The lake circuit
Two flat kilometres with the peaks reflected.
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The lake circuit does not: flat and paved, it suits prams. The valley and summit trails need mountain boots and fitness, and some are closed without a mountain guide in winter.
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A glacial lake at 1,350 metres beneath the Tatra peaks: Štrbské Pleso is the High Tatras' most famous lake and its easiest to reach — the mountain railway runs to it directly from Poprad — and the walk around it is two flat kilometres among pines with the summits mirrored in the water. Around it stands a complete mountain resort: hotels, cafés, an Olympic ski-jumping complex (it hosted the 1970 World Championships), and the trailhead for the Tatras' best-known walks — the path to Popradské pleso, the Mengusovská valley, and Rysy, the peak a Polish president once climbed on foot until it became a symbol. Summer is for walking and rowing, winter for skiing, with the lake frozen and walked upon. The electric Tatra railway from Poprad is the loveliest approach: an hour through forests and mountain villages on a cheap ticket.
Two flat kilometres with the peaks reflected.
An hour from Poprad through the forests.
Štrbské Pleso, High Tatras