Volovec (in polish Wolowiec, can be translated to english as Ox Peak) is one of the most characteristic peaks of Western Tatras mountains, Slovakia.
Its summit is located on the main ridge of the mountains directly on border of Slovakia and Poland in elevation 2,064 metres / 6,772 feet.
Routes:
Volovec can be reached from three direction, following marked hiking trails - either by hike of main ridge of the mountains (red trail), or from the northern side-ridge (blue trail).
Very popular are round-trails from three large valleys, that meet at Volovec and were glaciated in Pleistocene (1.8 milion years ago):
- Rohacska dolina (Slovakia)
- Jamnicka dolina (Slovakia)
- Chocholowska dolina (Poland)
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hiking map will help you to plan your trip here.
Volovec (v polstine Wolowiec - 2,064 m.n.m.) je výrazný vrchol na hlavnom hrebeni Západných Tatier - Roháèov.
Jeho vrchol lezi na slovensko-polskej hranici, na sever z neho vybieha vyrazna razcocha, ktora tvori bocny hreben az na vrchol Lucnej.
Pristup:
Dostanete sa sem po cerveno-znacenej trase hlavneho hrebena, alebo modrou znackou zo severu od Rakona.
Velmi popularne su okruzne trasy z velkych dolin, ktore sa stretavaju na Volovci a vsetky boli v Pleistocene zaladnene:
- Rohacska dolina (Slovakia)
- Jamnicka dolina (Slovakia)
- Chocholowska dolina (Poland)
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