The Vtáčnik Mt. - Vtáčnik

Location: Banskobystrický kraj, okres Žarnovica, Kľak

GPS: N48°34'59'' E18°38'37''

Kľak - Ivanov salaš  - Vtáčnik  - Kláštorská skala - Rúbaný vrch - Klenová dolina - Ostrý Grúň - Kľak (5 1/2 hours)

Mountain range: Vtáčnik
Region: Pohronie

Starting point: Kľak, bus stop, parking lot, district Žarnovica.
Finishing point: Kľak, bus stop, parking lot, district Žarnovica.

Time schedule: Kľak - Ivanov salaš 1 1/4 h - Vtáčnik 1 1/4 h - Kláštorská skala 1/2 h - Rúbaný vrch 3/4 h - Klenová dolina 3/4 h - Ostrý Grúň 3/4 h - Kľak 1/4 h. 
Map: Vtáčnik - Horná Nitra, 1 : 50 000 (sheet 131), VKÚ, a. s., Harmanec.

Description of the route: Demanding all-day route with large altitude difference between the starting and finishing points. The first comparatively steep part of the trip leads to the tallest mountain of the range, the Vtáčnik Mt., the middle part continues on the ridge with moderate descent and the final part consists of the descent to the Klenová dolina valley. No problems with orientation; the route mostly runs on forest paths and roads apart from the final stretch on asphalt road.

Source: Vydavateľstvo Dajama