Crossing the summit
Come up from Jasná and go down into the southern valley.
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The third-highest peak in the **Low Tatras** at **2,004 metres**, and best known as the only summit in Slovakia reachable by cable car **from both sides**. The northern side is served by the **Jasná** resort, the largest ski area in central-eastern Europe. The southern side rises from an entirely different valley. From the top you can descend on the side you did not come up — which is the trip people come for. The summit itself is **bare rock** above the treeline, with nothing on it but a stone hut and the cable-car station. The view runs north to the whole serrated wall of the **High Tatras**, and south to lower, greener ranges. In winter it is a ski centre with long runs; in summer a starting point for walking the open ridges. Note: **the weather at the summit changes within minutes**, and it can be ten degrees colder than the valley with hard wind, even in July. Note: **the cable car closes for wind** frequently — check before driving out.
Come up from Jasná and go down into the southern valley.
Visible in full to the north from the summit on a clear day.
Exposed rock above the treeline with nothing on it.
Low Tatras, Jasná resort — about 75 km west of Poprad
The **High Tatras** are smaller in area, higher and harsher: sharp rock peaks over 2,600 metres, glacial lakes, and many trails needing experience and fixed chains, with the highest summit **Gerlachovský štít** climbable only with a guide. They are the smallest high mountain range in the world. The **Low Tatras** are far broader and lower (highest is Ďumbier at 2,043 m) with **rounded grassy** rather than rocky tops, so the walking is easier, longer and more open. Practically: the High Tatras for dramatic scenery and photographs, the Low for long walks and wider skiing. ⚠ The two are separated by the Váh valley and about an hour's drive.
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