The Plešivská planina plateau - Slovenský kras

Location: Košický kraj, okres Rožňava, Štítnik

GPS: N48°39'28'' E20°21'54''

Štítnik - Gerlašská skala - Veľký vrch  - Ďulová - Plešivec (5 1/4 hours)

Mountain range: Slovenský kras (NP Slovenský kras)
Region: Gemer

Starting point: Štítnik, bus stop, railway station, parking lot, district Rožňava.
Finishing point: Plešivec, bus stop, railway station, parking lot, district Rožňava.

Time schedule: Štítnik - Gerlašská skala 2 h - Veľký vrch 1 3/4 h - Ďulová 1/2 h - Plešivec 1 h. 
Map: Slovenský kras - Domica, 1 : 50 000 (sheet 139), VKÚ, a. s., Harmanec.

Description of the route: Moderately demanding route. The initial ascent to the upper edge of the Plešivská planina plateau is perhaps the most difficult stretch. The route is well marked and it runs through the karstic plateau with abundant surface and underground karstic phenomena. Above all large sinkholes dispersed in meadows and forests of the plateau attract attention. 
The most attractive part of the route is that between the Gerlašská skala and Veľký vrch crossroads. Partially overgrown undulated terrain though, does not offer many points for marking. This part of the route requires more attention.

Source: Vydavateľstvo Dajama