Hiking in and around Liptov

THE HIGHEST TOPS OF THE LOW TATRA
You reach the highest tops of the Low Tatra Mountains Biela by Púť cable cars. From here you can take
wonderful hikes or just enjoy the view.
Naamloze laag
Tatra plan 5003
“Nízke Tatry”
DIRECTIONS TO THE START OF THE HIKE
w 9.7 km
Directions from Malatíny-Stredné
From Sojka resort, take a left turn onto route 18.
Malatíny to Jasná Nízke Tatry,
r 105 m. s 980 m. 2:55
Demänovská Dolina
After about 5 km you follow a slight turn to the left onto the ramp to
Malatíny-Stredné Malatíny
Poprad. Enter onto the turnpike E50. After about 13 km you take the first
Jasná Nízke Tatry,
exit Liptovský Mikuláš. Then, take the first exit on the roundabout Demänovská Dolina onto
road 584 in the direction of Demänová/Jasná. You drive wandeling through the
Demänová valley (where you can find beautiful caves) and after about 14
km you arrive at ski station Biela Púť. Before you pass the lake, turn left
onto parking lot P2 and park your car in front of the box office.
CABLE CARS
Buy a ticket at the box office (return ticket, or just one way up). Keep
in mind there’s a 2 euro deposit on the cards so return them on your
way back. There are three legs on the way up to Chopok. You start in a
four-seater. After this, you walk to the twinliner (ski car on rails), which is
operated just like an elevator. This second leg ends up at Priehyba. From
here a Funitel cable car departs to Chopok every 30 min. You can have a
drink with a beautiful view at the bar while you wait. Up on Chopok you
have several options.
Cable cars to Chopok
The cable cars go every 30 min. Check the time schedule,
especially the departing time of the last cable car. Ask for more
information and the up-to-date time schedule at our reception desk.
Ticket: adult/reduced/child retour €18/15/13; up €15/12/10; down
€13/11/9
HIKE UP TO THE TOP OF CHOPOK
You can walk up to the top of Chopok in 10 minutes. It looks like a
molehill and with its 2,024 m. it is the second highest top of the Low
Tatra. Slightly lower, on 2,000 m, stands the mountain hut Kamenná
Chata where you can have a meal and a drink. Following the blue
hiking trail you can descend underneath the cable cars. At Luková,
where you got on the Funitel, you take a left onto the red trail. Turn
right when you arrive at the crossing with the blue trail and follow
the blue trail to Vrbické Pleso. From hare you take the yellow trail,
back to Biela Púť.
Vrbické Pleso