Orava Cycling Route

Orava

A beautiful cycling route connecting the Kysuce, Orava and Liptov regions. The Orava
cycling route begins in the saddle of Demänová at the crossroads with the Kysuce cycling
route. The route continues along a decent asphalt road through the protected landscape area
of Horná Orava, the Biela Orava river valley, and through the villages of Zákamenné,
Krušetnica and Breza. In Krušetnica you can relax a little and visit a coffee museum. Its
exhibition tells the story of coffee beans from their origins to their delicious end. Continue
along the route through the village of Vavrečka to Orava Reservoir, where the Slanica Island
of Art is located. You cross the dam wall to reach Trstená and continue through several
villages to Oravice, where you can relax in thermal water pools. From Oravice, follow the
border of the Tatra National Park, through the Borek Saddle and Blatná dolina (Blatná
Valley), to the distinctive village of Zuberec where the Museum of the Orava Village and the
Brestovská Cave are located. Continue along the Podspády quarry and ascend towards the
saddle beneath Biela skala. This is where you enter the Liptov Region and leave the Orava
Region behind, passing through the Huty mountain pass to Ružomberok, where the cycling
route ends.

Length:

119 km

Ascent:

1338 m

Time:

7:30 hod

Difficulty:

hard

Start:

Sedlo Demänová

Hiking mark:

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