Hrebeňovka Nízkych Tatier

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km: 5
stages: +4 888
m ascent: −4 790
m descent

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Difficulty

Moderate

avg +978 m/day · 18.6 km/day · 21 km without an overnight · hardest day +1,252 m

Derived from distance and ascent, not terrain grade — not a SAC or T-scale rating.

This is the Low Tatras section of the Cesta hrdinov SNP: the red waymark follows the main ridge of the range from Telgárt in the east to Donovaly in the west. From Telgárt it climbs to Kráľova hoľa (1,946 m), then runs west by Andrejcová, the Čertovica pass and Ramža to the high central ridge, where it passes below the summit of Ďumbier (2,043 m) and by Kamenná chata at Chopok, and continues over Chabenec and the long grassy western ridge down to Donovaly. Walkers usually take four to six days. Nights are in huts and shelters on or just below the ridge — some staffed, some free and open — or at the national park's designated bivouac sites.

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Places along the way

Útulňa Andrejcová

km 15.8

Ramža (útulňa)

km 36.3

Chata generála Milana Rastislava Štefánika

km 51.3

Útulňa Ďurková pod Chabencom

km 67.8

Overnight network: dense

21km

Longest stretch with no mapped overnight

km 16–36

10 overnight places · 50 potable water
5 shelters · 4 huts · 1 lean-tos
+5 more within 2 km off route

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Statistics

1 998
m highest: 885
m lowest: +4 888
m ascent: −4 790
m descent: 18.6
km/day: 5
stages

Hardest stage Telgárt → Útulňa Andrejcová +1 252 m

Stages

5-stage division of the Low Tatras main ridge (Telgárt–Donovaly section of Cesta hrdinov SNP, OSM relation 7700604) on the 2026-10-24 line, nights at Andrejcová, Ramža, Štefánikova chata and Ďurková, owner A 2026-10-24 · updated 2026-10-24

Good to know

Route: Telgárt → Donovaly
Season: June–October
Daylight: 16 h 10 mid-June · 10 h 41 mid-October
Waymarking: red
Managed by: KST (Klub slovenských turistov)

Overnight rules: in the Low Tatras National Park (NAPANT) tents and bivouacs are allowed only at designated sites on the main ridge — among them Andrejcová, Čertovica, Ramža, Priehyba, Ďurková and Hiadeľské sedlo — for one night during a crossing, leaving by 9:00. The park's borders changed on 15 July 2026; check napant.sk before you go.
Huts: Útulňa Andrejcová has a warden — book ahead. Ramža is a free shelter without a warden. Chata M. R. Štefánika and Kamenná chata pod Chopkom are staffed huts. Ďurková has a dormitory — bring a sleeping bag.
Water: springs lie below the crest, several near the huts, and some run low in late summer — carry enough for the whole ridge day.
Snow can lie on the high ridge around Ďumbier and Chopok into early summer and returns in autumn; in winter the ridge is exposed avalanche terrain. Check conditions with the mountain rescue service (HZS).
Getting there: Telgárt is on the railway (stations Telgárt and Telgárt-penzión) — check ZSSK for closures. From Donovaly buses run to Banská Bystrica and Ružomberok.

Route & elevation: Telgárt–Donovaly section of OSM relation 7700604 "Cesta hrdinov SNP" (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), fetched 2026-10-24 · elevation Copernicus DEM GLO-30, bilinear from the 2×2 cell neighbourhood · 8483 points · imported 2026-10-24

Elevation figures · full-res GPX, 10 m threshold

From the guides

Where to sleep on the Low Tatras ridgeThe ridge walk from Telgárt to Donovaly has shelters, huts and designated places for a single night. Where they are, how they work and what to check before you go.

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