Hiking in and around Liptov

HIKING IN AND
AROUND LIPTOV
The guide with the most beautiful hikes
in different levels of difficulty.
Your hiking checklist:
- Firm hiking shoes
- Warm sweater or rain jacket
(the weather can change suddenly)
- Repellent against mosquitoes
(for sale at our reception)
- Sun block (for sale at our reception)
- Glucose or something sweet for extra energy
- Waterbottle (for sale at our reception)
The water in the mountains is
perfectly drinkable!
Including advice
about useful maps,
which are for sale at
our reception desk.
Take it easy and rent our hiking
GPS. Several hikes have already
been pre-programmed so all you
need to do is follow.

THE HIGHEST TOPS OF THE LOW TATRA
You reach the highest tops of the Low Tatra Mountains Biela by Púť cable cars. From here you can take
wonderful hikes or just enjoy the view.
Naamloze laag
Tatra plan 5003
“Nízke Tatry”
DIRECTIONS TO THE START OF THE HIKE
w 9.7 km
Directions from Malatíny-Stredné
From Sojka resort, take a left turn onto route 18.
Malatíny to Jasná Nízke Tatry,
r 105 m. s 980 m. 2:55
Demänovská Dolina
After about 5 km you follow a slight turn to the left onto the ramp to
Malatíny-Stredné Malatíny
Poprad. Enter onto the turnpike E50. After about 13 km you take the first
Jasná Nízke Tatry,
exit Liptovský Mikuláš. Then, take the first exit on the roundabout Demänovská Dolina onto
road 584 in the direction of Demänová/Jasná. You drive wandeling through the
Demänová valley (where you can find beautiful caves) and after about 14
km you arrive at ski station Biela Púť. Before you pass the lake, turn left
onto parking lot P2 and park your car in front of the box office.
CABLE CARS
Buy a ticket at the box office (return ticket, or just one way up). Keep
in mind there’s a 2 euro deposit on the cards so return them on your
way back. There are three legs on the way up to Chopok. You start in a
four-seater. After this, you walk to the twinliner (ski car on rails), which is
operated just like an elevator. This second leg ends up at Priehyba. From
here a Funitel cable car departs to Chopok every 30 min. You can have a
drink with a beautiful view at the bar while you wait. Up on Chopok you
have several options.
Cable cars to Chopok
The cable cars go every 30 min. Check the time schedule,
especially the departing time of the last cable car. Ask for more
information and the up-to-date time schedule at our reception desk.
Ticket: adult/reduced/child retour €18/15/13; up €15/12/10; down
€13/11/9
HIKE UP TO THE TOP OF CHOPOK
You can walk up to the top of Chopok in 10 minutes. It looks like a
molehill and with its 2,024 m. it is the second highest top of the Low
Tatra. Slightly lower, on 2,000 m, stands the mountain hut Kamenná
Chata where you can have a meal and a drink. Following the blue
hiking trail you can descend underneath the cable cars. At Luková,
where you got on the Funitel, you take a left onto the red trail. Turn
right when you arrive at the crossing with the blue trail and follow
the blue trail to Vrbické Pleso. From hare you take the yellow trail,
back to Biela Púť.
Vrbické Pleso

HIKE UP TO THE TOP OF ĎUMBIER
From Chopok (2,024 m.) it´s a 4.5 km walk to the highest point of
the Low Tatra: Ďumbier (2,043 m.). Subsequently, you can return
the same way you came there, or follow the green trail down.
Then you take the red trail to Luková and continue as described
above.
HIKE VIA DEREŠE
If it’s your first visit to Chopok, we recommend you try this hike.
Starting at the mountain hut you take a beautiful 3.5 hour walk
down. Follow the red trail in the direction of Dereše.
w 1.4 km r 35 m. s 85 m. 0:25
After one hour you arrive at Sedlo Poľany. From here you follow the
yellow trail down. The first part is a zigzag path with loose stones.
Gradually you come into the thicket that turns into forest. After an
hour you arrive at Tri Vody, where several mountain streams come
together.
w 2.2 km r 0 m. s 465 m. 0:55
Top of Ďumbier
Tri Vody
Follow the yellow trail until you arrive at Mikulášska Chata.
w 2.5 km r 0 m. s 240 m. 0:40
Frome there you follow the path around the photogenic glacier lake
Vrbické Pleso. At the bridge you exit the forest and arrive at Hotel
Grand. From here you follow the asphalt road to Biela Púť. You
pass an artificial lake that serves as a collecting basin.
w 0.9 km r 20 m. s 35 m. 0:15

CANYON HIKE
This diverse trip is everyone’s favourite and
suitable for the whole family. You walk through
three completely different landscapes.
Tatra plan 5008
“Chočské Vrchy”
For this walk you don’t need to bring a lunch pack. Penzión
Borovec in Veľké Borové serves small dishes and drinks.
w 16.2 km r 670 m. s 670 m. 4:45
DIRECTIONS TO THE START OF THE HIKE
From Sojka resort take a left onto route 18.
Follow the signs to Bešeňová (B) and keep
going straight so you exit Bešeňová. After
about 8 km you turn left to the village of
Prosiek (D). Park your car on the parking
lot at the end of the village. During the high
season the municipality ask a parking fee.
THE HIKE
Prosiecka dolina (640) - Velké Borové (820)
Follow the blue trail. The first part of the
hike passes through a landscape of cliffs
and a small river, via a few chains and
ladders. In case there have been showers,
you’ll have to jump over en couple of rivers.
After about 1.5 hour of walking you arrive at a highland with the second type of
landscape. Keep following the blue trail until you arrive at the village Veľké Borové.
At the end of this village, along the blue trail, you’ll find Penzión Borovec where you
can eat a soup or drink a beer.
w 6.7 km r 325 m. s 145 m. 1:55
Velké Borové (820) - Kvačianska dolina (650)
After a short break you continue on the blue trail, passing the third type of
landscape. The path goes down here until you arrive at the watermills, after about
45 min. This part of the hike goes along a quiet path in thick woodland. After you
have visited the watermills, keep following the blue path (on the right side, steeply
up, when you come back from the watermills). Then turn right onto the red trail to
the village of Kvačany. Local brewery Brontvai (about 750 m into the village passed
the parking in Kvačany, on the right side, house number 88) serves their own beer
and small dishes.
w 4.7 km r 135 m. s 305 m. 1:25
Velké Borové

Kvačianska dolina, ústie (650) – Prosiecka dolina (640)
From Kvačany you turn right and follow the yellow trail,
back to the parking lot in Prosiek. Mind that the yellow trail
starts just passed the parking on the right side, across
from the state farm. The markings are not very clear. This
last part of the hike takes about one hour, via the edge of
the forest over pastures with beautiful views of reservoir
Liptovská Mara here and there.
w 4.8 km r 210 m. s 220 m. 1:25
Kvačianska dolina
Oblazy
Prosiecka dolina
Brewery Brontvai

GREAT
C H O Č
This is, without a doubt, the mountaintop with the most panoramic
view. Locals have made it a tradition to hike to the top on 31st of
December, strengthened by tea and rum.
Tatra plan 5008
“Chočské Vrchy”
It is good to take something do eat and drink
with you. Order a lunchbox at least one day
beforehand at our reception desk.
DIRECTIONS TO THE START OF THE HIKE
From Sojka resort, turn left onto route 18 in
the direction of Ružomberok. In Ružomberok,
continue straight on until you reach the crossing
with road 59. Turn right onto road 59 in the
direction of Dolný Kubín. After 5 km you turn
right to the village of Valaská Dubová. Park your
car at the church.
THE HIKE
Valaská Dubová (658) - Stredná Poľana (1248)
Follow the blue trail until you arrive at the
crossing with the green trail, after about 1,5
hour. On this pasture you will find the shed
“Hotel Choč” where you can take a rest. A
geocache is hidden in the exterior of this
“hotel”. If you leave something behind in this
treasure chest, you can take a small souvenir
with you.
w 3.1 km r 590 m. s 0 m. 1:40
w 11.4 km r 1,047 m. s 1047 m. 5:10
Stredná Poľana
Stredná Poľana (1248) - Veľký Choč (1611)
Follow the green trail to the top of Veľký Choč.
This takes about one hour. If the weather is
good, you’ll have the most beautiful view of
Liptov, maybe of whole Slovakia. You can look
around in 360 degrees.
w 1,7 km r 350 m. s 0 m. 1:00

Veľký Choč (1611) - Drapáč (1154)
Take the red trail to the west until you cross the green trail,
after about 45 min. turn right onto the green trail. Another
option is to take the same way down as you came up. In this
case, your hike will be 40 minutes shorter.
Great Choč
w 1.7 km r 0 m. s 457 m. 0:55
Drapáč (1154) - Stredná Poľana (1248)
After 1.5 hour you arrive at the same pasture as on the way
up, with “Hotel Choč”.
w 1.1 km r 105 m. s 0 m. 0:25
Stredná Poľana (1248) - Valaská Dubová (658)
From here you follow the blue trail back to Valaská Dubová.
w 3.1 km r 0 m. s 590 m. 1:10
As a reward you can have a drink in Jánošíková Krčma.
Jánošík (the Slovak Robin Hood) was caught here after
being betrayed.
View from Great Choč in the winter
In this tavern they caught Juraj Jánošík, in the year
1713. He was betrayed by an old witch and her
daughter Žofa for 200 ducats.