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No photo Distance: 16.7 kmDuration: 8 h 25 minBaraniec (Baranec)
Baraniec (2185 m) from the Žiarska Valley: up the yellow ridge, down past the hut. 16.7 km, 8 h 25 min, no chains. Above the hut closed 1 Nov – 15 Jun.
Difficulty: difficult (physically)
#slovakia#western tatras#fitness+2View trailNo photo Distance: 28.1 kmDuration: 11 h 50 minBystra (Bystrá)
Bystrá (2248 m) from Kiry via Ornak and Błyszcz: 28.1 km, 11 h 50 min there and back, no chains. The summit trail is closed from 1 Nov to 31 May.
Difficulty: very demanding (physically)
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Distance: 18.5 kmDuration: 8 h 09 minCiemniak (Czerwone Wierchy - Red Peaks)
Ciemniak (2096 m), part of the Red Peaks (Czerwone Wierchy), from Kiry: 18.5 km, 8 h 09 min loop, no chains. Parking, water and what to do in fog.
Difficulty: medium / difficult (physically demanding)
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Distance: 19.1 kmDuration: 5 h 54 minCzarny Staw pod Rysami
Czarny Staw pod Rysami, the lake above Morskie Oko: 19.1 km, 5 h 54 min from Palenica Białczańska, no chains. Tarmac road, then stone steps above Morskie Oko.
Difficulty: medium
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Distance: 15.6 kmDuration: 8 h 27 minCzerwone Wierchy (Red Peaks)
Czerwone Wierchy (Red Peaks) from Kiry to Kuźnice over four 2000 m summits: 15.6 km, 8 h 27 min, no chains. Where to shorten the walk and what to do in fog.
Difficulty: average
#western tatras#ridge#fitness+2View trail- Distance: 15.4 kmDuration: 7 h 56 min
Czerwone Wierchy from Kuźnice
Czerwone Wierchy (Red Peaks) ridge from Kuźnice to Kiry over four summits: 15.4 km, 7 h 56 min, no chains. A gentle start near Zakopane and a long descent.
Difficulty: medium
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Distance: 16.5 kmDuration: 5 h 45 minDolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich (The Valley of the Five Polish Lakes)
Dolina Pięciu Stawów (Five Polish Lakes Valley) from Palenica via Wielka Siklawa, Poland's highest waterfall: 16.5 km, 5 h 45 min, no chains. Parking, ways back.
Difficulty: average
#high tatras#lake#waterfall+2View trailNo photo Distance: 20.6 kmDuration: 10 h 25 minJagnięcy Szczyt (Jahňací štít)
Jahňací štít (Jagnięcy Szczyt, 2230 m) from Biela Voda via Zelené pleso: 20.6 km, 10 h 25 min, chains below the summit. A long day. Closed 1 Nov – 31 May.
Difficulty: difficult (chains + long)
#slovakia#high tatras#chains+2View trailNo photo Distance: 24.1 kmDuration: 10 hJarząbczy Wierch
Jarząbczy Wierch (2137 m) from Siwa Polana via the hut and the Jarząbcza Valley, down Krowiniec: 24.1 km, 10 h, no chains but a lot of fitness needed.
Difficulty: difficult (fitness-wise)
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Distance: 12.9 kmDuration: 5 h 31 minKasprowy Wierch
Kasprowy Wierch (1987 m) from Kuźnice in Zakopane on the green trail: 12.9 km, 5 h 31 min, no chains. How to combine it with the PKL cable car, tickets, parking.
Difficulty: medium
#western tatras#panorama#winter+2View trail- Distance: 7.6 kmDuration: 4 h 01 min
Kasprowy Wierch via Gąsienicowa
Kasprowy Wierch from Kuźnice via Hala Gąsienicowa and Sucha Pass: 7.6 km, 4 h 01 min up, no chains. Prettier than the green trail. Down on foot or by cable car.
Difficulty: medium
#high tatras#western tatras#panorama+1View trail No photo Distance: 18.3 kmDuration: 8 hKończysty Wierch
Kończysty Wierch (2002 m) from Siwa Polana via Trzydniowiański Wierch: 18.3 km, 8 h there and back, no chains. A quiet 2000 m peak in the Western Tatras.
Difficulty: medium / difficult (fitness-wise)
#western tatras#2,000-metre peak#panorama+2View trailNo photo Distance: 20.9 kmDuration: 8 h 37 minKoprowy Wierch (Kôprovský štít)
Kôprovský štít (Koprowy Wierch, 2363 m) from Štrbské Pleso via Popradské pleso: 20.9 km, 8 h 37 min, no chains, hands on the ridge. Closed 1 Nov – 31 May.
Difficulty: difficult (physically)
#slovakia#high tatras#lake+2View trailNo photo Distance: 16 kmDuration: 7 h 29 minKościelec (The Polish Matterhorn)
Kościelec (2155 m), the 'Polish Matterhorn', from Kuźnice via Hala Gąsienicowa and Karb: 16 km, 7 h 29 min. No chains, but steep slabs and exposure.
Difficulty: very difficult (no chains!)
#high tatras#exposure#fitnessView trailNo photo Distance: 19.8 kmDuration: 8 h 55 minKozi Wierch
Kozi Wierch (2291 m), the highest peak fully in Poland, from Palenica via the Five Lakes Valley: 19.8 km, 8 h 55 min, a steep gully without chains, helmet advised.
Difficulty: difficult (fitness-wise)
#high tatras#orla perć#highest peak+1View trailNo photo Distance: 19.8 kmDuration: 8 h 55 minKrywań (Kriváň)
Kriváň (Krywań, 2495 m) from Štrbské Pleso via Jamské pleso: 19.8 km, 8 h 55 min, no chains but hands on granite blocks. Closed 1 Nov – 31 May.
Difficulty: difficult (physically)
#slovakia#high tatras#fitness+2View trailNo photo Distance: 19.6 kmDuration: 8 h 34 minKrzesanica
Krzesanica (2122 m), highest of the Czerwone Wierchy (Red Peaks), from Kiry: 19.6 km, 8 h 34 min, no chains. Beware of fog near the edge of Mułowy Kocioł.
Difficulty: medium / difficult (fitness-wise)
#western tatras#fitness#panorama+1View trailNo photo Distance: 20.9 kmDuration: 9 h 25 minPrzełęcz Krzyżne
Krzyżne Pass from Palenica via the Five Lakes Valley, down the Pańszczyca Valley to Kuźnice: 20.9 km, 9 h 25 min, no chains. A famous High Tatras panorama.
Difficulty: difficult (physically)
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Distance: 15.6 kmDuration: 8 h 02 minMałołączniak
Małołączniak (2096 m) from Gronik near Zakopane via Kondracka Pass and Kopa: 15.6 km, 8 h 02 min, no chains. A 2000 m peak for fit beginners. Parking and times.
Difficulty: medium
#western tatras#ridge#fitness+1View trail- Distance: 14.4 kmDuration: 7 h 27 min
Małołączniak via Kobylarzowy Żleb
Małołączniak from Gronik via Kobylarzowy Żleb with a short chain, down via Kopa Kondracka: 14.4 km, 7 h 27 min. Parking, times, when to turn around.
Difficulty: medium
#western tatras#chains#fitness+1View trail No photo Distance: 23.2 kmDuration: 10 h 49 minMięguszowiecka Pass below Chłopek
Mięguszowiecka Przełęcz pod Chłopkiem from Palenica via Morskie Oko and Czarny Staw: 23.2 km, 10 h 49 min, no chains but exposure and scrambling on rock.
Difficulty: very difficult
#high tatras#exposure#fitness+2View trailNo photo Distance: 19.2 kmDuration: 7 h 49 minOrnak
Ornak (1854 m) from Kiry via the Ornak hut and Iwaniacka Pass: 19.2 km, 7 h 49 min, no chains. A quieter ridge than the Red Peaks (Czerwone Wierchy).
Difficulty: medium
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Distance: 22.6 kmDuration: 8 h 50 minRakoń
Rakoń (1879 m) from Siwa Polana via Grześ and Długi Upłaz, down the green trail: 22.6 km, 8 h 50 min, no chains. Gentle ridge, Roháče views, often windy.
Difficulty: medium
#western tatras#ridge#panorama+1View trailNo photo Distance: 25.5 kmDuration: 11 h 44 minRysy (from the Polish side)
Rysy (2499 m), Poland's highest peak, from Palenica via Morskie Oko and Czarny Staw: 25.5 km, 11 h 44 min, chains, snow even in July. When to start and turn back.
Difficulty: very difficult
#high tatras#highest peak#chains+2View trailNo photo Distance: 21.9 kmDuration: 9 h 12 minRysy (from the Slovak side)
Rysy (2503 m) from the Slovak side via Popradské pleso and Chata pod Rysmi: 21.9 km, 9 h 12 min. Easier than from Poland, chains below the summit.
Difficulty: difficult (fitness-wise)
#slovakia#high tatras#highest peak+2View trailNo photo Distance: 12.5 kmDuration: 7 h 27 minSławkowski Szczyt (Slavkovský štít)
Slavkovský štít (2452 m) from Hrebienok: 12.5 km, 7 h 27 min, +1256 m, no chains, but long and steep over loose stones. Closed 1 Nov – 31 May.
Difficulty: difficult (physically)
#slovakia#high tatras#fitness+2View trailNo photo Distance: 22.4 kmDuration: 10 h 18 minStarorobociański Wierch
Starorobociański Wierch (2176 m), the highest peak of the Polish Western Tatras, from Siwa Polana: 22.4 km, 10 h 18 min, no chains, a lot of fitness needed.
Difficulty: difficult (fitness-wise)
#western tatras#highest peak#fitness+2View trail- Distance: 20.3 kmDuration: 7 h 15 min
Świstówka Roztocka
Loop from Palenica via the Roztoka Valley, the Five Polish Lakes and Świstówka to Morskie Oko: 20.3 km, 7 h 15 min, no chains. Closed 1 Dec – 15 May.
Difficulty: moderate (long, exposed descent)
#high tatras#lake#loop+2View trail No photo Distance: 16 kmDuration: 7 h 30 minŠiroké sedlo (Szeroka Przełęcz Bielska)
Široké sedlo (Szeroka Przełęcz Bielska, 1826 m) from Ždiar via the Monkova Valley to Tatranská Kotlina: 16 km, 7 h 30 min. Few crowds. Closed 1 Nov – 31 May.
Difficulty: moderate / difficult (fitness)
#slovakia#quiet#panorama+2View trail- Distance: 24.2 kmDuration: 9 h 22 min
Szpiglasowy Wierch from Five Lakes
Szpiglasowy Wierch from Palenica via the Five Polish Lakes Valley, chains on the way up, down the Ceprostrada to Morskie Oko: 24.2 km, 9 h 22 min.
Difficulty: medium / difficult
#high tatras#chains#panorama+2View trail No photo Distance: 24.9 kmDuration: 9 h 03 minSzpiglasowy Wierch (via Ceprostrada)
Szpiglasowy Wierch (2172 m) from Palenica via Morskie Oko and the Ceprostrada: 24.9 km, 9 h 03 min there and back, no chains. The Five Lakes loop is separate.
Difficulty: medium
#high tatras#panorama#fitnessView trailNo photo Distance: 18.2 kmDuration: 6 h 55 minTrzydniowiański Wierch
Trzydniowiański Wierch (1758 m) from Siwa Polana, down the Jarząbcza Valley: 18.2 km, 6 h 55 min, no chains. Few people and views of the Western Tatras ridge.
Difficulty: medium
#western tatras#loop#quiet+2View trailNo photo Distance: 22.1 kmDuration: 8 h 55 minWołowiec
Wołowiec (2064 m) from Siwa Polana via the Chochołowska hut: 22.1 km, 8 h 55 min, no chains. A good first 2000 m peak. Variant with Grześ and Rakoń.
Difficulty: medium / difficult (fitness-wise)
#western tatras#2,000-metre peak#fitness+1View trailNo photo Distance: 22.9 kmDuration: 8 h 39 minWrota Chałubińskiego
Wrota Chałubińskiego (2022 m) from Palenica via Morskie Oko and the valley behind Mnich: 22.9 km, 8 h 39 min, no chains. A dead-end pass, return the same way.
Difficulty: difficult (physically)
#high tatras#lake#quiet+1View trail- Distance: 11.3 kmDuration: 4 h 45 min
Zawrat from Five Lakes
Zawrat Pass (2158 m) from Palenica via the Five Polish Lakes Valley: 11.3 km, 4 h 45 min up, no chains. The easier side of the pass. When not to go on to Orla Perć.
Difficulty: medium
#high tatras#panorama#lake+1View trail No photo Distance: 18.6 kmDuration: 9 h 24 minŻleb Kulczyńskiego
Żleb Kulczyńskiego from Kuźnice via Hala Gąsienicowa and Zmarzły Staw: 18.6 km, 9 h 24 min, chains in the gully, loose rock, helmet advised. Approach to Orla Perć.
Difficulty: very difficult
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