Although Kriváň is not the highest Slovak mountain, it is probably the most famous one, and thanks to its unique silhouette, it has become a symbol of our country that you can even find on Slovak euro coins. It towers above Nefcerská dolina, Kôprová dolina, and Važecká dolina. The hike to Kriváň starts at Štrbské pleso or Tri studničky, with a moderately demanding trail leading to the summit.
With an altitude of 2,495 meters above sea level, Kriváň is the tenth highest Slovak peak and at the same time the second highest accessible point in Slovak mountains. The southern and southwestern slopes still bear traces of mining activity that took place here between the 15th and 18th centuries. The miners who worked here were undoubtedly the first conquerors of the peak; however, the first written record of an ascent was made in 1772 by a Lutheran preacher and naturalist from Spišská Nová Ves, Andreas Jonas Czirbesz, together with his friends. Theodor Wundt, along with guide Jakub Horvay, etched his name into the history of Kriváň by completing the first winter ascent in 1884.
A tradition of national ascents is tied to Kriváň, making them the oldest cultural and hiking event in Slovakia. The first ascent took place on August 16, 1841, and was attended by Ľudovít Štúr and Michal M. Hodža. The largest Kriváň pilgrimage was organized by Štefan M. Daxner in 1861. National ascents continue to take place, mostly in the second half of August, and traditionally commemorate the memory of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP).
If you are planning a trip to Kriváň, you likely won't feel like traveling back home after the descent. Therefore, book an apartment or a room in a hotel or guesthouse at Štrbské Pleso through our portal, or look for a cozy cottage, for example in nearby Tatranský Lieskovec, or an affordable private rental in Štrba.
9.1 Excellent (70)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Starý Smokovec • 17.1 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
48 beds + 5 extra beds, 24 bedrooms, 20 bathrooms, 20 toilets
from €55object / night
9.4 Excellent (87)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Horný Smokovec • 17.2 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, in the mountains
12 beds + 11 extra beds, 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 6 toilets
from €15person / night
Batizovce • 17.2 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the brook
8 beds + 6 extra beds, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 toilets
from €20person / night
9.7 Exceptional (25)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Horný Smokovec • 17.5 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
71 beds + 42 extra beds, 36 bedrooms, 28 bathrooms, 28 toilets
from €20person / night
8.6 Very good (1)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Horný Smokovec • 17.5 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
2 beds + 2 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €80object / night
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9.3 Excellent (1)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Horný Smokovec • 17.6 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
68 beds + 15 extra beds, 24 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms, 24 toilets
from €25person / night
9.8 Exceptional (54)
Hybe • 17.8 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the brook
10 beds, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 toilets
from €189object / night
9.8 Exceptional (27)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Dolný Smokovec • 17.8 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area
6 beds + 7 extra beds, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 toilets
from €43person / night
9.8 Exceptional (17)
Vysoké Tatry mesto • 17.9 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
4 beds + 2 extra beds, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €80object / night
9.7 Exceptional (5)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Dolný Smokovec • 17.9 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
14 beds + 8 extra beds, 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 8 toilets
from €699object / night
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Dolný Smokovec • 18.2 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
50 beds + 8 extra beds, 20 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, 15 toilets
from €18person / night
9.7 Exceptional (12)
Hybe • 18.4 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
16 beds, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €180object / night
9.9 Exceptional (7)
Veľký Slavkov • 18.4 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
8 beds + 4 extra beds, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €60object / night
7.6 Good (6)
Lučivná • 18.4 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, in the forest
95 beds + 17 extra beds, 37 bedrooms, 21 bathrooms, 29 toilets
from €35person / night
9.7 Exceptional (15)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lesná • 18.4 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
35 beds, 15 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, 12 toilets
from €24person / night
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9.6 Exceptional (38)
Vysoké Tatry mesto • 18.5 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
10 beds, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €235object / night
8.5 Very good (49)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lesná • 18.5 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
56 beds, 22 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 14 toilets
from €20person / night
9.8 Exceptional (38)
Vysoké Tatry mesto • 18.5 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
9 beds + 5 extra beds, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €275object / night
10 Exceptional (1)
Nová Lesná • 18.6 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
35 beds, 11 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, 12 toilets
from €499object / night
9.8 Exceptional (16)
Nová Lesná • 18.7 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
16 beds, 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 toilets
from €500object / night
9.8 Exceptional (81)
Hybe • 18.7 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
12 beds + 3 extra beds, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €250object / night
9.8 Exceptional (24)
Nová Lesná • 18.8 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city
14 beds, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €590object / night
9.9 Exceptional (3)
Nová Lesná • 18.8 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
8 beds + 10 extra beds, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €27person / night
9.7 Exceptional (110)
Spišská Teplica • 18.9 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the hamlet, in the recreation area
6 beds + 4 extra beds, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €160object / night
9.9 Exceptional (7)
Jakubovany (okres Liptovský Mikuláš) • 18.9 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, in the forest
9 beds, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €70object / night
10 Exceptional (28)
Jakubovany (okres Liptovský Mikuláš) • 19 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, in the forest
6 beds + 2 extra beds, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €150object / night
10 Exceptional (4)
Nová Lesná • 19.1 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, in the mountains
32 beds + 2 extra beds, 8 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €350object / night
9.9 Exceptional (62)
Nová Lesná • 19.3 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
12 beds, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €22person / night
9.8 Exceptional (2)
Nová Lesná • 19.4 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, in the mountains
8 beds, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €250object / night
Nová Lesná • 19.4 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, in the mountains
3 beds + 2 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €117object / night
9.8 Exceptional (10)
Nová Lesná • 19.4 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city
2 beds + 2 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €15person / night
9.8 Exceptional (11)
Nová Lesná • 19.4 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, in the recreation area
10 beds, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €369object / night
9.6 Exceptional (55)
Nová Lesná • 19.4 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
22 beds + 6 extra beds, 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 7 toilets
from €20person / night
10 Exceptional (11)
Nová Lesná • 19.5 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area
15 beds + 2 extra beds, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €15person / night
9.4 Excellent (2)
Jakubovany (okres Liptovský Mikuláš) • 19.5 km in a straight line from Kriváň • outside the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
40 beds, 11 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €15person / night
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10 Exceptional (3)
Nová Lesná • 19.5 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, in the mountains
2 beds + 2 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €25person / night
9.9 Exceptional (97)
Nová Lesná • 19.5 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
12 beds + 4 extra beds, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 6 toilets
from €18person / night
Poprad • 19.6 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
2 beds + 2 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €70object / night
9.7 Exceptional (1)
Nová Lesná • 19.6 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, in the mountains
8 beds, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 toilets
from €30person / night
9.8 Exceptional (30)
Jamník (okres Liptovský Mikuláš) • 19.6 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the hamlet, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
6 beds + 4 extra beds, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €110object / night
9.9 Exceptional (13)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 19.7 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
12 beds, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €18person / night
Nová Lesná • 19.7 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near waterside
10 beds, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €210object / night
9.7 Exceptional (21)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 19.7 km in a straight line from Kriváň • at the periphery of the village / city, near waterside
14 beds + 3 extra beds, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €19person / night
9.8 Exceptional (39)
Nová Lesná • 19.7 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the brook
19 beds + 2 extra beds, 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 10 toilets
from €22person / night
9.5 Exceptional (15)
Nová Lesná • 19.8 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, in the mountains
14 beds + 3 extra beds, 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 7 toilets
from €19person / night
9.8 Exceptional (21)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 19.8 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the ski-lift
2 beds + 2 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 2 toilets
from €110object / night
9.5 Exceptional (54)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 19.9 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the ski-lift
60 beds + 40 extra beds, 30 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 24 toilets
from €25person / night
9.7 Exceptional (16)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 19.9 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the recreation area, near the ski-lift
2 beds + 3 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €80object / night
10 Exceptional (4)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 19.9 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the ski-lift
2 beds + 5 extra beds, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €139object / night
8.9 Very good (33)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 19.9 km in a straight line from Kriváň • in the village / in the city, near the ski-lift
8 beds + 8 extra beds, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 toilets
from €25person / night
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