Pierced Stones and Falcon's Eye
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Sandstone crags with a through arch in Vyzhnytsia National Park.
A group of crags of dissected sandstone beds on the ridge between Vyzhenka and Smuhar, south of the Nimchych pass. Through-holes and passages in the rock gave them their name; the tallest crag, Falcon's Eye, is about 40 m high, and the stone arch in it is over 10 m across. At the foot there are several small caves, among them the three-chamber Naskrizna. Formally this is a geological nature monument of local significance of about 2 ha within Vyzhnytsia National Nature Park.
The crags lie in Vyzhnytsia National Park on the park's “Stone Ring” trail, which starts at the Nimchych pass; the park sells tickets for the trail online and allows walking only on marked paths (Vyzhnytskyi National Nature Park website, 04.08.2026). From the pass the way leads through beech forest, and guidebooks give different estimates of the approach time, so allow extra; hiking shoes are needed.