Rysy, consisting of three peaks, are among the most popular hiking destinations for tourists in Slovakia. They form the main ridge of the Vysoké Tatry and are located on the border of the Slovak and Polish republic. The starting point is the village of Štrbské Pleso.
This is a more demanding ascent, suitable rather for moderately advanced or experienced hikers. The hike begins at an altitude of 1,347 m a. s. l. by the lake Štrbské pleso and ends at an altitude of 2,499 m a. s. l. The significant elevation gain and the length of the hike itself (approx. 8 hours round trip) are demanding in terms of time and physical condition, but the reward is wonderful views from the summit. You will even enjoy as many as 3 peaksfirst the southeastern and main one, and finally through steep serpentines the viewpoint peak of Rysov.
During the nearly 10 km route, you will encounter other interesting places and views. First, you will have the opportunity to compare Štrbské and Popradské pleso. Further on, the trail stretches through Mengusovskou dolinou, above Veľké Žabie pleso. You will experience adrenaline when overcoming a traverse with the help of chains. Precisely because of this passage, ascending Rysy is not recommended during black ice or summer snow, as the section is extremely dangerous. After a demanding journey, you will appreciate rest and refreshment at Chate pod Rysmi, the highest-situated mountain chalet. From there, the final steep section awaits you all the way up to Rysy itself.
Rysy were first conquered in 1840 by the visitor Eduard Blasy, and today around 25,000 tourists complete this route annually. One must prepare appropriately for the ascent and count on a full day. Therefore, it is best to find accommodation in the Vysoké Tatry. You can find inspiration for accommodation near Rysov in a chalet, apartment, guesthouse, or hotel on our website.
9.8 Exceptional (36)
Gerlachov (okres Poprad) • 12 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
16 beds, 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 toilets
from €65object / night
9.7 Exceptional (45)
Gerlachov (okres Poprad) • 12.2 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, in the mountains
10 beds + 2 extra beds, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 6 toilets
from €70object / night
9 Excellent (15)
Mengusovce • 12.2 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city, near the brook
26 beds + 3 extra beds, 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 8 toilets
from €12person / night
9.6 Exceptional (17)
Mengusovce • 12.2 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, in the mountains
15 beds + 4 extra beds, 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 8 toilets
from €269object / night
9.8 Exceptional (27)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Dolný Smokovec • 12.3 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the recreation area
6 beds + 7 extra beds, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 toilets
from €43person / night
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9.8 Exceptional (17)
Vysoké Tatry mesto • 12.3 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
10 Exceptional (3)
Východná • 12.3 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the recreation area, in the forest
8 beds, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 toilets
from €160object / night
9.4 Excellent (40)
Mengusovce • 12.3 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
10 beds + 3 extra beds, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €20person / night
9.8 Exceptional (64)
Mengusovce • 12.3 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, in the recreation area
10 beds + 4 extra beds, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €10person / night
9.7 Exceptional (5)
Mengusovce • 12.4 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the brook
4 beds + 1 extra bed, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €85object / night
9.7 Exceptional (32)
Gerlachov (okres Poprad) • 12.4 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
33 beds + 12 extra beds, 8 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 8 toilets
from €20person / night
9.7 Exceptional (5)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Dolný Smokovec • 12.4 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
9.7 Exceptional (15)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lesná • 12.4 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
35 beds, 15 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, 12 toilets
from €24person / night
9.8 Exceptional (2)
Východná • 12.4 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the hamlet, in the forest
5 beds + 1 extra bed, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €170object / night
9.6 Exceptional (74)
Gerlachov (okres Poprad) • 12.5 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
48 beds, 18 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, 14 toilets
from €25person / night
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8.5 Very good (49)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lesná • 12.5 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the recreation area, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
56 beds, 22 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 14 toilets
from €20person / night
Východná • 12.6 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the hamlet, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
8 beds + 1 extra bed, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 toilets
from €290object / night
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Dolný Smokovec • 12.7 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
9.8 Exceptional (73)
Batizovce • 13 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
12 beds + 2 extra beds, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 7 toilets
from €25person / night
9.9 Exceptional (7)
Veľký Slavkov • 13.2 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
10 Exceptional (1)
Nová Lesná • 13.2 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
9.6 Exceptional (38)
Vysoké Tatry mesto • 13.3 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
9.8 Exceptional (16)
Nová Lesná • 13.3 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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 (38)
Vysoké Tatry mesto • 13.3 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
9.8 Exceptional (24)
Nová Lesná • 13.4 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city
14 beds, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €590object / night
9.9 Exceptional (13)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.4 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
9.7 Exceptional (21)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.4 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city, near waterside
14 beds + 3 extra beds, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €19person / night
9.9 Exceptional (3)
Nová Lesná • 13.5 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
9.6 Exceptional (16)
Štrba • 13.5 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city
19 beds, 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 toilets
from €20person / night
9.8 Exceptional (21)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.5 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the recreation area, near the ski-lift
2 beds + 2 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 2 toilets
from €110object / night
10 Exceptional (4)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.5 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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 • 13.5 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the ski-lift
8 beds + 8 extra beds, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 toilets
from €25person / night
9.7 Exceptional (16)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.6 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the recreation area, near the ski-lift
2 beds + 3 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €80object / night
9.5 Exceptional (54)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.6 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the ski-lift
60 beds + 40 extra beds, 30 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, 24 toilets
from €25person / night
9.9 Exceptional (73)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.6 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the ski-lift
4 beds + 2 extra beds, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €90object / night
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Štrba • 13.7 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, in nature
2 beds + 1 extra bed, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet
from €50object / night
10 Exceptional (4)
Nová Lesná • 13.7 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, in the mountains
32 beds + 2 extra beds, 8 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €350object / night
9.8 Exceptional (18)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.7 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the recreation area, near the lake
4 beds + 2 extra beds, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €140object / night
9.7 Exceptional (45)
Štrba • 13.7 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city
10 beds, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 toilets
from €180object / night
9.8 Exceptional (16)
Štrba • 13.8 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the brook
11 beds, 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €15person / night
9.6 Exceptional (111)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.8 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
51 beds + 7 extra beds, 24 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms, 22 toilets
from €35person / night
9.2 Excellent (8)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.8 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
50 beds + 24 extra beds, 25 bedrooms, 25 bathrooms, 25 toilets
from €20person / night
9.9 Exceptional (62)
Nová Lesná • 13.8 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
9.4 Excellent (4)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.9 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city, near the forest / on the edge of the forest
15 beds + 2 extra beds, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 toilets
from €22person / night
9.7 Exceptional (5)
Štrba • 13.9 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the brook
12 beds + 8 extra beds, 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 toilets
from €10person / night
9.6 Exceptional (55)
Nová Lesná • 13.9 km in a straight line from Rysy • 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
9.9 Exceptional (5)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.9 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near the ski-lift
10 beds + 3 extra beds, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 5 toilets
from €350object / night
9.8 Exceptional (2)
Nová Lesná • 13.9 km in a straight line from Rysy • at the periphery of the village / city, in the mountains
8 beds, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets
from €250object / night
9.7 Exceptional (18)
Vysoké Tatry mesto – Tatranská Lomnica • 13.9 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the hamlet, in the forest
18 beds + 6 extra beds, 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 4 toilets
from €20person / night
9.2 Excellent (20)
Štrba • 14 km in a straight line from Rysy • in the village / in the city, near waterside
8 beds + 2 extra beds, 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 toilets
from €20person / night
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