Photos and videos of the territory of the reserve Zacharovana Dolyna

Brief overview

Detailed description of the protected area Zacharovana Dolyna

Amazing landscapes, rare and endangered plant species are the main assets of the reserve. Its area is 150 hectares. The name “Zacharovana Dolyna” was suggested in 1930 by the Transcarpathian naturalist Petro Sova.

Not far from the valley and the village of Osiy, in the Kamyanka tract, there is a tourist and recreation camp for 70 people. Holidaymakers can make masks from local clay soaked in mineral water and bathe in a cast-iron boiler filled with the same mineral water.

On the crest of the Velykyi Dil ridge, next to Buzhera Mountain and the Zacharovana Dolyna, at an altitude of 800 metres above sea level, there is the Black Mud sphagnum bog, where rare plants grow (round-leaved sundew, cranberries, broad-leaved fluff, black water lily). The bog is called black because of its high peat content. The bog is of great hydrological importance. It is the source of the Irshavka River. The area of the Black Mud is 15 hectares. Unfortunately, in recent years, the bog has dried up a lot. Near the reservoir, in the vicinity of the village of Chornyi Potik, there is a two-storey recreation centre for 70 people. By the way, there is a legend about the origin of the name of the village Chornyi Potik. Once upon a time, a tall spruce tree was struck by lightning, the tree caught fire, and everything around it burned down. For many years, nothing grew at the site of the fire. Then a stream that ran nearby cried black tears. The tears watered the ground, and it began to come to life, covered with vegetation. Sceptics, however, claim that charcoal used to be burned in this place, which made the water dark.

How to get to the Zacharovana Dolyna geological reserve?

Walking route to the Black Mud

Walking route to the Split Stone

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