Chata Pieniny (Lesnica) - Červeny kláštor (08/2021)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 5.58 mi
- Elevation gain
- 896 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 906 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,647 ft
- TrailRank
- 40
- Min elevation
- 1,409 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 2 hours 21 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 54 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1589
- Uploaded
- August 10, 2021
- Recorded
- August 2021
near Pieniny, Województwo małopolskie (Polska)
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Itinerary description
Technical difficulty: 1/5
Physical difficulty: 1/5
Note: The trails in Slovakia are color-coded (Blue, Green, Red, Yellow). Use the app Trail Pieniny (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.mgaczkowski.pieniny) which is great to see and plan your routes in advance.
Note #2: The Pieniny National Park (at least the path along the Dunajec river) is a fully-developed tourist place. It's crowded, it's loud, everything is monetized, and it's geared towards families who like to take walks, not hikers looking for an adventure.
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This is a walk from the parking lot at Chata Pieniny (just outside of Lesnica village), along the Dunajec river gorge, to Červeny kláštor (eng. Red Monastery).
The Dunajec gorge is beautiful. However, the same path is used by cyclists and walkers alike, and it's very busy. If you're walking, you'll constantly be stepping aside from cyclists; if you're cycling you'll be avoiding walkers. Personally, we didn't find it all that enjoyable.
At the monastery, there's also an autocamp, rent-a-boats/rafts, restaurants, WC, fast food joints, kiosks, coffee shops, etc. It's also crowded.
You can walk your way back, by following first the Red, then the Blue trail from the monastery to Lesnica. But, instead we decided to rent a canoe and have a new experience on the Dunajec.
Overall, this is recommended for families and light walking trips only; no actual hiking is involved.
Physical difficulty: 1/5
Note: The trails in Slovakia are color-coded (Blue, Green, Red, Yellow). Use the app Trail Pieniny (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.mgaczkowski.pieniny) which is great to see and plan your routes in advance.
Note #2: The Pieniny National Park (at least the path along the Dunajec river) is a fully-developed tourist place. It's crowded, it's loud, everything is monetized, and it's geared towards families who like to take walks, not hikers looking for an adventure.
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This is a walk from the parking lot at Chata Pieniny (just outside of Lesnica village), along the Dunajec river gorge, to Červeny kláštor (eng. Red Monastery).
The Dunajec gorge is beautiful. However, the same path is used by cyclists and walkers alike, and it's very busy. If you're walking, you'll constantly be stepping aside from cyclists; if you're cycling you'll be avoiding walkers. Personally, we didn't find it all that enjoyable.
At the monastery, there's also an autocamp, rent-a-boats/rafts, restaurants, WC, fast food joints, kiosks, coffee shops, etc. It's also crowded.
You can walk your way back, by following first the Red, then the Blue trail from the monastery to Lesnica. But, instead we decided to rent a canoe and have a new experience on the Dunajec.
Overall, this is recommended for families and light walking trips only; no actual hiking is involved.
Waypoints
Car park
1,638 ft
Chata Pieniny
Parking at Chata Pieniny, metered. Fee is €5 per whole day. The chata also offers a restaurant, suvenir shop, rooms, you can rent bikes, etc. It's a proper, fully equipped tourist spot.
Intersection
1,532 ft
Intersection #3
Červeny kláštor autocamp. The monastery itself is a short walk ahead.
Waypoint
1,497 ft
Červeny kláštor
Eng. Red Monastery; entry to the front courtyard is free, but to see the museum and the inner gardens, yards, etc. you have to pay the entry fee (€3 per person).
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