Apartment "U Zemänov na Šajbe"
Private accommodation in the geographical center of Slovakia
Online tourist maps are available at mapy.hiking.sk .
We recommend you to buy a printed turist map. It is available on almost each gas station on the way (OMV, Shell). Be carrefull that you buy a map of region Banská Bystrica. Before you pay for the map, open it and search for our village Strelníky if it is there.
In the locality of Horné Lazy there is a tower with a view of the wide surroundings. A moderately demanding hiking walk, which even small children can manage with good motivation. Be sure to take food and drink with you. A nice description of the route and the tower with photos can be found here:
The name of the village Povrazník suggests that the inhabitants of the village in the past stranded ropes. Rope means Povraz in Slovak language. They were produced mainly for mines in Ľubietová but also to Špania Dolina, Staré Hory but also elsewhere. In the center of the village are two boulders with holes. In these stones were fitted wooden tools, which craftsmen stretched and braided ropes. The alley of fruit trees leads to the village. Similar fruit alleys usually led to places that were important and significant to the king.
You can reach Povrazník on foot or by bike from Strelníky along an asphalt pavement off the main road. From the walkway you can see the surrounding mountains and nature all the time.
Additionaly, there are several small iron ore mines in Driekyne and Uhlište. Above Valachov there is less occurrence of nice white beach sand, probably a remnant of the Tertiary lake.
One of the many tourist attractions in the vicinity is the geographical center of Slovakia – Hrb (Humpback) (1255 m a.s.l.). From this place there is a nice view of the Low Tatras, Veľká Fatra, the extinct volcano Poľana and sometimes even further.
From the apartment “U Zemänov”, it is there and back for about 5 hours of walking. However, you can shorten it to 3 hours if you drive to a place called Ranch Čelienec. You can eat there in a pleasant environment after a phone order. For more about Ranch Čelienec, see Restaurants in the right menu.
An article in newspaper here
1. The cableway ticket can be bought several days in advance. It is cheaper.
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2. The parking lot is near the cableway station:
3. In the middle of the cableway you will change the cabin or you can walk on foot.
4. The second cabin takes you to the top, which is Chopok.
5. From here you can walk to the Ďumbier on foot on the ridge, direction east.