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Along Cyklokorytnička from Donovaly to Brankovský Waterfall

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    Brankovský Waterfall
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    Visit the highest waterfall of the Low Tatras comfortably by bike from Donovaly.
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    Distance 21.1 km
    2:05 h
    317 m
    501 m
    1,017 m
    560 m
    From Donovaly by Cyklokorytnička to the highest waterfall of the Low Tatras - Brankovský Waterfall.
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    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    Highest point
    1,017 m
    Lowest point
    560 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 0.95%Dirt road 4.05%Forested/wild trail 54.53%Path 36.69%Road 3.75%
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    203 m
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    857 m
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    11.5 km
    Path
    7.8 km
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    794 m
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    Safety information

    The route runs along a 700 m long section, from the turn to the Žarnovka valley to the turn to the Korytnica spa, along the busy first-class road 59 Ružomberok - Banská Bystrica. Increase caution and keep to the right edge of the road!

    On this route, the Cyklokorytnička crosses the state road at 2 points; be especially careful and dismount your bike when crossing to the other side of the road!

    Roadbook

    From the center of Donovaly, we set off along the yellow route towards the Mišúty settlement, cross the cable car to Nová hoľa, and continue among cottages to the ski slope from Nová hoľa. The yellow route leads us to the Pod Magura crossroads, where we change to the green cycling route and continue down the Žarnovka valley with a pleasant descent along a forest road to the state road from Banská Bystrica to Ružomberok. 

    We cover approximately 700 meters on an asphalt road and then turn at the junction to Korytnica behind a production hall onto the Cyklokorytnička.

    Cyklokorytnička follows the route of the original narrow-gauge railway from Ružomberok to Korytnica. This allows a comfortable transfer through the entire Revúcka valley via Liptovská Osada to Podsuchá, where we cross the state road a second time. After a few hundred meters, at a well-marked right turn, we ascend a gentle hill and continue along the valley, which comfortably leads us to the turn to the waterfall. The terrain starts to be slightly steeper and contains more technical sections in this part. We can park the bike at one of the small bridges and continue approximately 200 m to the waterfall on foot. 

    The way back follows the same route.

    On the way back, beyond the turn to Korytnica, we can notice an interesting technical monument - part of a dam wall, the first in Upper Hungary, which served to float timber to Liptovská Osada. The dam wall was blown up in the second half of the 1950s during the construction of the road from Banská Bystrica to Ružomberok through the mountain pass Donovaly.

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    In Donovaly, it is possible to use a wide range of accommodation, from private lodgings to top-class modern hotel complexes. In the summer season, a cycle bus operates from Banská Bystrica to Donovaly.

    Parking

    If you come by your own car, you can park it at the central parking lot, from where most hiking and cycling routes start.

    Coordinates

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    48.878015, 19.224616
    DMS
    48°52'40.9"N 19°13'28.6"E
    UTM
    34U 369829 5415414
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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    21.1 km
    Duration
    2:05 h
    Ascent
    317 m
    Descent
    501 m
    Highest point
    1,017 m
    Lowest point
    560 m

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