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Amazing place. Lovely scenery. Walking shoes required as narrow in places. Lots of people to chat... read more

Reviewed June 15, 2023
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Tarnica would be the trail to be in! Especially when you reach the peak, there is a long walk on... read more

Reviewed June 10, 2023
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Reviewed September 5, 2013

Apart of wild scenery there is plenty of mystery places to visit - not necessarly best known. Whereas one may meet the other tourists on Polonina Carynska or Polonina Wetlinska, Solina lake and Polanczyk village, there are plenty of places, still beautiful but rarely visited. We recommend in particular: former and damaged villages of Sękowiec and Hulskie (the path from road 894 towards Zatwarnica on San river bank (bicycle or walk), hills and peaks around Zatwarnica (hours of walk with no people met!, only you, animals, trees and mushrooms - if you like to pick them, of course), fantastic hunting house (own by State Forests - Lasy Państwowe) in Sękowiec-currently Zatwarnica - being in fact the exclusive hotel - loved by German - sometimes there is everything booked for 6 months ahead; the road from Stuposiany to Bukowiec (former village, currently abandoned) and than the path to Sianki. We are visiting Bieszczady yearly, for 30 years but still many areas are for us unexplored.

Date of experience: October 2012
3  Thank IEW_Poland
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Reviewed September 2, 2012

If you're familiar with large forests in the UK you need to know this is nothing like them! When we told Polish friends we were visiting this part of Poland they were bemused 'not even most Polish people have been there!' We drove from Krakow which took the best part of the day (roads aren't great) and headed for the fascinating wooden churches of Rownia and others nearby. Then we drove down to Ustrzyki Gorne and finally to the surreal Hotel Gorski in Wetlina (like a 70s guest house, great fun!) Next day we went to Cisna for the brilliant Bieszczady forest railway which chugs into the wilderness with open carriages, to within just 200m of the Ukraine border. We wanted to experience the real Poland and this region is beautiful, wild and for the adventurous only...we met absolutely no-one who spoke English so you'll need at least a few basic words to get by. We didn't however see any bears, wolves, bison or other wold creatures, you'll have to go even more off the beaten track than the roads (which are basic, country, pot-holed).

Date of experience: August 2012
10  Thank Helen W
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Reviewed July 6, 2012

I walked the the polish part called the bieszczady circuit,it's a very beautiful and stunning scenic route that starts and ends in a town called lesko,doing this route tends to take in more of the higher peaks,the mountain range bourders Slovakia and Ukraine(if you do go into ukraine remember to have your passport handy for inspection).
Walking in the mountains is better suited for more experienced walkers and map readers,the upper parts of the mountain regions there are lots of mountain meadows and boggy areas whilst the lower regions are made up of birch and rowan woods.
The area can be very wild at times and is very sparsely populated so be warned.

Date of experience: June 2012
5  Thank YanC947
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Reviewed September 19, 2011

We spent a week in this area and it was like stepping back in time. The people were all friendly and the pace of life so relaxed we forgot what day it was! We undertook several of the well marked trails and were rewarded with unbelievable scenary. We saw numerous golden eagles, a few deer and the wild bison. We heard a bear (quite scary) but didn't see any Lynx or Wolves.

Date of experience: September 2011
3  Thank Tiff113
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Reviewed July 25, 2011

My wife and I went to Bieszczady for our honeymoon. We are not expert hikers, but we like being outdoors. I am from the southeast United States and found the Bieszczady mountains to be very much like the southern Appalachians in terms of morphology and foliage. I also expected the trails to be much like those in North Carolina or Georgia. I a very amateur hiker and found the trails in Bieszczady to be somewhat more difficult than those I know at home. Generally Bieszczady trails are longer with a much wider variety of terrain, including mixed forests, pine forests, prairies, and rocky outcroppings. There are very few "beginner" or "easy" trails. Most would best be classified as "moderate" to "strenuous." Despite the difficulty of trails, the views are absolutely amazing!!

In the Ustrzyki Gorne region, I recommend one of the Polonina trails to start, then do the Bukowe Berdo on a subsequent day. Bukowe Berdo is particularly taxing, taking you across several peaks with no switchbacks, only straight up, a little flatness, then straight down. Take more water than you think you'll need! In the middle of the Bukowe Berdo trail, there is a small natural spring (it's marked on the map as "zr") where you can fill up your water supply. The water is very cold and fresh! Highly recommended.

There is cost for entering each trail is $2 USD per person. Be aware of this. Also, the trails do not loop back, so you will need to take a bus at some point (or arrange for someone to pick you up). We were apprehensive about this at first, but it was very easy. Just do what everyone else does and you'll be ok!

There are many private homes where you can rent rooms. We stayed at a private home in Pszczeliny, right next to the Pensjonat Magura (http://www.bieszczady.net.pl/magura/). Magura is a very nice, small hotel with EXCELLENT and CHEAP food!! There is also a small store on the premises for stocking up on supplies at very cheap prices. I can't recommend this place enough. We didn't get to sleep in Magura because it was full when we arrived, but there are two private homes offering rooms that share the same parking lot. Thus, we slept in one of these places, but enjoyed the food, store, and FREE INTERNET of Magura. Great place! And the people are very dedicated to making it so.

Date of experience: July 2011
12  Thank Christopher B
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