The Tatras, all year round

easy 1:00 h on foot

Studenovodské waterfalls & Zamkovského chata

Start: Hrebienok · 15 min by car + funicular

The loveliest easy hike: from Hrebienok past the roaring waterfalls to Rainerova chata and on to Zamkovského chata. Good for children too.

Photo: Fenos, CC BY 3.0

easy 2:00 h on foot

Popradské pleso

Start: Štrbské Pleso · 40 min by car

An easy walk from Štrbské Pleso to a mountain lake with a hut and the Symbolic Cemetery of those lost in the mountains.

Photo: Govisity / Tip na Trip, CC BY 2.0

moderate 3:00 h on foot

Zelené pleso & Chata pri Zelenom plese hut

Start: Biela voda · 15 min by car

A classic hike from Biela voda to an emerald lake under the steep walls of the eastern High Tatras, with a mountain hut right on the shore.

Photo: Rafał Kozubek, CC BY-SA 4.0

moderate 1:35 h on foot

Skok waterfall

Start: Štrbské Pleso · 40 min by car

A waterfall in Mlynická dolina, about 1.5 hours on foot from Štrbské Pleso – an easy half-day hike.

Photo: Topperis, CC BY-SA 4.0

moderate 3:45 h on foot

Téryho chata

Start: Hrebienok · 15 min by car + funicular

A classic mountain hut at 2,015 m above the Five Spiš Tarns (Päť Spišských plies) – a full-day hike from Hrebienok through Malá Studená dolina.

Photo: Kristo, CC BY-SA 3.0

demanding 4:10 h on foot

Slavkovský štít

Start: Starý Smokovec · 15 min by car

A long day hike from Starý Smokovec up boulder fields to the summit cross at 2,452 m, with a view over the whole range.

Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 3.0

demanding 4:15 h on foot

Rysy

Start: Popradské pleso (TEŽ) · 40 min by car

The highest Tatra peak with a marked trail (2,503 m), via Popradské pleso and Chata pod Rysmi – the highest mountain hut in the Tatras. The trail is open from 1 June and closes on 1 November; a full, demanding day.

Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 3.0

10 min · by car · from the apartment

Lomnický štít cable car

From Tatranská Lomnica via Skalnaté pleso up to 2,634 m – the classic Tatra experience.

Photo: Olaf1541, CC BY 2.5

10 min · by car · from the apartment

Skalnaté pleso

Mountain lake at 1,751 m with an observatory and the Skalnatá chata hut – by gondola from Tatranská Lomnica, or on foot through the forest.

Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 3.0

40 min · by car · from the apartment

Štrbské Pleso

The most famous Tatra tarn – a flat walk around the shore, rowing boats and the chairlift up to Solisko and the Chata pod Soliskom hut.

Photo: Jiri Brozovsky, CC BY 2.0

25 min · by car · from the apartment

Treetop walk Bachledka

A wooden walkway through the treetops above Ždiar with a lookout tower and views of the Belianske Tatry – open all year.

Photo: Bieniecki Piotr, CC BY-SA 3.0

10 min · on foot · from the apartment

Black Stork golf course

An 18-hole championship course right next to the resort – golf with the High Tatras as a backdrop.

Photo: Jan Starec, CC BY-SA 3.0

15 min · on foot · from the apartment

Tatra Electric Railway

Leave the car behind: from the train stop near the resort you get to the mountains, and the Tatra Electric Railway links Tatranská Lomnica, Starý Smokovec and Štrbské Pleso.

Photo: Midnight Runner, CC BY-SA 4.0

35 min · by car · from the apartment

Slovenský raj (Slovak Paradise)

Gorges climbed on ladders, footbridges and chains past waterfalls – Suchá Belá from Podlesok is the classic route. Good shoes needed.

Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 3.0

50 min · by car · from the apartment

Spiš Castle (Spišský hrad)

One of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe (UNESCO), a white ruin high above the Spiš region – on the way you can stop in Levoča.

Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0

50 min · by car · from the apartment

Rafting on the Dunajec (Pieniny)

Traditional wooden rafts steered by Goral raftsmen through the Dunajec gorge below the Three Crowns (Trzy Korony) – usually from April to October.

Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY 2.5

10 min · by car · from the apartment

Skiing in Tatranská Lomnica

Slopes from Skalnaté pleso down to the village – including the long run you see from the balcony.

Photo: Kristo, CC BY-SA 2.5

15 min · by car · from the apartment

Hrebienok

Winter walks above Starý Smokovec, sledging, and the Tatra Ice Dome with ice sculptures at Hrebienok.

Photo: mgphotography.uk, CC BY 2.0

25 min · by car · from the apartment

Ždiar

Goral village with painted log houses – in winter with family-friendly ski slopes right in the village.

Photo: Govisity / Tip na Trip / kosice.guide, CC BY 2.0

25 min · by car · from the apartment

Belianska cave

One of the most beautiful dripstone caves in Slovakia, open all year.

Photo: Sabrasas, CC BY-SA 3.0

20 min · by car · from the apartment

AquaCity Poprad

Thermal pools and saunas – perfect after a day on the slopes.

Photo: AlexKazakhov, Public domain

20 min · by car · from the apartment

Thermal Park Vrbov

Warm outdoor thermal water with a view of the snow-covered peaks.

Photo: Henryk Bielamowicz, CC BY-SA 4.0

15 min · by car · from the apartment

Kežmarok

A castle and the wooden articular church (UNESCO) in a charming old town – ideal on a cloudy day.

Photo: Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 3.0

40 min · by car · from the apartment

Levoča

Walled UNESCO town with the tallest Gothic wooden altar in the world.

Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 4.0

20 min · by car · from the apartment

Spišská Sobota

Poprad's quiet historic quarter – a square of Renaissance burgher houses and the Gothic church of St George, perfect for a coffee on a cloudy day.

Photo: Kristo, CC BY-SA 3.0