Link to Part 1 (hiking from Telgárt to Chopok, Kráľovohoľské Tatry).
This spring I was able to complete the Low Tatras main ridge tour, namely the part between the town of Donovaly and Chopok, a mountain boasting a height of 2024 meters hence making it the third highest peak in the Low Tatras mountain range (the highest is Ďumbier with 2043 meters).
Socializing, making friends and finding great comradery was and of course still is for me the most enjoyable aspect of any several-day outdoor adventure in a high altitude mountain area.
One such small adventure that offers just that is hiking across the Low Tatras main ridge in Slovakia, even in fine weather a challenging mountain tour that usually takes up five days.
Javorová dolina (“Maple valley”) is an elongated valley in the north-eastern part of the High Tatras mountain range in Slovakia.
The valley is accessible for the general visitor during the summer season only (June 15 to October 31), higher altitude areas in the Tatranský národný park (TANAP) have a winter closure time.
A challenging mountain tour that takes a whole day is crossing Javorová dolina, traverse the Sedlo sedielko … read more
