From Liptov to Heľpa
The route begins at the railway station of Kráľova Lehota running up the valley of the Váh till it gets to the confluence of White Váh and Black Váh, followin the later upstream till Svarín. A sidetrip to the upper reservoir of the power station „ Čierny Váh“ is a possibility to be considered, coming down the same way as going up.
The nain route, however, continues along the lower reservoir till it gets to the small church of the village of Čierny Váh. From here-by turning to the left at the forester´s house Ipoltica – it is possible to go to Šuňava and Liptovská Teplička. The main route, however, turns right at the forester´s house. It follows a blue marked hking route running up the valley beside the brook Ipoltica till it meets a yellow one. It leaves the blue markings turning on to the yellow ones and climbs slowly on a good road to the forester´s house Raztoky. From here on the road gets steeper and it also worsens. The route continues to follow the yellow markings till it gets to the saddle priehyba beneath the Veľká Vápenica, where a short perion of rest should be made. The downhill run into the region of horehronie is done on an improved way and definetly not along the hiking trail with yellow markings. Trey are joining the route later at the bottom of the saddle. The tour ends on Stateroad 66 in Heľpa, a wellknown folklore – centre.
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