During the winter closure, you can enjoy easy hikes to either Hrebienok, Tatranská Polianka or Batizovské Tarn, as long as there is no continuous snow cover on the route. Approximately 20 km of marked trails are set out every winter in the alpine environment, only accessible to hikers up to the alpine huts. Therefore, when visiting the Tatras, it is necessary to bear in mind that the hiking trails ending on the peaks of the Tatra peaks are closed, except for Slavkovský Peak, which, according to the TANAP visitor regulations, is accessible at times when there is no snow cover.
Before your tour, always inquire about the current weather and the condition of the trails at the Mountain Rescue Service or the Tourist Information Centre in Stary Smokovec. In winter, you can reach Sliezsky Dom by hiking trails from Tatranská Polianka, Starý Smokovec, and Tatranské Zruby.
1. Štrbské Tarn (1,355 m) - Jamské Tarn (1,447 m) - Tri Studnicky (1,141 m) - Štrbské Tarn (1,355 m).
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Štrbské Tarn - Jamské Tarn (red, 1 hr. 15 min.), Jamské Tarn - Tri studničky (red, 1 hr.), Tri studničky - Štrbské Tarn (green, 1 hr. 45 min.)
Elevation: 306 m
Total time: 4 hrs.
Difficulty: easy
2. Štrbské Tarn (1,355 m) - Mlynická Valley - waterfall Skok (1,785 m) and back
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Štrbské Tarn - Skok waterfall (yellow, 1 hr. 45 min.), back Skok - Štrbské Tarn (yellow, 1 hr. 30 min.)
Elevation: 430 m
Total time: 3 h 15 min.
Difficulty: easy
3. Stary Smokovec (1,010 m) - Sliezsky dom (1,670 m) - Tatranská Polianka (1,005 m)
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Starý Smokovec - Velická poľana (yellow, 2 hrs.), Velická poľana - Sliezsky Dom (green, 15 min.), Sliezsky Dom - Tatranská Polianka (green, 2 hrs.)
Elevation: 660 m
Total time: 4 hrs. 15 min.
Difficulty: easy
4. Stary Smokovec (1,010 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Sliezsky Dom (1,670 m) - Stary Smokovec (1,010 m)
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Starý Smokovec - Hrebienok (green, 45 min.), Hrebienok - Sliezsky Dom (red, 2 hrs. 15 min.), Sliezsky Dom - Velická Meadow (green, 15 min.), Velická Meadow - Starý Smokovec (yellow, 1 hr. 30 min.)
Elevation: 660 m
Total time: 4 hrs. 15 min.
Difficulty: easy
5. Starý Smokovec (1,010 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Studený potok waterfalls (1,247 m) - Reinerova mountain hut (1,290 m) - Zamkovský mountain hut (1,475 m) – Hrebienok
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Starý Smokovec - Hrebienok - Studený potok waterfalls (green, 1 hr.), waterfalls - Reinerova mountain hut (blue, 15 min.), Reinerova mountain hut - Obrovský Waterfall - Zamkovský mountain hut (red, 30 min.), Zamkovský mountain hut - Hrebienok (red, 45 min.).
Elevation: 465 m
Total time: 2 hrs. 30 min.
Difficulty: easy
6. Stary Smokovec (1,010 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Reinerova mountain hut (1,290 m), Zbojnícka mountain hut (1,966 m) and back
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Starý Smokovec - Hrebienok (green, 45 min. or land cableway, 10 min.), Hrebienok - Reinerova mountain hut (red, 30 min.), Hrebienok - Reinerova mountain hut (red, 30 min. ), Reinerova mountain hut - Zbojnícka mountain hut (blue, 2 hrs.), Zbojnícka mountain hut - Hrebienok (blue + red, 2 hrs. 30 min.), Hrebienok - Starý Smokovec (green, 30 min. or cable car, 10 min.), Hrebienok - Starý Smokovec (green, 30 min. or cable car, 10 min.)
Elevation: 950 m
Total time: 6 hrs. 15 min.
Difficulty: difficult
7. Starý Smokovec (1,010 m) - Hrebienok (1,285 m) - Zamkovského mountain hut (1,475 m) - Téryho mountain hut (2015 m) and back
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Starý Smokovec - Hrebienok (green, 45 min. or funicular, 10 min.), Hrebienok - Zamkovský mountain hut (red, 1 hr.), Zamkovský mountain hut - Téryho mountain hut (green, 2 hrs.), Téryho mountain hut - Zamkovský mountain hut (green, 1 hr. 30 min.) - Hrebienok (red, 45 min.) - Starý Smokovec (green, 30 min.)
Elevation: 1,005 m
Total time: 6 hrs. 40 min.
Difficulty: difficult
8. Tatranská Lomnica (850 m) - Studený potok waterfalls (1,247 m) - Tatranská Lesná (915 m)
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Tatranská Lomnica - Studený potok waterfalls (blue, 1 hr. 45 min.), Studený potok waterfalls - Tatranská Lesná (yellow, 1 hr. 30 min.)
Elevation: 397 m
Total time: 3 hrs. 15 min.
Difficulty: easy
9. Tatranská Lomnica (850 m) - Skalnaté Tarn (1,751 m) - Zamkovského mountain hut (1,475 m) - Reinerova mountain hut - Studený potok waterfalls (1,247 m) - Tatranská Lomnica (850 m)
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Tatranská Lomnica - Skalnaté Tarn (green, 2 hrs. 45 min. or cable car, 15 min.), Skalnaté Tarn - Zamkovského mountain hut - Reinerova mountain hut (red, 1 hr. 45 min.), Reinerova mountain hut - Studený potok waterfalls - Tatranská Lomnica (blue, 2 hrs.)
Elevation: 900 m
Total time: 6 hrs. 30 min.
Difficulty: difficult
10. Biela voda, SAD bus stop (950 m) - Mountain hut by Zelené Tarn (1,551 m) - Veľké Biele Tarn (1,615 m) - Tatranské Matliare (885 m)
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Biela voda - Mountain hut by Zelené Tarn (yellow, 3 hrs.), Mountain hut by Zelené Tarn - Veľké Biele Tarn (red, 30 min.), Veľké Biele Tarn - Šalviový Spring - Tatranské Matliare (blue, 3 hrs.)
Elevation: 665 m
Total time: 6 hrs. 30 min.
Difficulty: difficult
11. Tatranská Basin (760 m) - Plesnivec mountain hut (1,290 m) - Veľké Biele Tarn (1,615 m) - Mountain hut by Zelené Tarn (1,551 m) - Biela voda, SAD bus stop (950 m)
MARKINGS AND TIME DATA: Tatranská Basin - Šumivý Spring - Plesnivec mountain hut (green, 1 hr. 45 min.), Plesnivec mountain hut - Veľké Biele Tarn (green, 1 hr. 30 min.), Veľké Biele Tarn - Mountain hut by Zelené Tarn (red, 30 min.), Mountain hut by Zelené Tarn - Biela voda (yellow, 3 hrs. 15 min.), Mountain hut by Zelené Tarn - Biela voda (yellow, 3 hrs. 15 min.)
Elevation: 855 m
Total time: 7 hrs.
Difficulty: difficult