300px, Vrátna dolina (Vrátna Valley) as seen from the Poludňový Grúň (1,460 m) mountain
Vrátna dolina or Vrátna Valley is a valley in the
Malá Fatra mountain range in
Slovakia. It is situated 3 kilometers from the village of
Terchová
Terchová ( hu, Terhely) is a large village and municipality (population 4,073) in the Malá Fatra mountains in the Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
Names and etymology
In the 16th century, the village was known a ...
in the
Žilina Region. Vrátna dolina covers an area of approximately 36 km
2 (13,9 mi
2).
There are four access points into the valley:
Tiesňavy, ''Stará dolina'', ''Nová dolina'', and ''Starý dvor''.
Tourism
map
Vrátna is one of the most visited tourist and ski destinations in Slovakia. The ski resort Vrátna is situated at altitudes from 600 to 1,550 m
AMSL
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
and offers 16 slopes. Since 2006, Vrátna offers a
cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems:
* Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable
** Aerial tramway
** Chairlift
** Gondola lift
*** Bi ...
Vrátna (740 m) - Chleb (1,490 m), using 8-seat gondolas. It also offers
cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
and other winter activities, and
biking
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...
and
hiking trails.
References
External links
Vrátna Valleya
Slovakia.travelVrátna Ski Resort
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Slovakia.travelVrátna
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Slovakiatourism.skVrátna Free Time Zone resort
Ski areas and resorts in Slovakia
Western Carpathians
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