The Chopok Mt. - Nízke Tatry

Location: Žilinský kraj, okres Liptovský Mikuláš, Demänovská Dolina

GPS: N48°58'18'' E19°34'51''

Jasná - Otupné - Tri vody - Sedlo Poľany - Dereše - Chopok - Demänovské sedlo - Krúpove sedlo - Široká dolina-crossroads - Pod Krčahovom - Lúčky (8 1/4 hours)

Mountain range: Nízke Tatry (NP Nízke Tatry)
Region: Liptov

Starting point: Jasná, bus stop, parking lot, district Liptovský Mikuláš.
Finishing point: Jasná, bus stop, parking lot, district Liptovský Mikuláš.

Time schedule: Jasná - Otupné 1/4 h - Tri vody 3/4 h - Sedlo Poľany 1 1/2 h - Dereše 1 1/4 h - Chopok 3/4 h - Demänovské sedlo 1 h - Krúpove sedlo 3/4 h - Široká dolina-crossroads 3/4 h - Pod Krčahovom 3/4 h - Lúčky 1/2 h. 
Map: Nízke Tatry - Chopok, 1:50 000 (sheet 122), VKÚ, a. s., Harmanec.

Description of the route: Difficult and exacting all-day high-mountain tour with large altitude difference. Only the Kamenná chata cottage below the Chopok Mt. offers emergency shelter and refreshment. Do not abandon the ridge trail; northern slopes abruptly descending to the calderas at the end of the valley Demänovská dolina are especially dangerous.
The path avoids the Dereše Mt. The detour to the top is worth the toil if you want to have a nice view of the environs. The Kamenná chata cottage at Chopok offers refreshment and the possibility to climb to the taller eastern top of the Chopok Mt.

Source: Vydavateľstvo Dajama