Les incontournables des Tatras

Tatra Mountains Unmissables

The High Tatras, spanning the border of Poland and Slovakia, are characterized by dramatic granite peaks and deep glacial valleys. This selection features iconic summits like Kriváň and Lomnický štít, alongside Morskie Oko, the largest lake in the range. It includes the 70-meter Siklawa waterfall and Belianska Cave, the only accessible cave in the Slovak Tatras. The list also covers historic alpine shelters, such as Rainerova Hut, built in 1863, which serve as key waypoints for high-altitude hikers.

Tatra Mountains Unmissables — Carte

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Morskie Oko

Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea in English, is the largest and fourth-deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains, in southern Poland.

Avrilka / Public domain

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Lomnicky Peak

Lomnický štít is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains of Slovakia.

Szeka-Túra / GFDL

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Rysy

Rysy is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, eastern part of the Tatra Mountains, lying on the border between Poland and Slovakia.

Sammler / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Siklawa

The highest waterfall in Poland, cascading approximately 70 meters from the Five Polish Lakes Valley into the Roztoka Valley.

michallae / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Belianska Cave

Belianska Cave is a stalactite cave in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains, the largest and the only one open to the public in the…

Fenos / CC BY 3.0

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Waterfalls of Cold Stream

Waterfalls of Studený potok, waterfalls of Cold Stream, are one of the most sought places in the area of Starý Smokovec and Tatranská…

Petr Vilgus / CC BY 3.0

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Skalnaté pleso

Skalnaté pleso is a glacial lake and a well-known goal for many locals and tourists that head to the High Tatras.

Michal Klajban / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Popradské Glacial Lake

Popradské pleso is a mountain lake of glacial origin located in the High Tatras, Slovakia.

Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Kriváň

Kriváň () is a mountain in the High Tatras, Slovakia, that dominates the upper part of the former Liptov County.

Gower / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Kôprovský Peak

Kôprovský Peak (2367 m a.s.l.) and is not as sought by tourists due to a nearby Rysy mountain range which is more attractive for its alpine…

Lucas / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Skalnaté pleso Observatory

The Skalnaté pleso Observatory is an astronomical and meteorological observatory in the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia.

michallae / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cottage at the Green Mountain Lake

Cottage at the Green Glacial Lake is a place to head for if you are looking for a challenging or moderately challenging hike.

Branork / CC BY 2.5

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Zamkovského Hut

Zamkovského hut was built by an avid mountaineer and mountain guide Štefan Zamkovský.

Jan Kaděra / CC-BY-SA

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Téryho Hut

Téryho Hut is 2 015 m a.s.l. and is one of the most frequented alpine huts by hikers.

Jerzy Opioła / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Zbojnícka Hut

Zbojnícka Hut is one of the older alpine huts built in the High Tatras.

Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Rainerova Hut

Rainerova Hut is the oldest alpine hut in the High Tatras built in 1863.

Jerzy Opioła / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Veľké Hincovo pleso

Veľké Hincovo pleso is the biggest and deepest mountain lake of glacial origin in the High Tatras, Slovakia. The maximum depth is 53 metres.