High Tatras are the smallest mountains in the world, but they are the highiest and only mountains alpine tipe in Slovak republik.
They lie on 260 km2. Mainly range is long, which start on west Ľaliovým sedlom and end on east Kopským sedlom is 26,5 kilometres. The bigest breadth in course north-south is 17 kilometres. By mainly range is state frontiers with Poland. High Tatras have 25 tops, which high is more than 2500 metres.
From mainly range go on north and south side ranges. There are also many tarns – 85. The bigest and also the deepiest is Veľké Hincovo pleso (20,08 ha, 53 m), the highiest is Modré pleso (2175m). The beauty of tatras valleys expect tarns do also falls. The most interesting are Vajanského, Kmeťov, whole world. High Tatras with Belianske and West Tatres compose knowing natioal park of Slovakia- TANAP- Tatras national park.
We give an advice
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The most knowing town, where you can start your hike is Poprad, Štrbské pleso.
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The most important and most beautiful mount is Lomnický štít (2632m). You can go ther by cable railway from Tatranská Lomnica on Skalnaté pleso and from Skalnaté pleso on Lomnický štít.
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Take with us warm clothes and good shoes.
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The informations about turistic path give zou Mountain rescue service: 052/4422820.
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In park is bluebeard camp, „bivakovať“, and walk above turist path.
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Price: Adult-380 Sk, children 6-12r.- 230 Sk
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Rysy (2499 m) are boundary top between Slovakia and Poland in mainly range High Tatras. It have 3 tops: „výhliadkový“ (boundary) north-west, intermediary (mainly) and south-east, the lowest. Rysy are the most visiting tops in Tatras.
Kriváň (2494 m) is top in west part od High Tatras. The most important for tourism is sout range and south-west range. South range go across Daxnerovo sedlo and Malý Kriváň, then it augment in broad back and end in Nad Pavlovou. About Kriváň are write many poems.
Mlynická dolina is long 6 km with dominant pyramid Štrbského štítu in her end. It bead ranges Soliska and Bášt. Very nice is falls Skok and more tarns in valley. Path (yellow) go on Capie pleso and then to direct Bystré sedlo - adapter to Furkotská valley.
Gerlachovský štít is the bigest top in High Tatras and also in whole Slovak republic. It lie on south-east Zadného Gerlachovského štítu, where blow famous Gerlachovský kototl. Gerlachovský štít is for him high, access and beautiful mountanin view one of the most visiting top.
Attention: You can go on Gerlachovský štít only with guide.
Štrbské pleso (1346 m) the most knowing and most visiting tatras tarn.
Starý Smokovec - The oldest tatras village is now administrative center of High Tatras. Here is city office center of Tatras mountain service: hotels, delivery station, travel agency,… Village Starý Smokovec is very popular. Here are also branch of banks, exchanges. Here are many changes have relax.
Nový Smokovec - Originate it was medical village. It was first village, where patients could heal also in winter. Then here made ski areal with less difficult field. Here aresport-places for summer and winter sports and in part Sibír is one of habitation, where lived aboriginal inhabitants of town. Village Nový Smokovec is coupled with Starý Smokovec.
Nová Polianka - The youngest Tatras village around medical military institute. Nová Polianka don´t have any accommodations or catering establishments. It have austere medical bearing. Near village is location Danielov dom, which is one of center care of nature in the middle part High Tatras.
Tatranská Polianka - Is famous for healty respiratory illnesses. This village live very rich sport life. Under village is the bigest top of High Tatras and Slovakia too- Gerlachovský štít 2655 m. Here can go by railway, by way and in village are changes for accommodation and meals. By turism is more visiting in summer, but medical all year.
Tatranská Lomnica - The bigest tatras village have many functions. It is turistic center, here are many ski field. In Tatranská Lomnica is center of TANAP and museum of TANAP. Here are also casinos, fitness, pool….
Here is also picnic meadow, courts. In winter is in disposition „sánkarská dráha“.