Winter clousure of hiking tracks

From 1^st November 2022, selected alpine tourist trails are closed so that the nature and animals can relax. The closure applies mainly to higher located trails, mountain saddles and summits. However, all trails running to alpine chalets (except the Chalet below Mt Rysy) are open all year round.

So what’s allowed?

Winter hiking is different from summer hiking of course, mainly as for the equipment and experience that it requires. Read our summary of the most important things that every tourist should keep in mind:

• check the weather, the snow conditions and warnings (Tatra information offices, Mountain Rescue Service)
• take winter equipment based on the situation and conditions, know how to use it – poles, crampons, ice axe, avalanche equipment if necessary
• take out insurance for the mountains and register in the hiking trip book at the accommodation facility, inform the relatives.

Official explanation of the tourist trail seasonal closure:

Selected tourist trails in the Tatra National Park are closed from 1^st November to 14^th June, when nature is most vulnerable. It’s the chamois rut season and the period when the risk of disturbing chamois in dangerous avalanche terrain is higher, plus the sensitive spring nesting season and the period when young animals of several protected species in the Tatras come out. For the full version of the valid ordinance, please click HERE!

Closed trails:

Check them on the map or find them based on the marking in the mountains:

Nájdete aj na tejto mapke a sú označené aj priamo v teréne:

1. Bielovodská dolina od horárne v Bielovodskej doline  

2. Javorová dolina od rázcestia Pod Muráňom do Sedielka  

3. Zadné Meďodoly od horárne Pod Muráňom do Kopského sedla 

4. Monková dolina – Široké sedlo – Kopské sedlo 

5. Kopské sedlo od Bieleho plesa 

6. Jahňací štít od Zeleného plesa 

7. Veľká Svišťovka od Zeleného plesa  a od Huncovskej vyhliadky

8. Malá Studená dolina od Téryho chaty cez Sedielko  a Priečne sedlo  

9. Veľká Studená dolina od Zbojníckej chaty do Priečneho sedla  a Prielomu 

10. Slavkovský štít od Slavkovskej vyhliadky  

11. Velická dolina od Velického plesa cez Poľský hrebeň  a na Východnú Vysokú 

12. Mengusovská dolina od rázcestia nad Žabím potokom cez Hincovo pleso  a cez Chatu pod Rysmi 

13. Mengusovská dolina – Symbolický cintorín v oboch smeroch 

14. Mlynická dolina od vodopádu Skok do sedla Bystrá lávka 

15. Furkotská dolina od rázcestia na Tatranskej magistrále  a od Škutnastej doliny po Chatu pod Soliskom 

16. Kriváň od rázcestia pri Jamskom plese  a od horárne Tri Studničky 

17. Kôprová dolina od Kmeťového vodopádu  

18. Tichá dolina od chatky Tábor