Vrátna Malá Fatra is a mountain resort where you can enjoy the summer in addition to traditional winter activities. Since Vrátna is located in the heart of the Malá Fatra National Park, the biggest dominant feature is the beautiful nature and breathtaking views.
Vrátna Malá Fatra is a tourist resort where, in addition to traditional winter activities, you can also enjoy the summer. Since Vrátna is located in the heart of the Malá Fatra National Park, the biggest dominant feature is the beautiful nature, but also the village of Terchová, 3 km away, famous mainly thanks to the national hero Juraj Jánošík.
The resort is a popular tourist destination thanks to its exceptional location in the Mala Fatra Mountains. Vratna consists of three basic sites – Paseky, Poludňový Grúň and Chleb. Of course, there are other places and hiking trails in the Vrátna valley where you can go in summer. However, these three locations together form our year-round resort Vrátna Mala Fatra. If you are looking for a place for active relaxation in beautiful surroundings, come and enjoy nature with us in Vrátná.
PASEKY is a popular place not only in winter, but also in summer. In the summer months you can try the Activity Park with mountain tricycles, tubing, bungee trampoline or jumping “hill”. There is also a BIKEPARK with two tracks and a skill zone. When you get hungry, we recommend heading to the HUMNO restaurant with a tasty summer menu and good coffee.
Paseky is also a great starting point for hiking. Either on your own or use the 4-seater cable car, which will also take you to new photo points such as the giant bench or the observation swings. The top station of the chairlift is a beautiful spot with views of the Noon Ridge. After a short walk, which even small children can manage, you will reach the Chata na Grúni, where you can relax for a while and enjoy a snack overlooking the peaks of Mala Fatra. From there, you can continue on a slightly more difficult zig-zag climb up to the very crest of Mala Fatra and take the popular ridge climb up to Chleb.
You can also take our cable car to Chleb and this location, like the whole ridge of Mala Fatra, offers truly majestic views. An 8-seater cable car will take you from the Vrátna valley station (lift) to the Snilovský saddle (1 492 m above sea level), which is an ideal starting point, you will cross 750 metres of altitude and it is up to you which of the many routes you choose and how difficult it will be. The aforementioned ridge is also popular with a start from Chleb – towards Poludňový Grúň. However, if you are exclusively a hiker, there is a hiking trail below the cable car that will also take you to the top. Right next to the top station of the Chleb cable car is the PANORAMA restaurant with a sun terrace.
The Malá Fatra National Park is one of the most beautiful national parks in Slovakia. It was founded in 1988. It is located in the northwestern part of the Western Carpathians. The territory of the National Park itself occupies the Krivánská part of the Mala Fatra Mountains. It is the last westernmost national park of the Carpathian Mountains with a permanent presence of large carnivores (bear, wolf, lynx) and original and relatively well-preserved ecosystems.
The Malá Fatra National Park is characterised by an extraordinary diversity of geological and climatic conditions. This, together with the vertical ruggedness, has contributed to the great diversity of plant and animal communities.
The logo of the National Park features the hill Veľký Rozsutec.
