 km from Shepitsky Hook Small waterfallKolyba Restaurant in Sokolivka is a genuine Hutsul koliba by the main Kosiv–Verkhovyna road, above the mountain river Rybnytsia.