Small hiking and mountaineering tours in Europe.
The following text is a follow-up of this blog-post.
I set off at the green marked trailhead at the train station in Tatranská Polianka (1005 meters AMSL, i.e. Above Mean Sea Level; every height stated below is AMSL), a village with about two hundred inhabitants located three kilometers west of Starý Smokovec.
Excluding breaks, it took me four hours to ascend … read more
The city of Poprad(-Tatry) in the Prešovský kraj (north-eastern Slovakia) suggests itself as a base for hiking tours through the High Tatras on grounds of its location at the south-eastern foothills of the imposing mountain range, and also because of its size (50.000 inhabitants). So you won’t find there an infrastructure solely designed for tourist needs but also larger supermarkets, shops of various kinds, and a nightlife of … read more
South Bohemia (Jihočeský kraj) with its capital České Budějovice (Budweis) is one of 14 regions in the Czech Republic (aka Czechia).
Located in the very south of the Czech Republic with immediate borders to Germany and Austria (we traveled via Linz to Budweis), this rather secluded region with its picturesque landscapes is a perfect setting for long romantic walks and for extensive cycling or hiking tours.… read more
