Brzegi Górne: Nature Trails and Village History
Accommodation in Brzegi Górne
Explore Brzegi Górne through its paths and the traces of the former village. Two nature trails focus on different things: one follows a route towards Połonina Wetlińska, while the other passes through the area of the former village of Berehy Górne. There is also a cemetery and the site of a former Orthodox church. When planning your visit, you can decide whether to focus mainly on the route or on the history of the place.
Trails with different focuses
The “Połonina Wetlińska” nature trail initially follows the red trail from Berehy Górne to Przełęcz Orłowicza. From there, it continues along the yellow trail to Wetlina-Stare Sioło. The change in trail colour at the pass is part of navigating this route: it does not follow the same marked trail throughout, but combines a red section with a yellow section. When preparing your walk, you can take this sequence and the named destinations into account.
The “Berehy Górne” dendrological and historical nature trail offers a different perspective. It runs from Wyżniańska Pass to Wyżna Pass through the area of the former village and includes 18 stops. Alongside the nature trail, this is a route whose name and course point to the dendrological and historical aspects of this place. The two trails can be distinguished by their different names and stated destinations; no information about distance or duration is provided.
Traces of Berehy Górne
The “Berehy Górne” nature trail preserves traces of former manor buildings, as well as the foundations of a church and a cemetery. These features make the former settlement a focus of the trail, without implying that a village still stands there. If you are interested in local history, you can weigh this historical focus against the nature trail when choosing what to explore. For a family trip, this offers a specific question to consider together: should the outing mainly follow a trail, or focus more on the remains of the former village?
The cemetery of Berehy Górne lies north of the former Orthodox church and is enclosed by a low stone wall. Today, only eleven gravestones remain there. Several were made by Hryć Buchwak, a local amateur stonemason; their archaic geometric ornaments give them a distinctive, clearly identifiable feature. The cemetery, church and gravestones are among the specific historical details that give a stay in Brzegi Górne character beyond the trail names.
Getting your bearings during your stay
The cemetery and the site of the former Orthodox church are on a hill beside the red trail to Połonina Caryńska, in Bieszczady National Park. They are about 200 m from the Wetlina–Ustrzyki Górne–Dwernik road junction. The approximate distance to the junction helps you locate the site. The passes and place names along the two nature trails also provide specific reference points to help you distinguish between your excursion destinations.
When choosing a holiday apartment in Brzegi Górne, you can consider which part of the area interests you most: the route towards Połonina Wetlińska, the 18 stops on the dendrological and historical nature trail, or the traces around the cemetery and former church.
For the broader travel overview: Stuposiany.
