Summer hike in the Low Tatras. From the village of Partizánska Ľupča we ascend Chabenec. We set off from the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, heading east. We reach the Magurka trail intersection, from where we take the green trail through the upper montane forest to the top of Mestská hora. Continuing south, we gain altitude and the forest gradually disappears, revealing magnificent views of the Low Tatras. The side ridge of Chebenec leads us through dwarf pine to the intersection of trails under the Ďurkova Pass. Then we ascend Chabenec on the red trail through vast meadows. From the top, there is a magnificent view of the nearby peaks of the Low Tatras and in the distance the Tatras, the Żywiec-Orava Beskids, the Choč Mountains, the Malá Fatra, the Velka Fatra, the Poľana and the Vepor Mountains.


Virtual hike: Ascent to Chabenec Mountain from Partizánska Ľupča, Slovakia
Route: Partizánska Ľupča, Chapel of the Holy Rosary of the Virgin Mary (1016 m a.s.l.; 48.944095, 19.426312) – Magurka (1032 m a.s.l.; 48.943720, 19.429793) – Unnamed pass (1300 m a.s.l.; 48.950097, 19.440782) – Mestská hora (1529 m a.s.l.; 48.947024, 19.453587) – Crossroads above Ďurková Pass (1730 m a.s.l.; 48.935731, 19.466846) – Chabenec (1955 m a.s.l.; 48.942033, 19.493461)
Trail designation: green trail, red trail
Length: about 7.1 km
Walking time: about 3:30 h
Sum of approaches: 951 m
Sum down: 16 m

00:00:16 Partizánska Ľupča, Chapel of the Holy Rosary of the Virgin Mary
00:03:59 Magurka
00:09:45 Viedenka Stream
00:14:26 Ľupčianka Stream
00:15:11 Ľupčianka Stream
00:21:26 Memorial
00:51:36 Unnamed pass
01:26:34 Mestská hora
02:09:32 Crossroads above Ďurková Pass
02:25:41 Skalka National Nature Reserve
02:52:53 Chabenec

Chabenec – a peak with a height of 1955 m a.s.l. in the western part of the Low Tatras.

Hike recorded on August 23, 2024