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Magnificent hike from Štrbské Pleso up to the high Tatras
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Photo: Aurelija Viluckyte, Alpdest CEE
The hiking route begins at the free parking lot, however, if you come by train, you can start at the Štrbske lake. This hiking route is suitable for experienced hikers, who are not afraid of more than 800 meters elevation gain and a lot of rocky and dangerous trails. It is not recommended for families with children younger than 14 years of age. The majority of the route trails are either forest trails or rocky trails with lots of stones, so anyone who wants to try this route should really take care of the suitable hiking shoes and other equipment. On the cloudy days, the winds are extremely strong at the top of the route. The downhill from the ski slopes is a much easier part of the route in comparison to all the uphill rocky trails, but still full eye attention is needed when walking down this trail. The hiking route ends at the same place, depending on which type of transport you will use.
So, pack your equipment and get ready to experience a real adventure!
Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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Safety information
This hiking route is suitable for experienced hikers, who are not afraid of more than 800 meters elevation gain and a lot of rocky and dangerous trails. It is not recommended for families with children younger than 14 years of age.Tips and suggestions
Tip: The largest part of this hiking route is following a yellow touristic trail signs, so if the weather is good and wind is not too strong at the top, you can continue this route on the yellow trail signs until you come back downhill from the other side of the mountain. However, this way, you don't have to reach the skilifts, but rather take a shorter route back to the Štrbske lake. In this case after reaching the highest point of this hiking route, you should continue to reach a small lake "Vyšné Wahlenbergovo pleso", then "Bystrá lávka", then start going downhill through "Capie pleso" and on the way to the finish at the back of Hotel Patria. Warning! - the path downhill following the yellow touristic trail signs is even steeper than going uphill.Roadbook
Sunset viewpoint
View to the Štrbske Pleso lake
Tourist signpost
Spring and waterfalls
Rocky trail
Panoramic view
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
There is a great train connection from Štrba to Štrbské Pleso. If you are coming from Poprad, you need to change a train in Štrba. The whole trip will take about 1 hour. If you are coming from another direction, please, check the train connections until Štrba, where you can change to another train until the destination. In case you are using public transport, then your route start from the main trail on the shore of the lake with yellow and red touristic trail signs.Directions
To get to Štrbské Pleso, take the Vysoké Tatry route number 537 until you see the sign of this village (suitable from any direction). You can leave your car in the free parking lot just next to the turn at these coordinates: 49.1111128N, 20.0710042E , or you can go straight to the village and find parking for a fee. Please note, that there is not much parking space in the village!Parking
You can leave your car in the free parking lot just next to the turn at these coordinates: 49.1111128N, 20.0710042E , or you can go straight to the village and find parking for a fee. Please note, that there is not much parking space in the village!Coordinates
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Equipment
The majority of the route trails are either forest trails or rocky trails with lots of stones, so anyone who wants to try this route should really take care of the suitable hiking shoes and other equipment.Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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