Hiking Articles

300-500 grams that cover nine out of ten problems on the road. The core list, prescription carriage rules and the tropical add-on kit.

Hurkalo Waterfall is a five-metre cascade in the Skolivski Beskydy, reached by about 5 km of forest trail from the village of Korchyn. We explain how to get there, when to go and what to see nearby.

Trufanets Waterfall is the tallest waterfall in Zakarpattia: 36 metres of water drop in five cascades almost right beside the Yasinia-Rakhiv highway. We explain how to get there and when to go for full flow.

Carpathian National Nature Park is the first protected park of its kind in Ukraine and the easiest way up Hoverla. We break down entry, routes, the season, and the road to Zaroslyak.

Mountain lakes, river canyons, or a wild stretch of coast, concrete locations with difficulty levels plus the thing people skip: where you can legally pitch a tent.

The Aktovsky Canyon is a granite gorge up to 50 metres deep on the Mertvovod River near the village of Aktove in Mykolaiv region. We explain how to get there, when to go and what to see in the valley of three canyons.

Optymistychna Cave in the village of Korolivka in the Ternopil region is over 260 km of underground passages and the world's longest gypsum cave. We cover the routes, prices, gear and how to get there.

Five national parks of Europe you can actually reach from a major city: what makes each special, when to go, what entry costs and each one's honest downside.

The Dniester Canyon stretches for about 250 km and reveals itself best from the water. We cover the rafting routes, the Dzhuryn Waterfall, the castles and how to get there.

Peak gold in the Carpathians lasts mere weeks and slides from the high meadows down into the valleys. Here is when to go, where, and the honest downside to expect.

Seven genuine waterfalls across different continents, from the tallest Angel Falls to wild Kaieteur. Where each is, what makes it special, when to go for full water and what's wrong with it.

Synevyr, Pip Ivan with the "White Elephant", Dragobrat, the Borzhava meadows and the Shypit waterfall: specific elevations, how to get there and when to go. With a comparison table and honest warnings.

One of Europe's largest deserts grew where forests and pastures once stood. Here are its dunes, microclimate and the honest facts about access.

We break down what to see in the Carpathians over one or two trips: the highest Hoverla, Lake Synevyr, waterfalls, mountain meadows and resorts. With elevations, routes and a hint on when you are better off not going.

The highest mountains of Ukraine are the Carpathians, and the main peak is Hoverla, 2,061 metres above sea level. We explain how to climb it from Zaroslyak, when to go and which other two-thousanders of the Chornohora ridge are worth conquering.

Zhenetskyy Huk is a 15-metre waterfall on the Zhenets stream between Mykulychyn and Tatariv. We cover where to start, how long the walk is, how much entry costs and when to go to catch the water at full flow.

Manyava Waterfall drops from about 20 meters in the canyon of the Manyavka River in Prykarpattia. We explain how to get there, when to go, and what to put on your feet.

Shypit Waterfall near the village of Pylypets in Zakarpattia: how to get there via Volovets station, when to go for high water and what to see nearby. No sugarcoating about the season and the crowds.