Spisz Region

Practical information

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Starting point

• The vicinity of the Red Monastery
• GPS of the start: 49.399969, 20.416664

Start Parking

• Red Monastery parking lot, 500 m from the trail start
• Paid 3€/hour
• Paid 8€/day

Public transportation of the start

• Červený Kláštor, zastávka: 50m

Route details

• Distance: 7.1 km
• Total approaches: 265 m
• Sum of descents: 273 m
• Approximate time: 3 h
• Difficulty level: medium
• Accessible for families with older children. Difficult, rocky descent to Lesnica.

Sunshine

• 40% sun, 60% shade

Signage

• Very good

Best period for hiking

• May-Octoberrnik

Equipment

• In winter, due to steep and rocky sections, the route can be dangerous. Crampons, trekking poles required

Resting points

• Shelter on the Saddle below the Monastery Mountain
• Shelter on the Limierz Pass, Pienińska Cottage

Water availability

• The stream - drink at your own risk

Dangers

• Storms in the summer period
• Possible icing of rocky passages in the winter period
• Steep, rocky and slippery descent from Limierz Pass to Lesnica.

Viewpoints

• Pass under the Monastery Mountain
• Viewing glades on the ridge between the Pass under Klasztorna Gora and Limierz
• Mouth of Leśnicki Potok (view of the Dunajec River Gorge)

Return

• Return along the same route approx. 3 h
• Return along the Pienińska Road 7 km, approx. 2 h
• Bus from Pieniny Chata to Czerwone Klasztor (Red Monastery)
• runs in the summer season from 15.6 to 15.9
• Daily: 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00
• Ticket price - Adults: €3, Children €2

Toilets

• Red Monastery in the courtyard next to the museum entrance: 0.50€/2³.
• Pieniny Cottage next to the restaurant: 0.50€