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High Tatras Traverse
Duration: 5 days
Trails: T3 trails
Distance: 10 - 15 km per day
Ascent per day: 250 - 500 m ascent per day
> 5 days traverse in the High Tatras
> Spend your nights in mountain huts and hotels
> Climb Ryse, at 2501m the highest mountain in Poland
The High Tatras in the north of Slovakia is one of the most rugged European mountain ranges outside the Alps and the Pyrenees. Think steep, jagged peaks reaching altitudes of over 2600 meters, surrounded by evergreen forests and pristine alpine lakes. The Tatras are still relatively unknown outside Central Europe, though it's been an outdoor playground for the locals for decades. Huts and mountain hotels are strategically located on the shores of shimmering mountain lakes so you can trek across the mountains while sleeping in a bed with a roof over your head.
We created an exciting 6-day trek across the High Tatras, slicing right through the heart of the mountain range. The distances and vertical gain and loss are very manageable, though there are small sections where you need to have a head for heights. The cherry on the cake is the ascent of the 2501m high Ryse, which is exactly on the border with Poland. It is Poland's highest peak, climbed from the Slovakian side. Are you up for something different? Traverse the Tatras with us!
Itinerary
Day
1
Tatranská Lomnica - Zamkovského Chata
Duration: 05:10 h
Distance: 13.4 km
Ascent: 910 m
Descent: 300 m
Lowest Point: 850 m
Highest Point: 1750 m
From Tatranská Lomnica you head northeast for about a kilometer and then the route veers off to the north. You enter the forest at Dolina Bielej Vody, now being away from urban development. Just before you reach the Kežmarská Biela Valley, head northwest to the proper foot of the mountains and traverse to the southwest to the trails that leads to the lifts at the mountain pond Skalnaté Plese. You keep descending gradually around the mountain called Lomnicky hrb. Shortly after you can find your cozy chalet Zamkovského in the middle of the forest.
Zamkovskeho Hut
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2
Zamkovského Chata - Sliezsky Dom
Duration: 05:40 h
Distance: 11.6 km
Ascent: 920 m
Descent: 720 m
Lowest Point: 1310 m
Highest Point: 2230 m
Today you will venture deep into the Tatras, with beautiful vistas and a mix of forest, rivers and rugged rock formations. You start by descending to the Velkny Studeny Potok Valley and continue by following the river upstream. At around 2000 meters the terrain becomes high alpine, with picturesque mountain lakes, ideal for a snack, lunch or if you're brave a freezing dip. The trail becomes rougher and leads to a pass on the shoulder of the Divá Vež (2376m). Expect some chains and airy passages. From the pass you drop down to the lovely Sliezsky Dom mountain hotel on the shore of the small mountain lake Velické Pleso.
Sliezsky Dom
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3
Sliezsky Dom - Popradské Pleso
Duration: 04:10 h
Distance: 10 km
Ascent: 410 m
Descent: 570 m
Lowest Point: 1500 m
Highest Point: 2020 m
From Sliezsky Dom you contour around the mountain in a westerly direction, staying roughly at the same altitude until the short climb to the tiny alpine pond Batizovské Pleso. The trail keeps ascending gradually, eventually hitting the 2000 meter mark until you are on the final pass of the day. Below you can see the lake and mountain hotel Popradské Pleso. The path plunges down 400 meters, zigzagging all the way to your comfy hotel for the night.
Popradske Pleso
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