Tiešňava Nature Trail
Tiešňava near Krpeľany is one of the less visited corners of the Veľká Fatra. However, it is a place ideal for a walk with children. The walk begins about 200 meters behind the dam in Krpeľany in the direction of Nolčovo. At the first turn to the left, there is a small parking lot and […]
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Tiešňava near Krpeľany is one of the less visited corners of the Veľká Fatra. However, it is a place ideal for a walk with children. The walk begins about 200 meters behind the dam in Krpeľany in the direction of Nolčovo. At the first turn to the left, there is a small parking lot and a place where fish is sold. Here you can leave your car and there is also the first board that marks the educational trail.
At the beginning, you will follow the road up a slight hill and reach the tourist cottage in Tiešňava. Its surroundings are taken care of by enthusiasts from KST Dynamo Krpeľany. You will find many birdhouses, wooden figures, a trough with drinking water, benches and much more. Children will certainly appreciate it and will not know where to look and what to discover first. If you are lucky, one of the KST members will also be present there and will certainly be happy to tell you a lot of interesting things. A really beautiful environment in which you say: “Why didn’t we know about this until now? ´´.
From the cottage, you go straight along the fence into the forest. You will be captivated by the beautiful dense forest and huge rocks that suddenly protrude from the forest. You will find yourself in a gorge created by water. Now there is less of it. On the way, you will pass by wooden educational boards and over bridges that were once wooden, but over time they were destroyed and replaced by metal bridges.
At the end, you will walk up the wooden stairs to a slight hill. You will go up to the top and turn right on the first sloping road. It will lead you back to the tourist hut where you started. At the end, on the left, notice the old ski lift, which unfortunately has its golden times behind it.
If you did not turn on the sloping road, you would continue along the blue trail leading to Ľubochnianske sedlo. From there you can go further to Nolčovská Magura or Kopa. However, this is more difficult hiking.
Tiešňava near Krpeľany is not long, but very beautiful and still little visited. For children, it is definitely a pleasant and interesting trip.
You can see the exact route here.
Text: Bc. Veronika Šimková
Photo: archive of S-NPVF
