Velické Pleso
Velické pleso
A glacial lake beside the Sliezsky dom mountain hotel, with vehicles able to drive up close to the lake; above it lies the famous flower valley.
Velické pleso sits at 1,665 m. Sliezsky dom, the mountain hotel on the lakeshore, can be reached on foot in about 2 hours by paved path from Tatranská Polianka (private vehicles are not permitted on the mountain road). Above the lake, Velická dolina has waterfalls and an alpine meadow known as the 'Garden', covered in wildflowers in summer. It is also the starting point for climbing Gerlachovský štít and walking the Poľský hrebeň ridge. The Magistrala trail connects it to Starý Smokovec.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Zbojnícka chata
- Gerlachovský štít
- Téryho chata
- Studený potok Waterfalls
- Lomnický štít Cable Car
- Hrebienok
- Starý Smokovec
- Rysy