Donovaly, Recreation Center — Turnoff to Korytnica
Trail map
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About the trail
Route Donovaly, Recreation Center – Turnoff to Korytnica. Has yellow marking (regional route №8434b, KST). Waymarking data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL).
Officially marked regional tourist route No. 8434b. The marking is yellow, the sign is a horizontal stripe on a white background. Marked and maintained by: KST. Length of the route — 4.6 km. Location: mountain range — Low Tatras, Slovakia.
At a glance
A short route of 4.6 km with 27 m of ascent and 287 m of descent from Donovaly, Recreation Center to Turnoff to Korytnica. Estimated walking time: about 1 h, not counting stops. Difficulty: easy. Waymarking: yellow.
Route stages
- 0–1.5 kmGentle ups and downs at 980–1,020 m
- 1.5–3 kmDescent of 190 m (down to 814 m)
- 3–4.5 kmGentle ups and downs at 730–820 m
Steepest kilometre: km 2–3, a descent of 140 m (≈14%).
Water and overnight stays
Springs near the trail: at km 0.5, 2, 3 and 4.5.
When to go
Best time: May to October. In winter deep snow is possible, so experience and winter gear are needed.
Getting there
Start: Donovaly, Recreation Center. This is a one-way route: the finish is 3 km from the start in a straight line, so plan your way back in advance.
FAQ
- How long does the route take?
- Estimated walking time: about 1 h, not counting stops.
- Is there water on the route?
- Springs near the trail: at km 0.5, 2, 3 and 4.5.
Water and shelter on the route
- Spring below Dolinakm 0.4 from the start · 200 m off the path · Not verified · 960 m
- Captured spring do Jagnesikm 1.1 from the start · Not verified · 1 028 m
- Captured spring below Magurakm 1.9 from the start · Not verified · 963 m
- Spring below Magura (north slope)km 2.4 from the start · 50 m off the path · Not verified · 935 m
- Spring below Magura (north-east slope), 855 mkm 3.2 from the start · 80 m off the path · Not verified · 855 m
- Spring below Malá Baba (west slope), 785 mkm 3.6 from the start · Not verified · 785 m
- Captured spring below Žarnovkakm 4.6 from the start · 50 m off the path · Not verified · 756 m
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All craft places
Craft shopsÚĽUV Banská Bystrica: folk-craft shop and craft school17 km from the trailÚĽUV (Ústredie ľudovej umeleckej výroby, the Centre for Folk Art Production) is a state institution that has looked after Slovak folk crafts since 1945: it keeps a...
Craft beer & breweriesUrpiner brewery in Banská Bystrica: tour and beer from the tank20 km from the trailBanská Bystrica is the centre of Central Slovakia and grew rich on copper mining in the 14th–16th centuries.
Craft beer & breweriesURSUS craft brewery, Čutkovská valley23 km from the trailURSUS craft brewery (Remeselný pivovar URSUS) is the first brewery of the town of Ružomberok, tucked away in the picturesque Čutkovská valley in lower Liptov.
Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Krajinka near Ružomberok26 km from the trailSalaš Krajinka is a genuine sheep farm on the edge of Ružomberok in lower Liptov. It was founded in 1983 to keep a thousand sheep, and the owners have deliberately...
Cheese dairies & pasturesTuriec bryndza dairy, Turčianske Teplice: bryndza since 191727 km from the trailMore than a hundred years of Turiec bryndza Turiec is a wide basin between the ridges of the Veľká and Malá Fatra, a land of pastures and old sheep farming.
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa & Aquapark Turčianske Teplice27 km from the trailTurčianske Teplice is one of Slovakia’s oldest spa towns. Its warm springs were first mentioned in 1281 in a deed of gift by King Ladislaus IV, and from 1533 they...