A. Kocyán Educational Trail in Oravice
The nature trail in Oravice is dedicated to Anton Kocyán (1836–1916), a forester, taxidermist, and expert on Tatra nature, who managed the forests of the Orava Compossessorate in Oravice and Zuberec from 1871 to 1910. The trail, opened in 2015, offers two routes – an easy family trail and a more challenging all-day circuit.
What will you see?
- Route B (3.2 km, 40 m elevation gain, about 1.5 h, 9 stops): from Oravíce to the mouth of the Bobrovecká valley, to the Peciská peat bog and the Kocyán spruce in Mihulčá
- Route A (14.6 km, 440 m elevation gain, about 5.5 h, 22 stops): Tichá dolina, the border with Poland and Magura Mountain
- panels about the history of the Oravice settlement, mineral springs, wetlands, forest birds and bears
Good to know
- Route B is easy and suitable for families with children.
- Route A partially overlaps with the red, route B with the blue tourist mark.
- You can park in Oravice, where a bus from Tvrdošín also runs.
- After the walk, you can relax in the thermal pools or take a trip to Juráňova Valley.
Photo: Jerzy Opioła (CC BY-SA 4.0), Rafal Kozubek (CC BY-SA 3.0), Jerzy Opioła (CC BY-SA 4.0) – Wikimedia Commons
- Open all year round
- Parking lot
- Suitable for children
- Free admission
Other places – Nature and views
Hladovka Lookout Tower
Stone observation tower at Grape nad Hladovkou with a view of Roháče, Orava Dam and Babia Hora. Free access all year round.
Brestovská Cave
The first accessible cave in Orava and the Western Tatras with an active underground flow - an intimate guided tour a short distance from the open-air museum in Zuberec.
Statue of Christ on the Grape - Rio de Klin
The tallest statue of Christ in Slovakia – 9.5 m on the hill of Grapa nad Klinom with a view of the Orava Dam, Roháče and, in clear weather, Giewont.