Cross-country skiing
Although cross-country skiing was considered old-fashioned, once again becomes the trend of sports conditioning at the international level. He who has not yet become cross-country surrounded by fresh snow in close contact with nature, self-selected pace and technique to this kind of sport can seem bland. But who is it time to try, you certainly very happy to go skiing and jogging next.
Visitors of High Tatras and cross-country skiing enthusiasts are a multitude of treated and untreated cross-country trails.
NAME - LOCALITY | LENGTH in km | LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY | PROFILE |
Starý Smokovec |
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Starý Smokovec Kyselka – Grand Hotel Bellevue |
4,42 | Medium | classic |
Dolný Smokovec - Stará Lesná | 5,63 | Medium | classic |
Starý Smokovec - Vyšné Hágy | 7,73 | Medium | classic |
IN TOTAL | 17,78 | ||
Tatranská Lomnica |
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Tatranská Lomnica - Jamy | 3,00 | Medium | classic+scating |
Tatranská Lomnica Kolbisko – Tatranské Matliare |
13,00 | Medium | classic+scating |
Tatranská Lomnica camp (Stará Lesná) | 8,61 | Easy | classic+scating |
IN TOTAL | 24,61 | ||
Štrbské Pleso |
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Sports area - stadium track | 0,50 | Easy | classic+scating |
Sports area - stadium track | 1,00 | Medium | classic+scating |
Sports area - stadium track | 1,40 | Medium | classic+scating |
Sports area - stadium track | 1,60 | Medium | classic+scating |
Sports area - stadium track | 2,50 | Medium | classic+scating |
Trail aroun the tarn - track | 3,00 | Easy | classic+scating |
Furkotská dolina (valley) - track | 2,00 | Difficult | classic+scating |
Furkotská dolina (valley) - track | 2,50 | Difficult | classic+scating |
Furkotská dolina (valley) - track | 3,00 | Difficult | classic+scating |
Furkotská dolina (valley) - track | 4,00 | Difficult | classic+scating |
Furkotská dolina (valley) - track | 5,00 | Difficult | classic+scating |
IN TOTAL | 26,50 | ||
Veľká Lomnica |
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Black Stork golf resort - track A1 | 2,61 | Easy | classic |
Black Stork golf resort - track A2 | 1,53 | Easy | classic |
Black Stork golf resort - trackB | 2,70 | Easy | classic |
Black Stork golf resort - track C | 1,30 | Easy | classic |
Black Stork golf resort - track C1 | 3,90 | Easy | classic |
IN TOTAL | 12,04 | ||
IN TOTAL | 80,93 |
Other interesting cross-country tracks in the region:
Veľká Lomnica – The Black Stork golf area changes to a cross-country skiing area in winter. The tracks with total length of 10 km offer panoramic views of the whole High Tatra Mountains.
Spišská Belá – The cycle route between Spišská Belá and Tatranská Kotlina changes to an easy, 9 km-long cross-country track with four resting places.
Source: http://regiontatry.sk/en/activities/alpine-skiing/cross-country-skiing-2/
More information:
Extract from the Annex. 7 of the Order of the Regional Office in Presov no. 1 / 1999
Dedicated to cross country skiing trails on the territory of National Park
2nd Cross country skiing:
a) an official Area of cross-country skiing PARK SNOW Strbske Pleso,
b) cross-country skiing area Burned,
c) cross-country skiing area of the village Stola,
d), hiking paths,
e) forestry roads.
Walkways and forest roads are considered to be reserved for cross-country trails skiing when snow conditions are suitable and are not covered by seasonal closure according to Annex 3. On hiking trails and forest roads have pedestrian visitor (Walker) takes precedence over skiers.