Hikes in the Tatras

Hotel Sliezsky dom, Hikes in the Tatras

1. Štrbské Tarn (1,355 m) - Jamské Tarn (1,447 m) - Tri studničky (1,141 m) - Štrbské Tarn (1,355 m)

MARKING AND TIMING: Štrbské Tarn - Jamské Tarn (red, 1 hr. 15 min.), Jamské Tarn - Tri studničky (red, 1 hr.), Tri studničky - Štrbské Tarn (green, 1 hr. 45 min.)

Elevation: 306 m

Total time: 4 hrs.

Difficulty: easy

2. Štrbské Tarn (1,355 m) - Mlynická Valley - Skok Waterfall (1,785 m) and back

MARKING AND TIMING: Štrbské Tarn - Skok Waterfall (yellow, 1 hr. 45 min.), back Skok - Štrbské Tarn (yellow, 1 hr. 30 min.)

Elevation: 430 m

Total time: 3 hrs. 15 min.

Difficulty: easy

3. Štrbské Tarn (1,355 m) - Furkotská Valley - Chata pod Soliskom

TIME DATA: Štrbské Tarn (1,355 m) – Mountain hut below Soliskom (1,840 m, 1 hr. 30 min.) - Predné Solisko (2,093 m, 1 hr.) - Mountain hut below Soliskom (30 min.) - crossroads in the Furkotska Valley (15 min.) - crossroads on the Tatra Magistrala (1 hr.) - Štrbské Tarn (30 min.)

Total time: 4 hrs. 45 min.

Altitude: 738 m

Difficulty: moderate

 4. Popradské Tarn - crossroads above the Žabí Brook - Rysy

Mengusovská Valley from the crossroads above Žabí Brook

TIME DATA: Štrbské Tarn (1,350 m) - Popradské Tarn (1,500 m) - crossroads above the Žabí Brook - Váha saddle (2,340 m) - Rysy (2,499 m)

Altitude: 1,150 m

Difficulty: difficult

Duration: all day - 8 hrs. 20 min.

 5. Tatranská Polianka (1,005 m) - Sliezsky Dom (1,670 m)

TIMING: Tatranská Polianka - Batizovské Tarn (1,879 m) - Sliezsky Dom (1,670 m)

Altitude: 675 m

Difficulty: moderate

Distance: 4.7 km (2 h)

6. Tatranská Polianka (1,005 m) - Sliezsky dom (1,670 m) Sliezsky Dom - Batizovské Tarn

TIME DATA: Tatranská Polianka (1,005 m) - crossroads at Velický Bridge (1 hr.) - crossroads, Magistrala pod Suchým vrchom (1 h 15 min.) - Batizovské Tarn (1,884 m, 30 min.), r.back the same way (2 hrs. 20 min.)

Total time: 5 hrs. 5 min.

Difficulty: easy

Altitude: 879 m

7. Starý Smokovec (1,010 m) - Sliezsky Dom (1,670 m) - Tatranská Polianka (1,005 m)

MARKING AND TIMING: Starý Smokovec - Velická Meadow (yellow, 2 hrs.), Velická Meadow - Sliezsky Dom (green, 15 min.), Sliezsky Dom - Tatranská Polianka (green, 2 hrs.)

Altitude: 660 m

Total time: 4 hrs. 15 min.

Difficulty: easy

8. Starý Smokovec (1,010 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Sliezsky dom (1,670 m) - Starý Smokovec (1,010 m)

MARKINGS AND TIMING: Starý Smokovec - Hrebienok (green, 45 min.), Hrebienok - Sliezsky Dom (red, 2 hrs. 15 min.), Sliezsky Dom - Velická Meadow (green, 15 min.), Velická Meadow - Starý Smokovec (yellow, 1 hr. 30 min.)

Elevation: 660 m

Total time: 4 hrs. 15 min.

Difficulty: easy

9. Starý Smokovec (1,010 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Studený potok waterfall (1,247 m) - Reinerova mountain hut (1,290 m) - Zamkovského mountain hut (1,475 m) - Hrebienok

MARKING AND TIMING: Starý Smokovec - Hrebienok - Studený potok waterfall (green, 1 hr.), waterfall - Reinerova mountain hut (blue, 15 min.), Reinerova mountain hut- Obrovský vodopád - Zamkovského mountain hut (red, 30 min.), Zamkovského mountain hut - Hrebienok (red, 45 min.)

Altitude: 465 m

Total time: 2 hrs. 30 min.

Difficulty: easy

10. Starý Smokovec (1,010 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Reinerova mountain hut (1,290 m) -Zbojnícka mountain hut (1,966 m) and back

DESIGNATION AND TIMING: Starý Smokovec - Hrebienok (green, 45 min. or funicular, 10 min.), Hrebienok - Reinerova mountain hut(red, 30 min.), Hrebienok - Hrebienok - Reinerova mountain hut (red, 30 min. ), Reinerova mountain hut- Zbojnícka mountain hut (blue, 2 hrs.), Zbojnícka mountain hut- Hrebienok (blue + red, 2 hrs. 30 min.), Hrebienok - Starý Smokovec (green, 30 min. or cable car, 10 min.), Hrebienok - Starý Smokovec (green, 30 min. or cable car, 10 min.)

Elevation: 950 m

Total time: 6 hrs. 15 min.

Difficulty: difficult

11. Starý Smokovec (1,010 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Zamkovského mountain hut (1,475 m) - Téryho mountain hut (2015 m) and back

MARKINGS AND TIMING: Starý Smokovec - Hrebienok (green, 45 min. or cable car, 10 min.), Hrebienok - Zamkovský mountain hut(red, 1 hr.), Zamkovský mountain hut- Téryho mountain hut (green, 2 hrs.), Téryho mountain hut- Zamkovský mountain hut (green, 1 hr. 30 min.) - Hrebienok (red, 45 min.) - Starý Smokovec (green, 30 min.) - Starý Smokovec (green, 30 min.)

Altitude: 1,005 m

Total time: 6 hrs. 40 min.

Difficulty: difficult

12. Starý Smokovec (1,010 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Zamkovský mountain hut (1,475 m) - Malá studená Valley - Téryho mountain hut (2015 m) - Priečne Saddle (2,352 m) - Zbojnícka mountain hut (1,966 m) - Veľká studená Valley - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Starý Smokovec (1,010 m)

TIME DATA: Starý Smokovec (990 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Zamkovského mountain hut (1,475 m) - Téryho mountain hut (1,285 m) - Transverse saddle (2,352 m) - Zbojnícka mountain hut (1,960 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Starý Smokovec (1,285 m) - Starý Smokovec (1,990 m).

Altitude: up: 1,362 m, down: 1,362 m

Difficulty: difficult

Total time: 10 hrs. 45 min.

13. Starý Smokovec (1,010m) - Slavkovský Peak 

TIME DATA. Starý Smokovec (1010m) -crossroads on the Tatra Magistrala (1 hr.) - Slavkovský Peak (2,452 m, 4 hrs. 15 min.), back the same way (3 hrs. 50 min.)

Total time: 9 hrs. 5 min.

Difficulty: difficult

Altitude: 1,442 m

14. Tatranská Lomnica (850 m) - Studený potok waterfall (1,247 m) - Tatranská Lesná (915 m)

MARKING AND TIME DATA: Tatranská Lomnica - Studený potok waterfall (blue, 1 hr. 45 min.), Studený potok waterfall - Tatranská Lesná (yellow, 1 hr. 30 min.)

Elevation: 397 m

Total time: 3 hrs. 15 min.

Difficulty: easy

15. Tatranská Lomnica (850 m) - Skalnaté Tarn (1,751 m) - Zamkovského mountain hut (1,475 m) - Reinerova mountain hut- Studený potok waterfall (1,247 m) - Tatranská Lomnica (850 m)

DESIGNATION AND TIMING: Tatranská Lomnica - Skalnaté Tarn (green, 2 hrs. 45 min. or cable car, 10 min.), Skalnaté Tarn - Zamkovského mountain hut - Reinerova mountain hut (red, 1 hr. 45 min.), Reinerova mountain hut- waterfall of the Studený Brook - Tatranská Lomnica (blue, 2 hrs.)

Altitude: 900 m

Total time: 6 hrs. 30 min.

Difficulty: difficult

16. Biela voda, SAD bus stop (950 m) – Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn (1,551 m) - Veľké Biele Tarn (1,615 m) - Tatranské Matliare (885 m)

MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Biela voda - Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn (yellow, 3 hrs.), Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn - Veľké Biele Tarn (red, 30 min.), Veľké Biele Tarn - Šalviový Spring - Tatranské Matliare (blue, 3 hrs.)

Altitude: 665 m

Total time: 6 hrs. 30 min.

Difficulty: difficult

17. Biela voda, SAD bus stop (950 m) - Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn (1,551 m) - Jahňací Peak (2,230 m)

TIME DATA: Biela voda - Šalviový Spring 1 hr. - Kovalčíkova Meadow 15 min - Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn 1 hr. 45 min - Jahňací Peak 2 hrs. - Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn 1 hr. 45 min.

Altitude: 1,450 m

Difficulty: difficult

18. Biela voda, SAD bus stop (950 m) - Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn (1,551 m) - Veľká Svišt'ovka

Biela voda bus stop (915 m) - Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn (1,551 m) - Sedlo pod Svišt'ovkou (2,023 m)

Difficulty: moderate

19. Tatranská Basin (760 m) - Plesnivec mountain hut 1,290 m) - Veľké Biele Tarn (1,615 m) - Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn (1,551 m) - Biela voda, SAD bus stop (950 m)

MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Tatranská Basin - Šumivý Spring - Plesnivec mountain hut (green, 1 hr. 45 min.), Plesnivec Lodge - Veľké Biele Tarn (green, 1 hr. 30 min.), Veľké Biele Tarn - Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn (red, 30 min.), Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn - Biela voda (yellow, 3 hrs. 15 min.), Mountain hut by the Zelené Tarn - Biela voda (yellow, 3 hrs. 15 min.).

Altitude: 855 m

Total time: 7 hrs.

Difficulty: difficult

Source: High Tatras Tourism Association

 

OTHER HIKING OPPORTUNITIES:

  • Bielovodská Valley from the Biela voda Polana
  • Javorová Valley from the crossroads below Muráň
  • Zadné Meďodoly from the gamekeeper’s lodgeq below Muráň
  • Monková Valley - Široké sedlo - Kopské sedlo - nature trail
  • Kopské sedlo from Bieleho Tarn
  • Veľká Svišt'ovka from Huncovská lookout
  • Velická Valley from Velický Tarn
  • Mlynická Valley from the waterfall Skok (yellow)
  • Furkotská Valley from the crossroads on the Tatra Magistrala (yellow)
  • Kriváň from the crossroads at Jamský Tarn (blue)
  • Kriváň from the Tri Studničky gamekeeper’s lodge (green)
  • Kôprová Valley from Kmeťový Waterfall (blue)
  • Tichá Valley from Tábor mountain hut (yellow)
  • Kamenistá Valley from the shepherd's hut to Pyšné saddle (blue)
  • Bystrá Valley (yellow) from poľana pod Kotlová to Bystrá (yellow)
  • Račková Valley from Prostredné to Račková saddle - (yellow) Gáborovo Saddle - (green) and Bystré Saddle (blue)
  • from the mouth of the Jamnicka Valley in the direction of Otrhance - (green) and the Jamnické Saddle (blue)
  • from Klinovaté to Baranec - (green)
  • the mouth of the Žiarská Valley from the upper tree line in the direction of Baranec (yellow)
  • Žiarska Valley from Žiarská mountain hut to Žiarská saddle - (green) to Smutná saddle - (blue) and Jalovecká sedlo (green)
  • Jalovecká Valley from the crossroads to Salatín - (green) and to Baníkovské saddle (blue)
  • the main ridge of the Western Tatras from the Hutianske saddle Pálenica to the Pyšné saddle (red)
  • Smutná Valley from Ťatliakové Tarn to Smutná saddle (blue) - and to Zábra saddle (green)
  • Spalená Trough from the mouth of the ski slope to Brestova hill (blue)
  • Spálená Valley from the trail crossroads above the waterfall in the direction to Roháčské Tarn (blue) - and to Baníkovské saddle (yellow)
  • Látaná Valley from the trail crossroads to Lúčná (green) - and to Zábrať saddle (yellow)
  • Bobrovecká Valley from the crossroads below Umrla (blue) to Bobrovecká saddle and to Príslop saddle (green)
  • from the mouth of the Juráň Valley to Hrubý Hill and Bobrovecká saddle (red)
  • Symbolic cemetery below Ostrva - (yellow) from both directions