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Bridge With Panoramic View – View of the High Tatras loop from Štrba OŽ

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Prešov

Bridge With Panoramic View – View of the High Tatras loop from Štrba OŽ

Hard

4.7

(3)

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Bridge With Panoramic View – View of the High Tatras loop from Štrba OŽ

03:42

55.4km

740m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Baba

Velická dolina

Štôlska dolina

Uhlištiatka

Tatranský národný park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.95 km

Start of the Svit Cycling Route

Highlight • Cycleway

19.4 km

Námestie Svätého Egídia (St. Egidius Square), Poprad

Highlight • Historical Site

Come to one city, visit six. The present day city of Poprad (53.000 inhabitants) is actually a unification of several smaller settlements. All of them emerged probably after the Mongol (Tatar) invasion in the mid 13th century, when the Hungarian king invited German (Saxon) colonists to the Spiš region. Today’s Poprad is formed of: Spišská Sobota (Georgenberg), Poprad (Deutschendorf - lit. Germans’ Village), Stráže (Michelsdorf), Veľká (Felka), Matejovce (Matzdorf), Kvetnica (Blumental).
In 1412 all except Blumental became a part of so called Polish Pledge and belonged to Poland until 1772 (read more in Kežmarok description). Under the Polish rule they developed quickly, maintaining all an equal importance with Sobotá (lit. Saturday) having a leading role, politically and economically, partly because of the Saturday markets’ right.
With the construction of the Bohumin - Košice railway in 1871 (an important rail arteria in this part of Europe), Poprad became “ate” the smaller neighbours. The Saxons were majority in some towns and played a very important role in the development of the region. The end of the WW2 and the approaching Soviet troops gave a sad exodus of this seven-century-long history of a multinational city. After WW2 Poprad strengthened its position as a starting point to the Tatras, it has train connections with Prague, Bratislava, Košice and narrow gauge trains to Štrbské Pleso and Lomnica. Also, there is an airport outside the city.

Visiting Poprad: TatraVelo route leads through three historic zones - Velká (in the west), the jewel - Spišská Sobota (north-east) and Poprad (south-east). In Poprad and Sobota you can observe the very traditional layout of Spiš town main square, in a shape of a long oval, with parallel streets and houses outside and a stream, churches and shops in the centre. In Poprad, visit the main square (Nám. Sv. Egídia) with the typical 18th and 19th century burgher houses, the 13 century Gothic St Gilles Church (with the oldest painted panorama of the High Tatras - 15th century!, along with other beautiful frescoes), see the Protestant church and the Synagogue (truly multinational town, isn’t it?); Spišská Sobota’s centre is a preserved historic zone, with medieval houses and churches, a true jewel! In St George Church (hence the German name: Georgenberg!) you can see a wooden altar carved by Master Pavol from Levoča, a great local artist;

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25.7 km

View of the Tatra Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

39.7 km

Tatranská Polianka Village

Highlight • Settlement

There is not much to see here, a tiny village along the Tatra narrow gauge railway. It was funded by a local Saxon-German butcher from Kežmarok (or Käsmarkt, at that time?), Paul Weszter who gave it his name - the place was called Weszterheim or Weszterovo before changing to the present-day name. You can see some interesting Saxon-style architecture here. If you feel like taking a good challenge, you can cycle Sliezsky Dom, 1670m above see level (you are on 990m now, so there is almost 700m difference), 7km further north, so roughly 100m ascent every 1 km. Closed for car traffic, it is an exclusive cycleway today :). If not, simply turn left to enjoy your ride through Gerlachov and Batizovce villages until arriving to Poprad River in Svit.

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42.5 km

Nová Polianka

Highlight • Settlement

43.2 km

View of the High Tatras

Highlight • Viewpoint

55.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.6 km

9.66 km

4.90 km

3.47 km

658 m

117 m

Surfaces

49.2 km

3.27 km

1.23 km

1.13 km

575 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,260 m)

Lowest point (670 m)

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Start of the Svit Cycling Route