Kôprovský štít

Sight·High TatrasMentioned by The Guardian

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The GuardianJul 22

‘Humans are designed to connect outdoors’: community hiking in Slovakia’s High Tatras

A walking holiday with a group of strangers to the highest range in the Carpathians promises adventure, stunning views and camaraderie We are giddy as we reach the summit, breathless with exertion and a guileless, childlike joy. In every direction the jagged peaks of Slovakia’s High Tatras stretch out into the distance, nubs on a colossal spine, glittering lakes embedded like shards of glass fa…

Summit reached after eight hours and 23km of hiking

10 things in this story
  • Kôprovský štítSightSummit reached after eight hours and 23km of hiking
  • Vysoké TatrySightMountain range where the hike took place
  • Tatra EscapesPlaceSlovakian tour operator partnered with hiked.up
  • Štrba turistikaTrailTrail followed by the group on the second morning
  • Tatranský národný parkSightSlovakian national park established in 1949
  • Zlatý BažantRestaurantRefreshing beer enjoyed at a mountain refuge
  • Ranč Podlesok RelaxHotelRANČ Podlesok Relax je rodinný projekt, ktorý vznikol z lásky k Slovenskému raju, prírode a poctivej pohostinnosti.
  • Elsewhere
  • bryndzové haluškyRestaurantSlovak Paradise, SlovakiaThis meal consists of halušky and bryndza, optionally sprinkled with cooked bits of smoked pork fat or bacon, and…
  • Tatrzański park narodowySightZakopane, PolandPolish national park established in 1954
  • hiked.upPlaceLondon, United Kingdom
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More sights in High TatrasVysoké TatryTatranský národný park
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