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The High Tatras
Slovakia and Poland - Including the Western Tatras and White Tatras
ISBN
9781852848873
Availability
Published
Published
3 Mar 2017
Reprinted
25 Nov 2024
Edition
Fourth
Pages
336
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.85cm
Weight
390g
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Guidebook detailing walks and scrambles in the High Tatras mountains of Poland and Slovakia. Varied routes among the strikingly beautiful craggy peaks of the High, Western and White Tatras range from easy to strenuous. Includes useful lists of summits as well as practical advice on accommodation and facilities, travel, mapping and language.
Seasons
July-end August warmest (with thunderstorms); Sept-mid October best walking weather; March-early June not recommendedCentres
Slovakia - Poprad, Stary Smokovec, Tatranska Lomnica, Strbske Pleso; Poland- ZakopaneDifficulty
high mountain walking (up to 2654m); well-engineered, waymarked paths; some scrambling, exposure, use of fixed wires but very wide choice of routesMust See
flowers and wildlife; staying in a refuge/chalet; historic mountain villages; alpine scenery (the ranges are national parks)ISBN
9781852848873
Availability
Published
Published
3 Mar 2017
Reprinted
25 Nov 2024
Edition
Fourth
Pages
336
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.85cm
Weight
390g
Delivery & Returns
Free Royal Mail 48 postage on UK orders. European postage is £3.50 per item. Worldwide postage is £5.50 per item. If you're not happy with your purchase for any reason, we'll give you a full refund.
More information...
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Overview
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Guidebook blending inspiration and information about 180 walks and scrambles in the High Tatras mountains of Poland and Slovakia. Varied routes among the strikingly beautiful craggy peaks of the High, Western and White Tatras range from easy to strenuous, best walked between July and October.
The walks are between 1 and 30km (both circular and linear) and link the main resorts with peaks, lakes and mountain chalets. In Poland there is one base of Zakopane, whereas in Slovakia there are several villages linked by a tramway.
- Highlights include an ascent of Krivian and ridge walks in the Western Tatras
- Detailed accommodation information and suggested kit list
- Information about local services, facilities and attractions
- Polish-Slovak glossary
- Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
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Table of Contents
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Preface
1 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TATRAS
Background
Early history
Vegetation and wildlife
Weather
National parks
Languages
Place names
Border controls
2 PREPARATION FOR WALKING
When to go
Obtaining information
Travel and insurance
Accommodation
Fitness
Clothing and equipment
Maps
Paths and waymarking
Refreshments and toilets
Mountain chalets or refuges
Mountain guides
Mountain safety and emergency services
Winter walking
Cross-border walking
Mountain photography
How to use this guide
Grading of walks
3 THE SLOVAK HIGH AND WHITE TATRAS
Later history
Walking
Tatranská Bora
Route suggestions
Waymarked network
With a guide
Path descriptions
Cesta Slobody
Red routes
Tatranská Magistrála
Blue routes
Green routes
Yellow routes
Selected timings
Highest summits
Travel
Diversions
Shopping and local services
Other useful information
Gazetteer
4 THE POLISH TATRAS
Later history
Walking
Route suggestions
Path descriptions
Red routes
Blue routes
Green routes
Yellow routes
Black routes
Selected timings
Highest summits
Travel
Diversions
Shopping and local services
Other useful information
Gazetteer
Appendix A Glossary
Appendix B Accommodation
Appendix C Useful contacts
Appendix D Suggested kit list
Appendix E The Tatras mountain code and Visitors’ Charter
Appendix F Help!
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Updates
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November 2021
Updates
Page 54, paragraph 2. It is now possible to hire guides with a special licence from the National Park to take you to summits off the waymarked routes.
Page 141, route 8860 (Priečne Sedlo). A new ‘via ferrata’ has opened across the saddle, parallel with the existing path, normally accessible 15 June to 31 October. It is 450 metres long and can be used in the direction Malá Studená Dolina to Veľká Studená Dolina. Check with the local tourist office about recommended equipment.
Page 201, Entry fees. These (and car park tickets) can now be purchased online at https://tpn.pl/zwiedzai/e-bilety. Click the Union Jack for an English translation, then scroll down to ‘Entrance ticket’.
Page 217, route 009B (Orla Perć). The section between Zawrat and Świnica is now closed, but Świnica can still be reached from either side.
Page 220, route 011, paragraph 2. E-tickets must be purchased online for the car park at Palenica Białczańska – see page 201 above.
Page 224, route 203. This route is now impassable and not used.
Pages 267/268, route 906, paragraph 2. The black route has been moved where it goes steeply uphill, but the distance remains the same.
Page 282, Mountain transport. Tickets for the cable car to Kasprowy Wierch can now be purchased online at https://www.sklep.pkl.pl/en/product-groups/index,4,tourpassy.html.
By Renáta Nározná
Renata Narozna was born and bred in the Slovak Tatras, and workd as a mountain guide for the state tourism organisation, Cedol. After Czechoslovakia's 'Velvet Revolution', Renata ran her own travel company in the Tatras for a while, then she was appointed manager of the Vienna branch of the Slovak tourism organisation. In a complete career change, Renata recently became the organisational director of Greenpeace in central and eastern Europe.
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By Colin Saunders
The co-authors are Colin Saunders, a member of the Outdoor Writers’ Guild, who has visited the area many times, and Renáta Nározná, who was born and bred there. Colin Saunders has wide experience of walking in many parts of Britain and Europe. He has written books on walking in London and South East England and is a consultant on walking to charities and other organisations.
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