Hiking in Slovakia Mountains: Slovakia as a country with rich natural potentional offers to its visitor's ideal base for hiking in both season- summer and winter. In Slovakia you can enjoy the system of hiking trails divided after difficulty and they are well marked with colored blazes.

High Tatras:
Are stunningly beautiful, but they are also extremely challenging and packed with outdoor enthusiasts. For hikers looking an easier, calmer experience, the Big Fatra and Small Fatra ranges may be the way forward. These beautiful ranges heavily forested and marked by jagged limestone peaks, are not nearly as steep or popular as the Tatras. High Tatras, are an abrupt swelling of granite rearing from the lowland Liptov and Spis plains. Soaring the heights of 2654 meters above see level, they are cold and magnificent, dangerous and serene and with their challenging hikes and breathtaking views, they are rival any mountain range in the world. There is no better way to experience the Tatras than by staying in high altitude mountain cottage. In High Tatras the hiking trails are opened for aprx. July 01 till October 15, but it depends on weather.

Low Tatras:
The densely forested hills of the Low Tatras sprawl between the Vah and Hron River Valleys, it is an area with thick forests, indigenous wildlife and hidden caves. The main ridge is 80 km long, The highest peak is Dumbier (2043 meters above see level), while Chopok (2024 meters above see level) attracts the most of tourists. Trough the peaks in Low Tatras National Park are less dramatic than the High Tatras to the north, they are more remote and offer spectacular views. Trails in Low Tatras wind trough verdant valleysand over rocky peaks. Like in High Taras, the trails are well marked with colored blazes. Casual Hikes: Chopok and Dumbier the two highest peaks in the Low Tatras, are easily accessible, even if hiking isn't your bag. Take a lift from Jasna- on the Liptovsky Mikulas side- to just below the top of Chopok. Low Tatras are ideal base on hiking in summer and in winter season as well as.

Big Fatra:
Some of the best hiking trails around Big Fatra start in the idyllic village of Blatnica. This is in one of the wonderful old Slovak villages with wooden cottage and a handsome mountain spring that runs right trough the center. From here you can head into one of two valleys that make dramatic walks into Fatras- Gaderska Valley and Baltnicka Valley. Both are gentles hikes, lasting around six or seven hours, that include wonderful Mountain View as well as many impressive rock formations. Blatnicka Valley hike takes you past 13th century castle. Both hikes terminate at the foot of Krizna Peak (1547 meters above see level). Another option is to use the grimly industrial- yet heavily historical- town of Martin as a base. From here, head to the tiny village of Necpaly, just southeast from Martin, and hike up Necpalska Valley to Borisov Peak (1510 meters above see level).

Small Fatra:
Small Fatra mountain range is cut in two by the Vah River and the highway that runs between Zilina and Martin. In western half of Fatras, 10 km south of Zilina, there's a village called Porubka, from where you can walk a few kilometers north, along a green trail, to ruined castle Lietavsky Hrad, or take some green trail a few kilometers south to tiny spa town- Rajecke Teplice. On another side of Small Fatra- direction to Vratna Valley, you will find extremely wonderful nature and excellent conditions for hiking tours. In Vratna Valley, there are famous sites as Terchova is a typical Slovak folklore village, famous by its rich original culture. It is the birthplace of Slovak Robin Hood - Juraj Janosik, whose monumental metal statue dominates the village at the entrance to the National Park Mala Fatra. Vratna Valley is one of the most beautiful valleys in the country - a very popular ski resort in winter, ideal for skiing and snowboarding and an ideal area for hiking and cycling in summer. Stefanova is the little picturesque village, the district of Terchova, lying in the heart of the Vratna Valley in the wonderful environment of the National Park Mala Fatra. Vratna Valley is one of the most beautiful valleys in the country with the rare colorful sub-alpine flora and with its dominant - a majestic rocky mountain - Rozsutec. The surroundings offer very nice walks and it is a very popular ski resort in winter, ideal for skiing and snowboarding.

Slovak Paradise:
Dense forest spreads across the hilly eastern face of Low Tatras, hiding a unique natural paradise. The national park that protects this area carries that very name, Slovakia`s Paradise. Bustling streams shoot trough high rock wall often tumbling over jagged rock faces. Steel ladders and chains dripping with wet spray navigate these gorges and allow hikers to explore deep into park. Fallen timber has also been shaped by man`s axe to make many horizontal wooden ladders to give a foothold bridging difficult gaps and tricky bends. Life is plentiful as trees jettison out of cliff faces, roots dangle from eroded rock, and underbush tangles the path. For more action, find your way to the north entrancesof the park.