The Drieňok Mt. - Veľká Fatra

Location: Žilinský kraj, okres Martin, Blatnica

GPS: N48°56'22'' E18°55'29''

Blatnica - Juriášovo  - Rakytovská dolina - Drieňok - Cyklámen - Žarnovica  - Čremošné (7 1/4 hours)

Mountain range: Veľká Fatra (NP Veľká Fatra)
Region: Turiec

Starting point: Blatnica, bus stop, parking lot, district Martin.
Finishing point: Čremošné, railway station, bus stop, parking lot, district Turčianske Teplice.

Time schedule: Blatnica - Juriášovo 1 1/4 h - Rakytovská dolina 1/2 h - Drieňok 2 h - Cyklámen 1 3/4 h - Žarnovica 1 1/4 h - Čremošné 1/2 h. 
Map: Veľká Fatra, 1 : 50 000 (sheet 121), VKÚ, a. s., Harmanec.

Description of the route: Moderately demanding tour to one of the tops of the Veľká Fatra Mts. Orientation is easy though the ascent up the Rakytovská dolina valley and the final stretch of the ascent to the Drieňok Mt. are strenuous and steep. 
The grassy surface of top of the Drieňok  Mt. (1,268 m), the highest point of our trip is not frequently visited, but it is as attractive as its neighbouring  and more popular summits.

Source: Vydavateľstvo Dajama