Knapsacked Travel in Slovakia: The Slovak Karst - Slovensky Kras

Guidebook for hikers in area, which with its karst caves has become a World Heritage site of UNESCO. Published in 4 versions - in the Slovak, English, Hungarian and Polish languages. Contains 40 routes.

Contents

Introduction 3

How to use the guidebook 5

Situation 9

Natural setting 10

Points of interest 28

Map 45

1 The Gemer Castle 46

2 The Koniar plateau 48

3 The Ochtinska aragonitova jaskyna cave 52

4 The Plesivska planina plateau – west 54

5 The Plesivska planina plateau – north 58

6 The Plesivska planina plateau – east 60

7 The Gombasecka jaskyna cave 62

8 The Silicka planina plateau – south-west 64

9 The Silicka planina plateau – north-west 66

10 The Silicka planina plateau – central part 69

11 Instructive path Domica and its environs 72

12 The Silicka planina plateau – south-east 74

13 The Silicka planina plateau – north-east 78

14 From Soroska to Silica 80

15 The Horny vrch plateau 83

16 Instructive path Zadielska tiesnava 86

17 The Zadielska planina plateau 88

18 The Turniansky hrad Castle 92

19 The Hacavska planina plateau 94

20 The Hajska dolina valley 96

21 The Jasovska planina plateau 98

22 Instructive path Jasovska skala 100

23 From Jasov to Medzev 102

24 From Hacava to Pipitka Mt. 105

25 The ridge of the Volovske vrchy Mts. 108

26 The Krasna Hôrka Castle 112

27 The Volovec Mt. 114

28 The park of Betliar 117

29 Over Brdarka to Rejdova 120

30 Around Dobsina 124

31 The Dobsinska ladova jaskyna cave 126

32 From Dobsinska Ladova Jaskyna to Telgart 129

33 The Stolica Mt. 132

34 The Kohut Mt. 136

35 The Muran Castle – west 140

36 The Muran Castle – east 143

37 Stozky 145

38 Instructive path Stozky 149

39 Instructive path Driencansky kras 151

40 Around Driencany 153

Register 156

Practical information 158

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