The Eastern Bieszczady are one of the Carpathians' best-kept secrets — a wild, forested mountain range stretching entirely across western Ukraine, far from the well-trodden tourist circuits. Expect silence, mist-covered ridges and the kind of raw natural beauty that feels increasingly rare in modern Europe.
The range runs from Uzhok Pass in the west to Vyshkiv Pass in the east, split into two distinct sub-ranges: the Skolivski Beskids to the north and the Verkhovyna Ridge — the main watershed — to the south. Dense beech and fir forests blanket the slopes almost to the summits, and the reward for a long climb is a sweeping panorama of rolling green hills dissolving into the horizon. Spring brings roaring mountain streams, summer offers lush verdant trails, and autumn transforms the beech forests into a breathtaking display of amber and copper.
Highlights:Pikui stands taller than any peak in the Polish Bieszczady — including the famous Tarnica — yet it remains gloriously uncrowded. That quiet anonymity is precisely what makes this corner of the Carpathians so rewarding.