ORIGIN - Rimava river, Slovakia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Rikitan
N 48° 45.873 E 019° 53.340
34U E 418356 N 5401877
Origin of Rimava, 88kms long significant river in southern-central Slovakia.
Waymark Code: WMCAVE
Location: Banskobystrický kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 08/17/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 19

Origin of Rimava, significant river of southern Slovakia, is located in National Park Muranska Planina (Muran Plateau) below a summit of Fabova Hola, elevation 1260 metres. You can reach it by marked hiking trails from saddles of Burda, or Kucelach (about 1 hour hike from both places).

Terrain is mountainous and steep, you will walk/hike a forest roads and paths with hundreds of feet/metres elevation. Offroad vehicles/squads are not allowed in National Park. Follow your GPSr, hiking map and standardized hiking marks (white-color-white stripes on trees and rocks by the path, color is either red, yellow, blue or green). Origin of the river is located close to the forest road, prompted by arrows and boards. Next to the spring you can relax in new wooden shelter.

The 88 kilometres long river flows across Rimavska Sobota county via towns of Tisovec, Hnusta-Likier and Rimavska Sobota. Rimava takes on its journey 44 direct smaller rivers and streams and by the village of Vlkyna ends in river Slana, elevation 145 metres. Most important feeding rivers: Klenovska Rimava, Rimavica, Gortva and Blh. River basin is about 1380 sq.kms large (which is about 2.8% of Slovak area).

Manufacturing industry in Hnusta and Rimavska Sobota negatively impacts Rimava water quality.



Pramen rieky Rimavy najdete na uzemi Narodneho parku Muranska planina, na uboci masivu Fabovej hole v nadmorskej vyske okolo 1260 metrov. Jeho najblizsie okolie je pekne upravene a dostanete sa sem po znacenych turistickych trasach zo sedla Burda, alebo Kucelach.

Nasledujte svoj GPS navigator, turisticku mapu a znacky. Teren je horsky s prevysenim niekolko stoviek metrov a k pramenu sa da dostat len peso po lesnych zvazniciach a chodnikoch. Les v okoli pramena je momentalne vytazeny po veternej kalamite, takze pramen najdete bez problemov. Je oznaceny aj tabulkami a sipkami. Bezprostredne pri nom si mozete odpocinut v novo-vybudovanom pristresku.

88 kilometrov dlha rieka na svojej ceste perteka Tisovcom, Hnustou aj Rimavskou Sobotou a pribera 44 priamych pritokov, aby sa napokon vliala do Slanej v nadmorskej vyske 145 metrov. Najdolezitejsimi pritokmi su: Klenovska Rimava, Rimavica, Gortva a Blh a spolu vytvaraju povodie o rozlohe cca 1380 stvorcovych kilometrov.

Parking Coordinates: N48°44.674' E19°51.219'

Trailhead Coordinates: N48°45.377' E19°52.844'

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