Since 1983 people out walking in sunny climes have been relying on our ‘little blue books’ to follow the trails – and to make friends with other walkers. Sunflower started by exploring the Atlantic Islands, but has branched out: we still love islands – from the Azores to Zakynthos – but we cover many mainland destinations too, like land-locked Switzerland and the coastal Basque Country. All our guides have the familiar mix of car tours, walks and picnics. More recently, we introduced restaurants and recipes in our ‘Walk & Eat’ series, which explores around cities from Stockholm to Avignon.Sandra Bardwell was for many years the chief author and editor of several Lonely Planet walking guides — like Walking in France, Italy, Scotland, Ireland.

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• Preface 5Acknowledgements; Recommended reading;Useful contacts 7Travel 8Car touring 9Car tour 1: PIENINY AND TATRA NATIONAL PARKS 11Car tour 2: ACROSS THE BORDER 13Car tour 3: SLOVAKIA’S TATRA MOUNTAINS 15Car tour 4: SLOVAK PARADISE 16Car tour 5: LOW TATRAS NATIONAL PARK 18Car tour 6: MALÁ FATRA 20Car tour 7: ORAVA VALLEY 23Picnics and short walks 24Walking 30Grades, waymarks, maps 30Equipment and safety 31PANEL: EFFECTS OF ALTITUDE 32Weather 32Where to stay 33Nuisances 33Country code 33Polish for walkers 34Slovak for walkers 36Organisation of the walks 39THE WALKS (l see explanation of symbols on page 30)PANEL: POLAND’S PIENINY NATIONAL PARK 40l 1 Pieniny: The Three Crowns 41l 2 Pieniny: The Sokolica ridge 45l-l 3 Pieniny: Dunajec Gorge 48PANEL: POLAND’S TATRA NATIONAL PARK 50l-l 4 Polish High Tatras: Dolina Bia¸ego and Strà˝yska Dolina via Sarnia Ska¸a 51l-l 5 Polish High Tatras: The ascent of Giewont 54l 6 Polish High Tatras: Along the Poland-Slovakia border ridge 57l 7 Polish High Tatras: The ascent of Ornak 60l-l 8 Polish High Tatras: A ridge walk above Chocho¸owska Dolina 62l-l 9 Polish High Tatras: A lakes tour 66l-l 10 Polish High Tatras: The Valley of the Five Polish Lakes and Morskie Oko 69PANEL: SLOVAKIA’S TATRA NATIONAL PARK 72l 11 Slovakian High Tatras: Popradské Pleso and Vel’ké Hincovo Pleso 73l-l 12 Slovakian High Tatras: Predné Solisko and Furkotská Dolina 76l 13 Slovakian High Tatras: From Mlynická Dolina to Furkotská Dolina via Bystrá Lávka 78Contents4 Landscapes of the Tatra Mountains of Poland and Slovakial 14 Slovakian High Tatras: The ascent of KriváÀ 81l 15 Slovakian High Tatras: Téryho Chata 84l 16 Slovakian High Tatras: The ascent of Slavkovsk˘ ·tít 88l 17 Slovakian High Tatras: Skalnaté Pleso and Lomnické Sedlo 90PANEL: 19 NOVEMBER 2004 91l-l 18 Slovakian High Tatras: Two lakes and two mountain inns 92l 19 Slovakian High Tatras: From Tatranská Javorina to Biela Voda 96PANEL: SLOVENSKY´ RAJ NATIONAL PARK 98l 20 Slovensk˘ Raj: Hornád Gorge and Tomá‰ovsk˘ V˘hl’ad 99l 21 Slovensk˘ Raj: Hornád Gorge (western end) 103l 22 Slovensk˘ Raj: The Hornád River and historic Klá‰torisko 105PANEL: SLOVAKIA’S LOW TATRA NATIONAL PARK 107l 23 Low Tatras: Two valleys above Jasná 108l 24 Low Tatras: A fine ridge walk 111l-l 25 Low Tatras: The Pol’ana spur 113PANEL: MALÁ FATRA NATIONAL PARK 115l-l 26 Malá Fatra: The ascent of Kraviarske 116l 27 Malá Fatra: The ascent of Chleb 119l 28 Malá Fatra: The ascent of Vel’k˘ KriváÀ 121l 29 Malá Fatra: The traverse of Boboty ridge 123l 30 Malá Fatra: Dolné Diery and Nové Diery 125l 31 Malá Fatra: The Juraj Jáno‰ík walk 128Transport information 131Index 134Fold-out touring map inside back coverTown plans reverse of touring map

Since 1983 people out walking in sunny climes have been relying on our ‘little blue books’ to follow the trails – and to make friends with other walkers. Sunflower started by exploring the Atlantic Islands, but has branched out: we still love islands – from the Azores to Zakynthos – but we cover many mainland destinations too, like land-locked Switzerland and the coastal Basque Country. All our guides have the familiar mix of car tours, walks and picnics. More recently, we introduced restaurants and recipes in our ‘Walk & Eat’ series, which explores around cities from Stockholm to Avignon.Sandra Bardwell was for many years the chief author and editor of several Lonely Planet walking guides — like Walking in France, Italy, Scotland, Ireland.

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• Preface 5Acknowledgements; Recommended reading;Useful contacts 7Travel 8Car touring 9Car tour 1: PIENINY AND TATRA NATIONAL PARKS 11Car tour 2: ACROSS THE BORDER 13Car tour 3: SLOVAKIA’S TATRA MOUNTAINS 15Car tour 4: SLOVAK PARADISE 16Car tour 5: LOW TATRAS NATIONAL PARK 18Car tour 6: MALÁ FATRA 20Car tour 7: ORAVA VALLEY 23Picnics and short walks 24Walking 30Grades, waymarks, maps 30Equipment and safety 31PANEL: EFFECTS OF ALTITUDE 32Weather 32Where to stay 33Nuisances 33Country code 33Polish for walkers 34Slovak for walkers 36Organisation of the walks 39THE WALKS (l see explanation of symbols on page 30)PANEL: POLAND’S PIENINY NATIONAL PARK 40l 1 Pieniny: The Three Crowns 41l 2 Pieniny: The Sokolica ridge 45l-l 3 Pieniny: Dunajec Gorge 48PANEL: POLAND’S TATRA NATIONAL PARK 50l-l 4 Polish High Tatras: Dolina Bia¸ego and Strà˝yska Dolina via Sarnia Ska¸a 51l-l 5 Polish High Tatras: The ascent of Giewont 54l 6 Polish High Tatras: Along the Poland-Slovakia border ridge 57l 7 Polish High Tatras: The ascent of Ornak 60l-l 8 Polish High Tatras: A ridge walk above Chocho¸owska Dolina 62l-l 9 Polish High Tatras: A lakes tour 66l-l 10 Polish High Tatras: The Valley of the Five Polish Lakes and Morskie Oko 69PANEL: SLOVAKIA’S TATRA NATIONAL PARK 72l 11 Slovakian High Tatras: Popradské Pleso and Vel’ké Hincovo Pleso 73l-l 12 Slovakian High Tatras: Predné Solisko and Furkotská Dolina 76l 13 Slovakian High Tatras: From Mlynická Dolina to Furkotská Dolina via Bystrá Lávka 78Contents4 Landscapes of the Tatra Mountains of Poland and Slovakial 14 Slovakian High Tatras: The ascent of KriváÀ 81l 15 Slovakian High Tatras: Téryho Chata 84l 16 Slovakian High Tatras: The ascent of Slavkovsk˘ ·tít 88l 17 Slovakian High Tatras: Skalnaté Pleso and Lomnické Sedlo 90PANEL: 19 NOVEMBER 2004 91l-l 18 Slovakian High Tatras: Two lakes and two mountain inns 92l 19 Slovakian High Tatras: From Tatranská Javorina to Biela Voda 96PANEL: SLOVENSKY´ RAJ NATIONAL PARK 98l 20 Slovensk˘ Raj: Hornád Gorge and Tomá‰ovsk˘ V˘hl’ad 99l 21 Slovensk˘ Raj: Hornád Gorge (western end) 103l 22 Slovensk˘ Raj: The Hornád River and historic Klá‰torisko 105PANEL: SLOVAKIA’S LOW TATRA NATIONAL PARK 107l 23 Low Tatras: Two valleys above Jasná 108l 24 Low Tatras: A fine ridge walk 111l-l 25 Low Tatras: The Pol’ana spur 113PANEL: MALÁ FATRA NATIONAL PARK 115l-l 26 Malá Fatra: The ascent of Kraviarske 116l 27 Malá Fatra: The ascent of Chleb 119l 28 Malá Fatra: The ascent of Vel’k˘ KriváÀ 121l 29 Malá Fatra: The traverse of Boboty ridge 123l 30 Malá Fatra: Dolné Diery and Nové Diery 125l 31 Malá Fatra: The Juraj Jáno‰ík walk 128Transport information 131Index 134Fold-out touring map inside back coverTown plans reverse of touring map

Since 1983 people out walking in sunny climes have been relying on our ‘little blue books’ to follow the trails – and to make friends with other walkers. Sunflower started by exploring the Atlantic Islands, but has branched out: we still love islands – from the Azores to Zakynthos – but we cover many mainland destinations too, like land-locked Switzerland and the coastal Basque Country. All our guides have the familiar mix of car tours, walks and picnics. More recently, we introduced restaurants and recipes in our ‘Walk & Eat’ series, which explores around cities from Stockholm to Avignon.Sandra Bardwell was for many years the chief author and editor of several Lonely Planet walking guides — like Walking in France, Italy, Scotland, Ireland.

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• Preface 5Acknowledgements; Recommended reading;Useful contacts 7Travel 8Car touring 9Car tour 1: PIENINY AND TATRA NATIONAL PARKS 11Car tour 2: ACROSS THE BORDER 13Car tour 3: SLOVAKIA’S TATRA MOUNTAINS 15Car tour 4: SLOVAK PARADISE 16Car tour 5: LOW TATRAS NATIONAL PARK 18Car tour 6: MALÁ FATRA 20Car tour 7: ORAVA VALLEY 23Picnics and short walks 24Walking 30Grades, waymarks, maps 30Equipment and safety 31PANEL: EFFECTS OF ALTITUDE 32Weather 32Where to stay 33Nuisances 33Country code 33Polish for walkers 34Slovak for walkers 36Organisation of the walks 39THE WALKS (l see explanation of symbols on page 30)PANEL: POLAND’S PIENINY NATIONAL PARK 40l 1 Pieniny: The Three Crowns 41l 2 Pieniny: The Sokolica ridge 45l-l 3 Pieniny: Dunajec Gorge 48PANEL: POLAND’S TATRA NATIONAL PARK 50l-l 4 Polish High Tatras: Dolina Bia¸ego and Strà˝yska Dolina via Sarnia Ska¸a 51l-l 5 Polish High Tatras: The ascent of Giewont 54l 6 Polish High Tatras: Along the Poland-Slovakia border ridge 57l 7 Polish High Tatras: The ascent of Ornak 60l-l 8 Polish High Tatras: A ridge walk above Chocho¸owska Dolina 62l-l 9 Polish High Tatras: A lakes tour 66l-l 10 Polish High Tatras: The Valley of the Five Polish Lakes and Morskie Oko 69PANEL: SLOVAKIA’S TATRA NATIONAL PARK 72l 11 Slovakian High Tatras: Popradské Pleso and Vel’ké Hincovo Pleso 73l-l 12 Slovakian High Tatras: Predné Solisko and Furkotská Dolina 76l 13 Slovakian High Tatras: From Mlynická Dolina to Furkotská Dolina via Bystrá Lávka 78Contents4 Landscapes of the Tatra Mountains of Poland and Slovakial 14 Slovakian High Tatras: The ascent of KriváÀ 81l 15 Slovakian High Tatras: Téryho Chata 84l 16 Slovakian High Tatras: The ascent of Slavkovsk˘ ·tít 88l 17 Slovakian High Tatras: Skalnaté Pleso and Lomnické Sedlo 90PANEL: 19 NOVEMBER 2004 91l-l 18 Slovakian High Tatras: Two lakes and two mountain inns 92l 19 Slovakian High Tatras: From Tatranská Javorina to Biela Voda 96PANEL: SLOVENSKY´ RAJ NATIONAL PARK 98l 20 Slovensk˘ Raj: Hornád Gorge and Tomá‰ovsk˘ V˘hl’ad 99l 21 Slovensk˘ Raj: Hornád Gorge (western end) 103l 22 Slovensk˘ Raj: The Hornád River and historic Klá‰torisko 105PANEL: SLOVAKIA’S LOW TATRA NATIONAL PARK 107l 23 Low Tatras: Two valleys above Jasná 108l 24 Low Tatras: A fine ridge walk 111l-l 25 Low Tatras: The Pol’ana spur 113PANEL: MALÁ FATRA NATIONAL PARK 115l-l 26 Malá Fatra: The ascent of Kraviarske 116l 27 Malá Fatra: The ascent of Chleb 119l 28 Malá Fatra: The ascent of Vel’k˘ KriváÀ 121l 29 Malá Fatra: The traverse of Boboty ridge 123l 30 Malá Fatra: Dolné Diery and Nové Diery 125l 31 Malá Fatra: The Juraj Jáno‰ík walk 128Transport information 131Index 134Fold-out touring map inside back coverTown plans reverse of touring map