Tatranská Lomnica - Štart - Skalnaté pleso - Štart - Tatranská Lomnica (08/2021)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 10.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,904 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 2,917 ft
- Max elevation
- 5,807 ft
- TrailRank
-
61
5
- Min elevation
- 2,970 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 5 hours 20 minutes
- Time
- 7 hours 51 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2983
- Uploaded
- August 6, 2021
- Recorded
- August 2021
near Tatranská Lomnica, Prešovský (Slovensko)
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Itinerary description
Technical difficulty: 2/5
Physical difficulty: 3/5
Note: The trails in Slovakia are color-coded (Blue, Green, Red, Yellow). Use the app Trail Tatras (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.mgaczkowski.tatry) which is great to see and plan your routes in advance.
Note #2: Don't hike this trail if there's fog or low clouds. The lake at the top will not be nearly as enjoyable as on a sunny day. You also won't be able to see any panoramic views.
Note #3: Waterproof shoes are a must! Some parts of the trail literally take you in the middle of micro-creeks, a few cm deep streams of water. We don't know if it's like this all the time, or just at this time of year.
Note #4: For a quick ascent directly to Skalnaté pleso, you can also take the cable car. But they are expensive: €25 per person (return ticket).
This hiking trail starts at Tatranská Lomnica, in front of Grandhotel Praha. Follow the Green trail up to Štart, and then continuing to Skalnaté pleso. Unfortunately, you'll be walking on asphalt roads, flattened surfaces, and ski-slopes. The incline gets very steep at times, and the way up is - monotonous and unexciting.
From Skalnaté pleso, you can continue in a few directions to other sights and lakes and peaks. Since it was foggy and cloudy, we switched to the Blue trail and decided to return to Tatranská Lomnica.
The way down is long and constant, but on varied terrain, so it's definitely more interesting than the ascent.
P. S. You can take the trail in reverse, but then you're expecting a very steep descent, so be prepared!
Physical difficulty: 3/5
Note: The trails in Slovakia are color-coded (Blue, Green, Red, Yellow). Use the app Trail Tatras (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.mgaczkowski.tatry) which is great to see and plan your routes in advance.
Note #2: Don't hike this trail if there's fog or low clouds. The lake at the top will not be nearly as enjoyable as on a sunny day. You also won't be able to see any panoramic views.
Note #3: Waterproof shoes are a must! Some parts of the trail literally take you in the middle of micro-creeks, a few cm deep streams of water. We don't know if it's like this all the time, or just at this time of year.
Note #4: For a quick ascent directly to Skalnaté pleso, you can also take the cable car. But they are expensive: €25 per person (return ticket).
This hiking trail starts at Tatranská Lomnica, in front of Grandhotel Praha. Follow the Green trail up to Štart, and then continuing to Skalnaté pleso. Unfortunately, you'll be walking on asphalt roads, flattened surfaces, and ski-slopes. The incline gets very steep at times, and the way up is - monotonous and unexciting.
From Skalnaté pleso, you can continue in a few directions to other sights and lakes and peaks. Since it was foggy and cloudy, we switched to the Blue trail and decided to return to Tatranská Lomnica.
The way down is long and constant, but on varied terrain, so it's definitely more interesting than the ascent.
P. S. You can take the trail in reverse, but then you're expecting a very steep descent, so be prepared!
Waypoints
Car park
3,125 ft
Grandhotel Praha
The starting point is at Grandhotel Praha; you can probably park the car freely on the side of the road leading up to the hotel.
Intersection
3,368 ft
Intersection #1
Follow the asphalt road to Štart station, going on the Green trail.
River
4,991 ft
Creek
Continue along the tiny creek, right in the middle of it. You're still on the correct trail, Green.
Intersection
5,522 ft
Intersection #6
Follow the short walk to the right, to Skalnaté pleso. Green trail.
Mountain hut
Information point
5,675 ft
Intersection #7 / Skalnaté pleso cable car station
Skalnaté pleso cable car station / picnic area / WC / restaurant / caffe bar.
Lake
Intersection
5,770 ft
Intersection #8
Follow the Blue trail back to the Štart cable car station; it's all downward from here.
Intersection
3,793 ft
Intersection #10
Continue down towards Tatranská Lomnica; we're back on the Green trail.
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