Stories from the hills and experiences from around Zuberec and Habovka. We write about hikes, gear and downtime below the Roháče just as we live them ourselves.
Fresh tips and stories from hikes around Zuberec and Habovka.
When the Roháče turn white for the first time, Zuberec and Habovka wake up to a different season. Mornings are for skiing at Spálená or Janovky, afternoons for cross-country loops across the meadows and evenings for warm water in Oravice. If you only know the area from summer, you may be surprised how much you can fit into a winter day.
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If you only have one day in the Roháče, go to the tarns. A waterfall, four lakes stacked one above the other, dwarf pines turned orange and above it all the Roháče ridge. The loop is long, but nowhere technical, and you'll be stopping a lot.
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A Sunday straight out of a brochure: blue sky, yellow birches and a bike. We pedalled from Habovka up Roháčska dolina all the way to the Ťatliakova chata hut. The bottom part is easy going, the top is proper hard work, but the view of the lake and the Roháče is worth every turn of the pedals.
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We love Sivý vrch because in a few hours it gives you everything at once: a quiet forest, a viewpoint with a cross, white rocks that look straight out of the Dolomites, and from the top the Roháče and Liptovská Mara laid out below you. This is how we did it, from the forester's lodge below Biela skala all the way down to Zuberec.
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Which valleys stay open, where you can no longer go and where a winter walk is safe.
What to wear and pack so a winter walk up Roháčska dolina stays enjoyable.
When it snows or rains outside, a good game is the best way to spend the evening.