West Tatras

40 Hiking Routes

West Tatras - Contents

Introduction 3
How to use the guidebook 5
Situation 9
Natural setting 10
Map 23
1 Around Podbanské 24
2 Around the Liptovské kopy Mts. 26
3 To the Tomanovské sedlo saddle 30
4 Across the Blyšt Mt. to the Rackova dolina valley 32
5 The Bystrá Mt. 36
6 The eastern ridge of the Západné Tatry Mts. 38
7 A walk on the Tatra main hiking path - the eastern part 42
8 The crest of the Otrhance Mts. 44
9 The Jakubina Mt. 46
10 The Roháce Mts. from Jamnícka dolina 48
11 The Baranec Mt. from Rackova dolina 51
12 A walk on the Tatra main hiking route - the central part 54
13 The Baranec Mt. from Žiarska dolina 56
14 The Placlivé Mt. 58
15 The Tri kopy Mt. 60
16 A walk on the Tatra main hiking route - the western part 62
17 The Baníkov Mt. 64
18 The Salatín, Spálená and Pachola Mts. 66
19 The Salatín Mt. 68
20 The Babky Mt. 70
21 The Sivý Vrch Mt. 72
22 The western ridge of the Západné Tatry Mts. 75
23 Over the ridge of the Západné Tatry Mts. 78
24 The Osobitá Mt. 81
25 The Ostrý Rohác and Placlivé Mts. 84
26 The Hrubá kopa and Baníkov Mts. 87
27 The Rohácske plesá lakes 90
28 The Brestová Mt. 92
29 Going to the Partisan Hospital 94
30 The Crest of the Skorušinské vrchy Mts. 96
31 The Bobrovecká and Juránova dolina valleys 98
32 The Bobrovec Mt. 102
33 The Kvacianska dolina valley 105
34 The Prosiecka and Kvacianska dolina valleys, the Prosecné Mt. 108
35 The Prosiecka dolina valley 111
36 The Liptovský hrad castle 114
37 The Velký Choc Mt. from Likavka 116
38 The Velký Choc Mt. from Valaská Dubová 120
39 A walk from Osádka to Velké Borové 123
40 A walk from Velké Borové to Zuberec 126
Natural landmarks and points of interests 130
Registry 150
Dictionary 152
Practical information 153Contents

Introduction 3
How to use the guidebook 5
Situation 9
Natural setting 10
Map 23
1 Around Podbanské 24
2 Around the Liptovské kopy Mts. 26
3 To the Tomanovské sedlo saddle 30
4 Across the Blyšt Mt. to the Rackova dolina valley 32
5 The Bystrá Mt. 36
6 The eastern ridge of the Západné Tatry Mts. 38
7 A walk on the Tatra main hiking path - the eastern part 42
8 The crest of the Otrhance Mts. 44
9 The Jakubina Mt. 46
10 The Roháce Mts. from Jamnícka dolina 48
11 The Baranec Mt. from Rackova dolina 51
12 A walk on the Tatra main hiking route - the central part 54
13 The Baranec Mt. from Žiarska dolina 56
14 The Placlivé Mt. 58
15 The Tri kopy Mt. 60
16 A walk on the Tatra main hiking route - the western part 62
17 The Baníkov Mt. 64
18 The Salatín, Spálená and Pachola Mts. 66
19 The Salatín Mt. 68
20 The Babky Mt. 70
21 The Sivý Vrch Mt. 72
22 The western ridge of the Západné Tatry Mts. 75
23 Over the ridge of the Západné Tatry Mts. 78
24 The Osobitá Mt. 81
25 The Ostrý Rohác and Placlivé Mts. 84
26 The Hrubá kopa and Baníkov Mts. 87
27 The Rohácske plesá lakes 90
28 The Brestová Mt. 92
29 Going to the Partisan Hospital 94
30 The Crest of the Skorušinské vrchy Mts. 96
31 The Bobrovecká and Juránova dolina valleys 98
32 The Bobrovec Mt. 102
33 The Kvacianska dolina valley 105
34 The Prosiecka and Kvacianska dolina valleys, the Prosecné Mt. 108
35 The Prosiecka dolina valley 111
36 The Liptovský hrad castle 114
37 The Velký Choc Mt. from Likavka 116
38 The Velký Choc Mt. from Valaská Dubová 120
39 A walk from Osádka to Velké Borové 123
40 A walk from Velké Borové to Zuberec 126
Natural landmarks and points of interests 130
Registry 150
Dictionary 152
Practical information 153