Uzhanskyi National Nature Park
Beech forests and alpine meadows in the Carpathians of western Ukraine
Uzhanskyi protects primeval beech forest on the western slopes of the Carpathian Mountains, where the Uzh and San valleys meet the borders of Poland and Slovakia. Part of a World Heritage site, it also holds Lemko wooden churches.
Things to do
- On footWalk the 17 signposted trails through the valleys of the Uzh and its tributaries
- On footClimb towards Kinchyk Bukovskyi Mountain, the park's highest point
- HeritageVisit the wooden churches built in the 17th and 18th centuries
- Try thisLook for some of the 23 orchid species that are protected at national level
Also worth seeing
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Kinchyk Bukovskyi Mountain
The park's highest point, at 1,251 m. - 3
Lemko wooden churches
Six churches from the 17th and 18th centuries survive inside the park.