Ukrainian Carpathians - Virgin forest of Uholka - hiking trails.avi

Europe's largest virgin beech forest is located in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine near the geographical heart of the continent. It constitutes a natural heritage of worldwide significance and is today part of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve and UNESCO's World Natural Heritage called Primeval beech forests of the Carpathians. The area we recommend you to visit is situated in the central part of Transcarpathia, north of the town of Tyachiv. In the virgin forest of Uholka visitors can make use of two fascinating hiking trails. The Mala Uholka hiking circular trail leads through primeval beech forests passing by Druzhba cave and rocky limestone belt called "Hrebin" with Chur lookout on the way up to the Karst Bridge. The trail is about 5 km long with 500 m elevation gain. The best time to visit is from April to October. The trail begins at the office of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve in Mala Uholka village (Kicherely by the locals). The Velyka Uholka hiking trail is about 4.5 km long with a 400 m elevation gain. The trail begins at the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve's checkpoint in Uholka, which is situated 5 km north of the Velyka Uholka village. On the highest point of this circular route there is the karst cave "Molochnyi Kamin" (literally Milk Stone). Several hundred meters downhill you will catch a first glimpse of a lonely rockface Velyka Kopytsya (literally Big Haystack) which is 70 m high. The only way to get to the summit is a narrow path on the western slope. It is worth to climb as there is a marvellous view over the whole area covered by the canopy of virgin beech forest.

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• Ukrainian Carpathians
• Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
• Karst arch
• Molochnyi kamin
• Druzhba
• Velyka Kopytsya
• nature