Vajskovská Valley

Vajskovská Valley is a valley located on the southern side of the Low Tatras. It is 9 kilometres long and spreads from the north to the south starting from the main ridge of the Ďumbier Tatras all the way to the Horehronie valley near gamekeeper’s lodge Črmné to the north of Dolná Lehota village into which cadastral area it belongs. The Vajskovská Valley starts under the Krížske saddle (1774m above sea level) in the area between Kotliská (1937mabove sea level) in the western direction and Poľana (1890m above sea level) in the north-eastern direction. It is one of the most beautiful valleys of the Low Tatras and it is a well-known silence zone. In order to protect nature, it is prohibited to make fires, to camp or to pick forest fruits in the valley. The first chamois brought from the High Tatras were released into the wilderness from this valley. It is part of NAPANT – the Low Tatras National Park and the upper part of the valley creates the eastern border with the Skalka National Nature Reserve.

The Vajskovský Creek runs through the valley and the Vajskovsky Waterfall is located in the upper part of the valley. The green hiking trail from Dolná Lehota to the Krížske saddle goes through the valley. Only one part of the trail up to the Vajskovský Waterfall is open to the public, the rest of it is closed in order to protect nature. There is also a marked cycle route 8599 in the valley and it ends at the Pálenica crossroads.