The Orla Perć trail or “Eagle’s Path” is despite of (rather because of) its reputation one of the most popular destinations in the High Tatras mountain range.
I have to admit though, having been in the Polish part of the High Tatras this year for the very first time actually, that I was pretty much ignorant about this detail until quite recently.
What I really wanted to do on a … read more
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
Kriváň and Rysy are well-known mountains in Slovakia in the western High Tatras.
Štrbské Pleso, the final station of the meter-gauge railway Tatranské Elektrické Železnice (TEŽ), is a convenient starting point to get to either peak in three to four hours.
Kriváň (2494 meters AMSL, i. e. Above Mean Sea Level; every height stated below is AMSL), sometimes called the “Slovak … read more
