Inner Western Carpathians
Vnútorné Západné Karpaty
Inner Western Carpathians is part of the Western Carpathians and includes 15 ranges: Tatras, Podhale and Spiš, Choč Mountains, Lesser Fatra, Greater Fatra, Strážov Mountains, Low Tatras, Slovak Paradise, Slovak Ore Mountains, Slovak Central Mountains, Little Carpathians, Mátra, Bükk, Zemplén Mountains, Börzsöny and Cserhát.
- Elevation
- 100–2,576 m
- Area
- ≈ 18,646 km²
- Countries
- Slovakia, Poland, Hungary
- Part of
- Western Carpathians
Ranges and massifs
On the map
Waymarked trails · 57
ModerateOne-dayMarkedBiela voda, car park Jahňací štítElevation profile917–2 163 m10.1 kmascent 1 237 m≈ 5 h walking
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPyšné sedlo PodbanskéElevation profile929–1 785 m8.2 kmascent 839 m≈ 3.5 h walking
EasyOne-dayMarkedJunction at Žabí potok RysyElevation profile1 626–2 466 m4.3 km≈ 1 h walking
EasyOne-dayMarkedTatranská Lesná Waterfalls of Studený StreamElevation profile922–1 237 m3.9 kmascent 311 m≈ 1.5 h walking
ModerateOne-dayMarkedTatranská Kotlina, Čárda Veľké Biele TarnElevation profile763–1 623 m9.4 kmascent 887 m≈ 4 h walking
EasyOne-dayMarkedTatranská Lomnica Skalnaté plesoElevation profile852–1 763 m5.9 km≈ 1.5 h walking
HardMulti-dayMarkedTatranská Lomnica Lysá PoľanaElevation profile853–2 268 m27.3 kmascent 1 400 m≈ 9.5 h walking
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPribylina, Hotel Esperanto BaranecElevation profile780–2 174 m11.3 kmascent 1 389 m≈ 5.5 h walking
ModerateOne-dayMarkedTatliak Tarn Mouth of Žiarska ValleyElevation profile882–1 963 m11.5 kmascent 1 067 m≈ 5 h walkingPeaks · 13
PeakGerlachovský štít🇸🇰 Slovakiaaltitude 2 655 mGerlachovský štít (colloquially Gerlach; Polish Gerlach, German Gerlsdorfer Spitze) is the highest peak of the High...
PeakLomnický štít🇸🇰 Slovakiaaltitude 2 634 mLomnický štít (Polish Łomnica, German Lomnitzer Spitze) is one of the highest and most visited peaks of the High Tatras.
PeakKriváň🇸🇰 Slovakiaaltitude 2 495 mKriváň (Polish Krywań) is a 2495 m peak (precisely 2494.7 m) in the south-western part of the High Tatras in Slovakia.
PeakSlavkovský štít🇸🇰 Slovakiaaltitude 2 452 mSlavkovský štít (Polish Sławkowski Szczyt, German Schlagendorfer Spitze) is a broad, massive peak 2452 m high in the...
PeakVýchodná Vysoká🇸🇰 Slovakiaaltitude 2 429 mVýchodná Vysoká ("Eastern High One"; Polish Mała Wysoka) is a pyramid-shaped peak 2429 m high (more precisely 2428.6...
PeakVeľké Solisko🇸🇰 Slovakiaaltitude 2 412 mVeľké Solisko (Polish: Wielkie Solisko) is a 2,412 m peak in the Slovak High Tatras and the highest point of the...What to see · 27
LakeZelené pleso (Kežmarské)🇸🇰 SlovakiaZelené pleso, often called Kežmarské Zelené pleso, is a moraine lake in the Dolina Zeleného plesa valley in the north...
WaterfallRoháčsky Waterfall🇸🇰 SlovakiaRoháčsky waterfall (Roháčsky vodopád) is the best-known waterfall of the Western Tatras, in the Roháče massif about...
WaterfallKmeťov Waterfall in Kôprová Valley🇸🇰 SlovakiaKmeťov waterfall (Kmeťov vodopád) is a powerful two-step waterfall in the Kôprová dolina valley in the western High...
LakePopradské pleso and the Symbolic Cemetery🇸🇰 SlovakiaPopradské pleso is a glacial lake in the Mengusovská valley at 1,494 m, below the cliffs of Ostrva.
Historic siteVlkolínec🇸🇰 SlovakiaVlkolínec is a mountain settlement on the slopes of the Veľká Fatra below Sidorovo hill, formally part of the town of...
NatureVažecká Cave🇸🇰 SlovakiaVažecká Cave (Važecká jaskyňa) is one of the best-known caves in northern Slovakia, even though it is among the...Craft and local food · 14
Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Krajinka near Ružomberok🇸🇰 SlovakiaSalaš Krajinka is a genuine sheep farm on the edge of Ružomberok in lower Liptov.
Water parks & thermal poolsAquaCity Poprad water park🇸🇰 SlovakiaAquaCity Poprad is a large year-round water park and wellness complex in the town of Poprad, a few minutes from the...
Water parks & thermal poolsAquapark Tatralandia🇸🇰 SlovakiaAquapark Tatralandia is a large year-round water leisure complex near Liptovský Mikuláš, on the northern shore of the...© EEA (CC BY 4.0) · GMBA Mountain Inventory v2 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
