Vyšná Revúca – Rybovské Saddle
Trail map
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About the trail
Route Vyšná Revúca – Rybovské Saddle. Has green marking (regional route №5601, KST). Waymarking data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL).
Officially marked regional tourist route No. 5601. The marking is green, the sign is a horizontal stripe on a white background. Marked and maintained by: KST. Length of the route – 8 km. Location: mountain range – Vel'ka Fatra, Slovakia.
At a glance
A one-day route of 8 km with 614 m of ascent from Vyšná Revúca to Rybovské Saddle. Estimated walking time: about 3 h, not counting stops. Difficulty: moderate. Waymarking: green.
Route stages
- 0–5 kmGentle ups and downs at 710–880 m
- 5–8 kmClimb of 440 m to Rybovské sedlo
Steepest kilometre: km 6.5–7.5, a climb of 190 m (≈19%), near Rybovské sedlo.
Water and overnight stays
Springs near the trail: at km 2, 6.5 and 8.
When to go
Best time: May to October. In winter deep snow is possible, so experience and winter gear are needed.
Getting there
Start: Vyšná Revúca. This is a one-way route: the finish is 6 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 3 h, not counting stops.
- Is there water on the route?
- Springs near the trail: at km 2, 6.5 and 8.
Water and shelter on the route
- Spring below Črtľaž (south slope), 749 mkm 1.8 from the start · Not verified · 749 m
- Tisovô Springkm 2.5 from the start · 220 m off the path · Not verified · 804 m
- Spring below Dlhý grúň (south-east slope)km 6.6 from the start · 160 m off the path · Not verified · 1 150 m
- Krížna, 1 207 mkm 7.1 from the start · Not verified · 1 207 m
- Spring below Krížna (east slope), 1 297 mkm 7.5 from the start · Not verified · 1 297 m
- Spring below Krížna (east slope), 1 278 mkm 7.9 from the start · 180 m off the path · Not verified · 1 278 m
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All craft places
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Cheese dairies & pasturesTuriec bryndza dairy, Turčianske Teplice: bryndza since 1917Turčianske Teplice23 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.
Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Krajinka near RužomberokRužomberok23 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...