Dates of trips
- 20/07/2024-21/07/2024
- 21/09/2024-22/09/2024
Description
We invite you to a series of weekend trips to the mountains of Slovakia. Trips will take place throughout the year. This time our goal will be Little Fatra. We will visit its most spectacular peaks: Maly and Velky Rozsutec as well as its highest peaks: Krivan, Stoh and Chleb. We would like to offer you the opportunity to explore other mountain ranges in Slovakia, such Low Tatras, Great Fatra, Choč Mountains, Slovak Paradise and finally the High and Western Tatras.
You don’t have to worry about organizing transportation: you can travel with us from Krakow. If there are several people from another city willing to participate, we can also organize the transfer for them.
The routes are neither very long nor very demanding. Treks are available for the average mountain hiker. We do not impose a sports pace. The group’s safety is supervised by UIMLA international mountain guides.
The trips are planned to be attractive also for more experienced tourists. We do not make loops, we start and end the hike in different places every day. You won’t be able to hike such routes if you go to Slovakia individually by your own car. With us you can enjoy comfort: transport is waiting for you wherever you come down from the mountains, and after the Sunday trip, you will observe traffic jams on the Zakopianka road from the passenger seat only.
Adults of all ages can take part in trips to the Slovak mountains, as long as their health and fitness allow them to walk the planned route. We also invite children and teenagers over 12 years of age, along with their guardians (the participation of younger children is possible after individual consultation with a guide and presentation of the young person’s mountain experience). The groups are small, so you can get to know each other and get to know each other, whether on the trail, in the shelter or on the road.
Between trekking you will rest in shelters and guesthouses. We will also provide you with dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. The meals are available in vegetarian and meat versions. Other variants (vegan, allergen-free, lactose-free, gluten-free, etc.) are available after early notification and may require an additional fee. Evenings in shelters will give us enough time to get to know each other, talk and integrate.
See you in the mountains of Slovakia!
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Trip program
Day 1 (Saturday)
6:00 AM – departure from Krakow (Salwator), drive approx. 2.5-3 hours to Slovakia to the Biely Potok parking lot near Terchowa at the foot of Mała Fatra (approx. 575 m above sea level)
9:00 – 11:45 AM – ascent along the blue marked trail through the picturesque rock gorges of Dolné diery and Horné diery. The trail is equipped with ladders and steps to make it easier to overcome difficult terrain. Following this trail we will reach the Medzirozsutce Pass (1200 m above sea level)
11:45 – 12:00 AM – rest on the pass
12:00 – 01:00 PM – ascent to Mały Rozsutec (1,344 m above sea level), the lower, but more rocky and spectacular view of the two peaks. Then return to the pass.
1:00 – 2:30 PM – ascent on Wielki Rozsutec (1,610 m above sea level) 14:30 – 15:30 – descent from the summit to the Medziholie Pass
3:30 – 5:30 PM – rest on the pass, then descend to Stefanowa and to the Rescue Service House located in the lower part of the village, free time along the way, e.g. for a beer in one of the shelters – bars in the lower part of the trail. Accommodation in the Rescue Service House or another shelter nearby.
6:30 PM – dinner and evening group integration. Overnight in a shelter
Day 2 (Sunday)
7:00 AM – breakfast
7:45 – 7:50 AM – transfer to the nearby Vratna Chata (approx. approx. 750 m above sea level)
8:00 – 10:00 AM – ascent along the trail running at the foot of the cable car to Snilovské Sedlo (1,524 m above sea level). For those interested, optional travel by cable car (payment on your own)
10:00 – 11:00 AM – ascent on Veľký Kriváň (1,709 m above sea level) and return to Snilovské Sedlo
11:00 – 11:40 AM – crossing the ridge to Chleb (1646 m above sea level)
11:40 AM – 2:30 PM – crossing the ridge through Poludňový Grúň to Stoh (1,607 m above sea level)
2:30 – 5:00 PM – descent to the already known Medziholie pass, then after a rest along the green trail to the Biela bus stop
5:00 PM – start of the return to Krakow. Arrival at Krakow, depending on traffic jams, approx. 19:30 – 20:00
* the given hours and crossing times are indicative and may change depending on, among others: group fitness and weather conditions
** the daily excursion plan may change depending on many factors, in particular weather conditions and members’ fitness; it is also possible to change the order of dailu trips; The decision on possible changes to the route is made by the guide, based on group safety.
The trip price includes
- services of an international UIMLA guide and a driver
- transfer from Krakow to Terchowa – Biely Potok and from the Biela stop to Krakow, as weell as local trips listed in the schedule
- overnight stay in beds with bedding in the Rescue Service House shelter (or another facility) in Slovakia
- dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday
- medical expenses insurance and accident insurance during the whole trip
- Polish Tourist Guarantee Funds contribution
The trip price does not include
- additional meals and drinks, food for the route, other additional attractions
- oprional ride by cable car to Snilovské Sedlo