Home to the highest part of the Carpathian Mountains – the Tatras – Slovakia is a remote, European wilderness that many adventurers have yet to experience.
But with peaks reaching 2654m, forest stretching over two-fifths of the country and meltwater river canyons carving up the landscape, it’s an untouched paradise for hikers.
During winter, swap hiking boots for snowshoes for a sub-zero adventure. With the spring melt, the landscape reveals freshwater lakes, foaming waterfalls and granite and limestone peaks. Only Slovakia’s deepest mountain lake in the High Tatras can resist, staying frozen for 70% of the year.
Uncrowded and inexpensive, have a look at our favourite spots to hike in Slovakia.
