#high tatras
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- Difficulty: 19.1 km Duration: 5 h 54 min
Czarny Staw pod Rysami
Czarny Staw pod Rysami is Morskie Oko’s wilder brother. Almost 200 metres higher, hidden in a deep glacial cirque, it offers scenery straight out of Alaska.
Difficulty: moderate
#high tatras #lake #views +1View trail - Difficulty: 16.5 km Duration: 6 h
Dolina Pięciu Stawów Polskich (The Valley of the Five Polish Lakes)
The Valley of the Five Polish Lakes is the very heart of the High Tatras. It is a rugged, rocky and breathtaking place, quite unlike the forested valleys to the west. Here you will find Poland’s highest waterfall, deepest lakes and highest-altitude mountain hut.
Difficulty: average
#high tatras #lake #waterfall +3View trail - Difficulty: 13 km Duration: 8 - 10 h
Gerlach (Gerlachovský štít)
Gerlach is the highest peak of the Tatras and the entire Carpathians. It is the "Holy Grail" for Tatra enthusiasts. Because there is no marked tourist trail leading to it, the mountain has retained its raw high-mountain character.
Difficulty: climbing route (UIAA I/II) - very difficult
#slovakia #high tatras #highest peak +2View trail - Difficulty: 9 km Duration: 2 h 55 min
Gęsia Szyja
Gęsia Szyja is an unassuming foothill summit that offers a "premium" panorama. The view from the top over the Bielskie and High Tatras (with Lodowy Szczyt and Gerlach at the forefront) is so spectacular that it often appears on postcards.
Difficulty: easy
#high tatras #panorama #stairs +1View trail - Difficulty: 12.6 km Duration: 5 h 13 min
Hala Gąsienicowa and Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy
Hala Gąsienicowa and Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy are a High Tatras classic. This is one of the most beautiful places in the Polish Tatras.
Difficulty: medium
#high tatras #mountain hut #classic +2View trail - Difficulty: 20.6 km Duration: 10 h 23 min
Jagnięcy Szczyt (Jahňací štít)
A trip to the eastern edge of the High Tatras. The trail leads through the scenic Kežmarok Valley, past the emerald Zelené Pleso, all the way to a viewpoint summit opposite the Bielskie Tatras.
Difficulty: difficult (very long + chain section)
#slovakia #high tatras #chains +2View trail - Difficulty: 20.9 km Duration: 8 h 37 min
Koprowy Wierch (Kôprovský štít)
A quiet alternative to Rysy. A striking summit with a view of the largest lake in the Slovak Tatras - Wielki Hińczowy Staw.
Difficulty: difficult (fitness + exposure)
#slovakia #high tatras #lake +2View trail - Difficulty: 16 km Duration: 7 h 29 min
Kościelec (The Polish Matterhorn)
Kościelec is the "Polish Matterhorn". Its sharp, pyramidal shape rises in the very centre of the Gąsienicowa Valley, dividing it into two parts. Thanks to this location, it is one of the best viewpoints in the Tatras - standing on the summit, you feel as if you were floating above a landscape of lakes.
Difficulty: very difficult (no chains!)
#high tatras #scrambling #exposure +1View trail - Difficulty: 15.5 km Duration: 8 h 15 min
Kozi Wierch
Kozi Wierch is a unique mountain for one reason: it is the highest peak lying entirely within Poland. (Rysy are higher, but their summit is on the border with Slovakia).
Difficulty: difficult (fitness-wise)
#high tatras #orla perć #highest peak +2View trail - Difficulty: 19.8 km Duration: 8 h 55 min
Krywań (Kriváň) - The national mountain of Slovakia
Krywań is a symbolic mountain. Its characteristic curved summit is recognisable from hundreds of kilometres away. For Slovaks, climbing Krywań is a patriotic duty - every August mass "National Ascents" (Národný výstup) take place here.
Difficulty: difficult (fitness-wise!)
#slovakia #high tatras #symbol +2View trail - Difficulty: 20.9 km Duration: 9 h 25 min
Krzyżne Pass
Krzyżne (2112 m a.s.l.) is a pass with two faces. On one side it opens onto the lively, blue waters of the Valley of Five Polish Lakes; on the other it drops into the raw, stony desert of Pańszczyca Valley.
Difficulty: difficult (fitness-wise)
#high tatras #morskie oko #wildness +1View trail - Difficulty: 0 km Duration: 3 h (cable-car trip in total)
Lomnica (Lomnický štít)
Lomnica is the proud "Queen of the Tatras". Its silhouette is so sharp that for centuries it was believed to be the highest peak in the Tatras (only precise measurements dethroned it in favour of Gerlach).
Difficulty: very easy (cable car) / climbing route (on foot with a guide)
#slovakia #high tatras #cable car +2View trail - Difficulty: 7.4 km Duration: 4 h 45 min
Mała Wysoka (Východná Vysoká)
Mała Wysoka is a summit with a misleading name. It is not "small" at all - it is the fourth highest summit in the Tatras accessible by a marked tourist trail!
Difficulty: difficult (exposure + fitness)
#slovakia #high tatras #panorama +2View trail - Difficulty: 23.2 km Duration: 10 h 49 min
Mięguszowiecka Pass below Chłopek
Mięguszowiecka Pass below Chłopek is a legendary trail. While the crowds head up Rysy, connoisseurs come here. The route offers some of the most spectacular high-mountain views in Poland, but it demands a lot from the hiker.
Difficulty: very difficult (for experts)
#high tatras #exposure #climbing +2View trail - Difficulty: 15.5 km Duration: 4 h 14 min
Morskie Oko
Morskie Oko is the most famous, largest and, according to many, the most beautiful lake in the Tatras. Situated in the Rybi Potok Valley, it is surrounded by the highest peaks in Poland, including Rysy and the distinctive silhouette of Mnich.
Difficulty: easy
#high tatras #lake #family-friendly +4View trail - Difficulty: 7.5 km Duration: 2 h 19 min
Rusinowa Polana and Wiktorówki
Rusinowa Polana is probably the most beautiful viewpoint balcony in the Polish Tatras, accessible without breaking a sweat. It is a place where, with minimal effort, you get a premium panorama - the kind you would expect from a 2,000-metre peak.
Difficulty: very easy
#high tatras #panorama #family-friendly +2View trail - Difficulty: 25.5 km Duration: 11 h 44 min
Rysy (from the Polish side)
Rysy (2499 m a.s.l.) is the dream of every lover of the Polish mountains. It is the highest point in our country, the roof of Poland and a summit included in the Crown of Europe.
Difficulty: very difficult
#high tatras #highest peak #chains +3View trail - Difficulty: 20 km Duration: 8 h 30 min
Rysy (from the Slovak side)
The ascent to Rysy from the Slovak side is the most popular and easiest route to the highest peak of the Tatras. Unlike the dark and precipitous north wall (the Polish side), the Slovak trail follows a sunny southern slope.
Difficulty: difficult (fitness-wise)
#slovakia #high tatras #highest peak +2View trail - Difficulty: 10 km (on foot) / 2 km (from the upper cable car station) Duration: 4 h 27 min (on foot) / 1 h 30 min (with the cable car)
Skrajne Solisko (Predné Solisko)
One of the most accessible 2,000-metre peaks in the Tatras. A cable car can take you almost to the summit, and a short but rewarding climb offers views of Štrbské Pleso.
Difficulty: medium (steep summit approach)
#slovakia #high tatras #cable car +2View trail - Difficulty: 12.5 km Duration: 7 h 27 min
Sławkowski Szczyt (Slavkovský štít)
Sławkowski Szczyt (2452 m a.s.l.) is a massive, broad massif dominating Stary Smokovec. It is one of the highest peaks in the Tatras that can be reached by a marked tourist trail without chains or rungs.
Difficulty: difficult (fitness-wise), easy (technically)
#slovakia #high tatras #fitness +1View trail - Difficulty: 18.6 km Duration: 9 h 32 min
Świnica
Świnica (2301 m a.s.l.) is the "Queen" of this part of the Tatras. Its distinctive two-summit massif dominates Hala Gąsienicowa and the Valley of Five Lakes. Thanks to its central location (at the junction of three main ridges), it offers a panorama that, according to many, is even better than the one from Rysy.
Difficulty: difficult
#high tatras #chains #exposure +1View trail - Difficulty: 23.9 km Duration: 9 h 34 min
Szpiglasowy Wierch (via Ceprostrada)
Szpiglasowy Wierch (2172 m a.s.l.) is an absolute hit of the High Tatras. This summit is famous for one thing: **the panorama**. Standing on top, you have two of the largest Tatra valleys beneath your feet at the same time: on one side the "well" of Morskie Oko and Czarny Staw, on the other the vast plateau of the Valley of Five Polish Lakes.
Difficulty: medium / difficult
#high tatras #panorama #chains +2View trail - Difficulty: 14.5 km Duration: 5 h 15 min
Wielka Siklawa
Wielka Siklawa is the **largest, highest and most powerful waterfall in Poland**. Water from the entire system of the Valley of Five Polish Lakes falls here from the edge of the lake basin in two or three streams (depending on the water level), over a height of about 70 metres.
Difficulty: medium (slippery rocks!)
#high tatras #waterfall #valley +1View trail - Difficulty: 21.5 km Duration: 8 h 41 min
Wielka Świstówka (Veľká Svišťovka)
A spectacular traverse between two of the most famous valleys. The trail links Zeleny Staw with Skalnaté Pleso, offering an exciting chain-assisted section and a bird’s-eye view of the Kežmarok Valley.
Difficulty: medium / difficult (chain section)
#slovakia #high tatras #lake +2View trail - Difficulty: 22.9 km Duration: 8 h 39 min
Wrota Chałubińskiego (Chałubiński Gate)
A forgotten trail in the shadow of Mnich. A trip to a narrow pass in the main ridge of the Tatras, offering solitude, raw landscapes and a view of the Ciemnosmreczyńskie Lakes.
Difficulty: medium / difficult
#high tatras #d5s #wilderness +1View trail - Difficulty: 19.9 km Duration: 8 h 34 min
Zawrat Pass (from Hala Gąsienicowa)
Zawrat is the essence of high-mountain hiking: there are lakes, rock, chains and incredible satisfaction at the top.
Difficulty: difficult
#high tatras #orla perć #chains +1View trail - Difficulty: 18.6 km Duration: 9 h 24 min
Żleb Kulczyńskiego
Żleb Kulczyńskiego is an option for hikers looking for raw mountaineering experiences away from the crowds. The trail is dark, cold and technically demanding. It is an alternative approach to Orla Perć (in the area of Zadni Granat).
Difficulty: very difficult
#high tatras #orla perć #exposure +2View trail
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