The dynamics of erosion processes on the tourist trail "To Hoverla Mountain" in the Chornohora mountain massif during 2005–2020 is studied. The development of erosion processes is influenced by static (morphological features of the trail, geological substrate under the trail, type of vegetation) and dynamic (climatic), natural and anthropogenic factors. The study presents the field data collected by the authors regarding the change in the cross-section of the trail at two monitoring points for 15 years twice a year in May and September, as well as statistical data on precipitation and the number of tourists. The most active erosion processes occur during the summer season, exceeding the winter season by 2–7 times. Pearson correlational is calculated between precipitation and the intensity of erosion processes on tourist trail "To Hoverla Mountain" from 2005 to 2020. The calculated coefficient is 0.5-0.6 for two monitoring points. It is shown that if the observed trails had not undergone bottom retainments in 2012, the Pearson correlation coefficient would have been higher. There was no linear relationship between the number of recreationists and the increase in the amount of erosive indentation on tourist trails.
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