Ukraine: Road Trip Day 7 - Conquering Hoverla / Говерла, Ukrainian Highest Mountain
One of our goals on this road trip was to conquer the highest mountain of Ukraine, Hoverla. Some of us wanted to be on top for sunrise, but the majority wanted a normal ascend, so we had a normal hour departure. 2 hours of driving for 30 kilometers and we were all awaken before the start of the hike. We choose the steep way up and without any issues we conquered the 2061 m high mountain. Photo session on top and soon we were on our way back down. Neža, Nada, Rok and me decided to spice up our route and we chose more exciting way down. We all regrouped back on our starting point, where our long driving to Mukachevo began.
Our previous days of Ukraine Road Trip: Day 6, Day 5, Day 4, Day 3, Day 2 and Day 1.
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| Easy (green) or steep (blue). We chose the blue one. |
First part led us through the forest
Well marked trail led us from the forest over some snow parts
Hikers Aleš, Neža and Aleš2
The path became steeper
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| Scenery over my shoulder |
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| According to some accounts, the name Hoverla has Old Hungarian origins and means “Snow Mountain”. |
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| Last step before the peak |
The top of Hoverla has a large flat area
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| Nada on the moon |
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| Katja and Miha |
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| Zombies |
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| Mount Hoverla is the highest peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, and is located on the border of the Ivano-Frankivsk and Transkarpathia region. |
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| We all reached the top: Aleš2, Neža, Nada, Tuši, Aleš, Rok, Miha and Katja |
Photographer Aleš at work
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| Nada, Neža, Rok and me decided to descent through this valley |
First part was spiced up with some skiing, deliberate or not.
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| One of the waterfalls |
Waterfalls near the source of Prut river
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| Spring flowers |
The Prut river flows for 953 kilometers before it joins the Danube
Crossing the river - different styles
Zaroslyak - Hoverla - Hoverlyanske Falls - Zaroslyak
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| Quick snack after the hike in Zaroslyak |
Place near Latorica river where we also stopped on our way to the East
Lunch on our way to Mukachevo
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