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Through the Suchá Belá gorge

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  • Suchá Belá / gorge
    Suchá Belá / gorge
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    The most visited gorge is Suchá Belá, accessible directly from Podlesok to Kláštorisko and back via the Carthusian Bridge and Letánovský Mill to Hrabušice.
    Open
    moderate
    Distance 16.6 km
    5:28 h
    664 m
    662 m
    959 m
    525 m
    The entrance to the gorge just behind Podlesok is inconspicuous, yet the valley hides a number of stunning waterfalls, along which you will climb via sets of ladders. In summer, queues sometimes form there. Misové Waterfalls, Okienkový, Korytový and Bočný Waterfalls. The passage through the gorge leads to the crossroads above Suchá Belá. After refreshment at the Kláštorisko Cottage, we decided on the still unconquered route to Hrabušice. We set off to the Carthusian Bridge over the Hornád. According to the remains of tracks worn into the limestone, centuries ago it was the route supplying the monastery at Kláštorisko. Thus, the bridge over the Hornád also makes sense. During the war, the occupying forces blew it up to complicate supply to the partisans. After refreshment at the bistro near Letánovský Mill, we continue over the hills above the Prielom Hornádu gorge through the peaks Ihrík and Zelená hora towards Podlesok. However, we finally turned off across meadows directly towards Hrabušice.

    Author’s recommendation

    Good footwear for walking through the stream bed and patience for queues at the ladders under the waterfalls
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    Crossroads above Suchá Belá, 959 m
    Lowest point
    Carthusian Bridge in the Hornád valley, 525 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 2.91%Forested/wild trail 25.07%Path 68.96%Road 2.98%Unknown 0.06%
    Asphalt
    484 m
    Forested/wild trail
    4.2 km
    Path
    11.4 km
    Road
    495 m
    Unknown
    10 m
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    Rest stops

    Chata Kláštorisko
    Odpočívadlo Suchá Belá - záver
    U Hudáka
    Bufet pri Letánovskom Mlyne

    Safety information

    I recommend getting accident insurance for outdoor activities including air transport. It is offered by the mountain rescue service at the kiosk in Podlesok or in Píla below the Piecky gorge.

    Tips and suggestions

    Entry to the gorges of Slovak Paradise requires a fee.

    The direction of passage through the gorges is one-way – from the mouth of the gorge towards the ridge. Passage in the opposite direction is prohibited and may be fined.

    Roadbook

    The route follows marked hiking trails.

    From Podlesok, you pass through the Suchá Belá gorge along the green trail. From the crossroads above the Gorge, you continue on the yellow trail to the tourist crossroads Pod Vtáčim hrbom. From there, you follow the red trail to Kláštorisko and further to the Carthusian Bridge in the Hornád valley. After a short detour to the bistro near Letánovský Bridge, you take the yellow trail towards the Hornád Gorge. The educational trail Prielom Hornádu runs along here simultaneously. You will pass several information boards. At Prielom Hornádu, you can decide to return to Podlesok. We headed towards Hrabušice, where we were accommodated.

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    Podlesok lies on the seasonal bus route that connects the starting points of Slovak Paradise. Current information can be found at http://www.slovenskyraj.eu/doprava/letny-bus/

    Hrabušice are connected by bus lines with the Poprad - Košice railway and several other towns around Slovak Paradise. Current information on specific connections is available on the website in the IDOS application https://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusy/spojeni/ which is also accessible via mobile phones.

    Directions

    From the D1 motorway (Bratislava-Košice), the international road E50, Podlesok is about a 13-minute drive by car. (exit Spišský Štvrtok)

    Parking

    Paid parking at the Podlesok starting point

    Coordinates

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    48.967936, 20.387580
    DMS
    48°58'04.6"N 20°23'15.3"E
    UTM
    34U 455177 5424072
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    Author’s map recommendations

    474 - Slovak Paradise / Tourist map SHOCart, 1:40 000 EAN:9788072247523

    4 - Slovak Paradise / Tourist map VKÚ, 1:25 000

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    Parts of this content were machine translated from Czech.

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    Open
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    16.6 km
    Duration
    5:28 h
    Ascent
    664 m
    Descent
    662 m
    Highest point
    959 m
    Lowest point
    525 m
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