Hoverla Foothill Ridge Walk
Moderate- Distance
- 8.4 km
- Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- Surface
- Grass and stone path
- Wet weather
- Skole forest circuit, 5.2 km
Day by day · 5 days
The itinerary, hour by hour
- Departure
- Mondays, from Lviv
- Transfer
- 3 h 40 min
- Elevation band
- 620–980 m
- Total walking
- 19.9 km
Effort grades are Light, Moderate or Active. Timings assume a group of eight with one mountain guide.
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Day 1 · 14:00
Arrival and first thermal session
Shared minibus from Lviv, arriving at the valley house by 17:40. Room keys at 18:00, dinner at 19:30. The thermal pool runs at 34 °C until 22:00.
- Walking 1.2 km
- 20 min
- Effort: Light
- Paved, flat
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Day 2 · 09:00
Borzhava ridge traverse
Guided walk leaving from the house gate. Grass and forest track with 380 m of ascent and two rest stops. Wet-weather alternative: a 6 km valley loop to the mineral spring.
- Walking 12.4 km
- 5 h 30 min
- Effort: Moderate
- Ascent 380 m
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Day 3 · 08:30
Spa day at the house
Finnish sauna at 90 °C in three 12-minute sessions, mineral bath at 36 °C, and a 50-minute massage booked at reception the evening before. Afternoon free.
- Walking 1.5 km
- Full day
- Effort: Light
- Indoor, flat
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Day 4 · 09:30
Waterfall path and wooden church
A stepped path from the village to the falls, then a short drive to a 19th-century wooden church. Wet-weather alternative: the folk museum in the valley town.
- Walking 4.8 km
- 2 h 15 min
- Effort: Light
- Stepped, uneven
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Day 5 · 08:00
Breakfast and transfer back
Breakfast from 08:00, checkout at 10:00, transfer to Lviv arriving 13:40. Luggage storage is available if you book a later train.
- Walking 0 km
- 3 h 40 min
- Effort: None
- Vehicle
