Hoverla
Goverla is the highest point in Ukraine, located in the Carpathians near the Romanian border. In cloudless weather, you can see the cities from the top of the mountain: Snyatin, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sigeta-Marmacy.
The top of the mountain is located at an altitude of 2061 meters. At the very foot of the mountain, the Prut River originates. There is a very beautiful fairy tale about the origin of the river and the mountain. Once upon a time, the girl Goverla and she loved the young Prut very much, but her father, Molfar, was against their relationship. And then he turned his daughter into a huge mountain to hide her. Prut found out about this, but in order to split the girl, he needed to climb the mountain at dawn, but he was late and then sat on top and began to cry. And he cried for so long that his tears became a river, and now Prut and Goverla are forever inseparable. Falling down the mountain, the river forms a mass of small waterfalls, with a total height of 80 meters.
Mount Goverla is very popular among tourists. The first trail for travelers was opened back in 1880. Almost all climbing the mountain begins with Zaroslyak - a base located at an altitude of 1100 meters. Getting to it is quite simple, if you wish, you can even get by car or bicycle. From the base to the top of the mountain lead 2 paths: a hollow ( 4.3 km ) and a cool ( 3.7 km ), but even a steep path to the summer season can be overcome by any unprepared tourist. At the base you can stay overnight, its rooms are designed for 100 people, some spend the night right in tents.
You can get to the base from the villages: Kwasa, Vorokhta, Ust-Goverla, Yasinya, Lazeshchina. In front of the mountain there is a checkpoint on which all those entering are recorded and taken a cash fee. To climb the Goverla, you need to take comfortable shoes and ski poles for a comfortable climb. Of the dangers on the mountain, only the weather, since at the top the temperature is lower by 6-8 degrees. On the top of the mountain there is a plate of marble, which contains land from 25 Ukrainian regions. Also there you can see the flagpole with the flag of Ukraine and a huge obelisk, meaning the border between Czechoslovakia and Poland, which was held here at one time.
