Why this ride
A slower scenic corridor linking historic towns and cultural landmarks. It also links naturally to Levoca, Spis Castle and associated monuments.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Spis Castle and Levoca Route
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 84 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 04
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Verify mountain weather, pass access and road condition. Specific flag: traffic.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Scenic road chapters
Slovak High Tatras Freedom Road
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 22 km this is Slovak High Tatras Freedom Road, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 22 km
- Named road
- Slovak High Tatras Freedom Road
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Poprad
Poprad sits at the foot of the High Tatras, the smallest alpine mountain range in the world, and it is the largest town in the region, with some fifty-seven thousand people. It is a gateway more than a destination, with a long past as a Zipser Saxon trading town, and a historic quarter at Spišská Sobota, a pretty square of burgher houses and a church with a tall wooden altar. The big peaks stand behind the town, jagged and grey, with Gerlachovský štít the highest at about 2,650 metres.
Read the complete Poprad write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Poprad sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Levoča.
2. Levoča
Spread across a ridge in eastern Slovakia, with the jagged peaks of the High Tatras rising on the northern horizon, the Spiš region holds one of Europe's great clusters of medieval monuments. The town of Levoča, the old regional capital, was a wealthy royal free town, and its walls, burgher houses and Renaissance town hall still surround a long central square. Inside the church of St James stands Master Paul of Levoča's carved Gothic altarpiece, finished in the early sixteenth century and the tallest of its kind in the world, an astonishing tower of limewood saints and filigree.
Read the complete Levoča write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Levoča comes up 35 km in. Next is Prešov.
3. Prešov
Planning note
84 km in you reach Prešov.