Carpathian Hiking Update for October


The summer hiking season in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains will continue until the first snowfall, which usually comes to the highest ridge, Chornohora, in early November, but permanent snow cover for the winter is established in most of the Ukrainian Carpathians from around December. Those who want to enjoy the Indian Summer in the Carpathian Mountains should head for the mountains before the end of October. Entry to the Carpathian National Park would cost UAH 15 per day at the checkpoint at the foot of Hoverla near Vorokhta. Great views of the Chornohora ridge are from the nearby ridges Kostrycha and Kukul. When planning your hike this time of year, consider shorter daylight hours and cool night temperatures. Please keep the mountains clean and do not leave litter behind. Also help the mountains by bringing an empty shopping bag along to pick up an occasional plastic bottle or candy wrapper along the trail, and take it down to the nearest garbage bin in a town below when you return.