Spišská Magura Ridge

Spišská Magura is a large flysch mountain range of the Outer Western Carpathians. The height of its more than 30 km long ridge is around 1 000 m above sea level and the highest peak Repisko reaches a height of 1 259 m above sea level.

In the eastern part of the mountains, the Mesozoic strata rise to the surface and at their fault line numerous mineral springs (Vyšné Ružbachy, Toporec).

Spišská Magura used to be a woodcutter and pastoral landscape. Until recently, it stood away from the traffic arteries and thus preserved a lot of folklore sights. So far, its unspoilt beauty and natural features have made it a region of tourist prospects.

CYCLING ROUTE - Spišská Belá - Spišská Magura Ridge - Ždiar - Spišská Belá

This route starts and ends at the pumptrack track in the village of Spišská Belá, under the gate of the cycling route Spišská Belá - Tatranská kotlina. The whole circuit is 43 kilometres long. From Spišská Bela you will take the blue cycle route. After 2 kilometres you will pass by a tourist shelter on the yellow cycle path towards Slovenská Ves. You will pass by the small hydroelectric power station Myší vŕšok and cross the Biela River to another tourist shelter where you can take a short break.

When you reach the village of Slovenská Ves, follow the yellow sign past the Church of the Presentation of the Lord until you reach a signpost pointing north. At the end of the village there is another signpost where you turn left and follow the yellow sign. After passing the seventh kilometer you can stop at the tourist gazebo, near the Jewish cemetery and recharge your batteries before the expected climb.

After 13.8 kilometres you will arrive at a signpost, according to which you will continue along the yellow cycle sign to the direction of Smrečiny. Don't forget to take in the beauty of the surrounding countryside. The blue cycle sign will lead you to the Bachledova dolina valley, where you can refresh yourself and walk along the trail in the treetops, where you will have a breathtaking view of the Belianske Tatras. Following the blue trail, you will climb gently up to the highest point of this route, the Magurka signpost (1193 m). Od smerovníka pokračujete po žltej značke smer Ždiar-Tatra.

V obci Ždiar prejdete popri studničke s pitnou vodou a odbočíte k smerovníku Ždiar-Tatra. Následne prejdete ponad rieku Biela a ďalej pokračujete po zelenej cykloznačke. Cez Tatranský národný park popri rieke Biela prídete až do liečebnej osady Tatranská Kotlina.

Na konci tejto osady sa nachádza cyklistický smerovník, podľa ktorého budete pokračovať po modrej značke, smer Spišská Belá až prídete do Spišskej Belej, kde je cieľ tejto cyklotrasy. Občerstviť sa môžete v bufete pri Belianskom rybníku.