In 2024, Ukraine, and the Carpathians in particular, will be banned from visiting some peaks and routes due to security measures. Find out which mountains can be visited and which remain closed to tourists, and how to get permission to hike in the border area

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In 2024, Ukraine will introduce a ban on visiting a number of tourist destinations in the Carpathian Mountains. This restriction applies not only to the areas adjacent to the border zone, but also to certain mountain ranges and natural sites located in Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi and Zakarpattia regions. We will tell you more about the tourist locations that cannot be visited at the moment in the article.

We told you earlier what curfews are in effect in different regions of Ukraine in 2024.

Which mountains can be climbed: authorized routes

Tourists have access to routes that were not included in the list of prohibited ones. The popular peaks such as Hoverla, Petros, Hutyn Tomnatyk, Rebra, Spikes, Svydovets Ridge, Dragobrat, Hamster, Makovytsia, Dovbush Rocks, Sinyachka, and Yavirnyk-Gorgan remain among the permitted climbs. All these routes are safe for tourists, but it is worth remembering the need to follow the general rules of behavior in the mountains and safety.

Assistant Head of the Chernivtsi Border Guard Detachment, Lieutenant Colonel Ihor Zarudnev, commented to Channel 24 that all territories within the border zone can be visited only with the written permission of the relevant detachment head. This means that if your route passes through the border zone, you should get permission in advance to avoid problems. We've covered the details of how to get a permit to stay in the border zone before.

At the same time, the mountains and other locations that were listed as prohibited in the annexes to the order of the head of the border guard detachment are absolutely prohibited for tourism. And not all of them are part of the border zone. According to Zarudnev, even if a tourist sends an application for permission to visit such locations, they will be denied.

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Forbidden peaks and hiking routes in Ukraine: a complete list

In Ivano-Frankivsk region, it is forbidden to visit

📍 Mountains: Chivchyn, Smotrych, Vuhaty Kamen, Pip Ivan, Brebeneskul, Pozhyzhevska, Menchul, Turkul, Mala Hoverla (Hoverlyana), Breskul, Kostrych, Yavirnyk, Popadya, Masnyi Pryslip, Goichyna, Dukonya, Pnivie (Pneve), Kryvopilsky Pass;

📍 Polonyny: Krynta, Lukovytsia, Shyroka and Vesnarka;

📍 Lakes: Maricheika;

📍 Tracts: Pohorilets, Gadzhina, Podorovaty, Ugric Skeli (Hungarian Rocks).

In Chernivtsi region, the following are prohibited

📍 Pamir radar station (Mount Tomnatyk),

📍 Chemernarsky Lower Hook Waterfall (Dolishnyi Shepit village),

📍 Center for the Restoration of Bison in the Vizhnitsky Nature Park (Beregomet),

📍 Museum-estate of Olga Kobylianska (Dymka),

📍 Cinderella Cave or Emilia Rakovice Cave (Podvirne),

📍 Romankovets Park of the landowner Balonescu (Romankovtsi),

📍 Pottery Museum (Kobolchyn).

In Transcarpathian region it is forbidden to visit

According to the Transcarpathian Regional Military Administration, tourists cannot visit the following areas:

📍 the tourist route in the points: Ubl'a/Malyi Bereznyi - Velykyi Bereznyi - Yavirnyk tract - Sil village - Knyahynya tract - Stuzhytsia village - Zahorb village - Cheremkha mountain - Lubnya village - Plishka mountain - Verkhovyna-Bystra village - Uzhotskyi pass;

📍 Mount Stih - Mount Mezhypotoky - Mount Pip Ivan;

📍 the route from Dilove village to Pip Ivan mountain on the territory of the Trybushansky Environmental Research Department;
📍 the path to the Yalynskyi waterfall on the territory of the Trybushanskyi Nature Conservation Research Department;
📍 passage to the mineral spring in the Golovach tract on the territory of the Maramorosky Nature Conservation Research Department;
📍 villages of Stuzhytsia, Pralisy and Kremenets in the Uzhanskyi National Nature Park;

📍 Bystryi tract - forest house - Stelu on the border in the territory of the Uzhanskyi National Nature Park;

📍 Stuzhytsia village and Mount Kremenets in the Uzhanskyi National Nature Park.

The Carpathians remain attractive to tourists, but due to the war and security measures, significant restrictions have been imposed on visiting certain areas. Before planning a hike, it is important to check the current restrictions and obtain all necessary permits. And to feel safe and confident while traveling in Ukraine, we recommend taking out medical insurance covering military risks, which will guarantee protection in unforeseen situations.

We remind you! Embassies have returned to Ukraine, foreign students continue to study in Ukrainian universities, and tourists from all over the world travel to the country to see its beauty with their own eyes and help. However, despite all this, the war in Ukraine is still ongoing, and therefore there are still risks. Read how to avoid them and make your trip as safe as possible in our previous article.

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