Slovak Paradise: choosing a base by the trail entrance

The Slovak Paradise is a limestone plateau cut by narrow gorges. Paths follow streams through ravines, climb metal ladders beside waterfalls and come out on high meadows above the forest, where the wind carries the smell of spruce. Villages such as Hrabušice, Čingov or Podlesok sit at its edges, and a stay there turns a hiking trip into a rhythm: out in the morning, back in the afternoon, the evening spent quietly while the woods go dark.

Water and stone

Suchá Belá, Prielom Hornádu, Piecky – each gorge has its own character, from the long river canyon to the steep stairways of water and rock. The days are shaped by them.

Between walks

Rest days belong to the plateau and its meadows, or to Spišská Nová Ves and the castles of Spiš further away. Evenings are for sitting outside with tired legs and an early night.