High Tatras Road of Freedom
Cesta Slobody (537) · Štrbské Pleso → Tatranská Kotlina · Slovakia
- Length
- 30 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h
- Type
- Grand touring road
- Region
- Europe
The 'Road of Freedom' runs the whole southern face of the High Tatras, granite peaks a constant right-hand companion between the mountain resorts from Štrbské Pleso to Tatranská Kotlina.
Highlights of the High Tatras Road of Freedom
- Constant Tatras wall
- Štrbské Pleso lake
- Spa-resort stops
Where to stop on the High Tatras Road of Freedom
- Štrbské Pleso viewpoint — Glacial tarn at the western end of Cesta Slobody, granite wall of the High Tatras above.
- Koliba Kamzík food — Wooden koliba in Starý Smokovec for bryndzové halušky on the Road of Freedom.
- Tatranská Lomnica viewpoint — Cable-car base for Lomnický štít — the ridge road's eastern resort.
- Belianska jaskyňa viewpoint — Signed cave at Tatranská Kotlina, the eastern end of this stretch of Cesta Slobody.
- Slovnaft Poprad fuel — No pumps on the ridge road itself — nearest fuel is seven miles south in Poprad.
Drive the High Tatras Road of Freedom
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