Carpathian party: finding snow - up to Smotrych (comfort)
Winter weekend hike includes climbing Smotrych Mount (1898 m), which belongs to the highest mountain range of the Ukrainian Carpathians - Chornohora Range. From the top of the mountain you can see almost all Carpathians in all their austere beauty. Every day you will be pleasantly surprised by marvelous sceneries. And a hospitable host of the homestead will welcome you warmly in an ancient world of hutsul customs and traditions.
(from Kyiv: train № 43K Kyiv – Ivano-Frankivsk; departure from Kyiv at 7:16 p.m., arrival to Ivano-Frankivsk at 7:02 a.m.)
transfer to Topilche
lodging in a hutsul homestead
dinner
preparation for the trip, safety briefing
training ascension to Stepansky Mount (1122 m), where you can enjoy the marvelous scenery of Chornohora Range
return to the homestead
supper
day 2
breakfast
preparation for the trip
ascension to the Mount of Smotrych (1898 m), which belongs to the highest mountain range of Ukraine – Chornohora; up there you can see all the two-thousanders of Ukraine in all their beauty.
snack in the mountains
return to the homestead
supper
sauna
day 3
breakfast
preparation for the trip
ascension to the mountain range Krynta-Skupova
dinner
transfer to Ivano-Frankivsk
(to Kyiv: train № 43L Ivano-Frankivsk – Kyiv; departure from Ivano-Frankivsk at 6:15 p.m., arrival to Kyiv at 6:23 a.m.)
NB In case of adverse weather conditions trekking to the mount of Smotrych can be replaced by ascension to some other Carpathian peak.
!!! The organizers reserve the right to make changes in the program according to the circumstances!!!