It is the autumn that brings the stable and pleasant weather to the High Tatras and thanks to excellent visibility also the most splendid views of the High Tatra's peaks. That is why the autumn becomes an ideal season for recreational as well as more challenging hiking in the High Tatras.
There are more than 600 km of marked hiking trails in the High Tatras
The most popular tourist trail on the Slovak side of the High Tatras – Tatras artery way – more than 40 km long, passes along the whole of the Tatras from Podbanske to the lake Biele pleso. You can hike up 12 Tatra peaks rising over 2000 meters above sea level using the marked hiking trails. However, the High Tatras also offer less challenging hikes with equally attractive views – "a classic" is for instance the hike from Štrbské pleso to Popradské pleso that takes less than an hour. There are also lifts leading to some of the most unique panoramas of the High Tatras and surrounding areas - from Stary Smokovec to Hrebienok, from Štrbské pleso to Solisko and especially the lift from Tatranska Lomnica to Skalnaté pleso (1764 meters above sea level), then to Lomnické sedlo (2196 meters above sea level) or all the way to Lomnický štít (2625 meters above sea level).
The hiking trails are open till the end of October!
There are two national parks in the Tatras region
Tatra National Park (TANAP) in the Slovak Republic and Tatrzański Park Narodowy (TPN) in Poland. The main ridge of the Tatras is 80 km long, 75% is situated in Slovakia and 25% in Poland. High Tatras are the highest mountains of the Carpathian arc with 25 peaks over 2500 meters above sea level.
