1.5km
Total Distance
30m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

An easy karst walk from the village of Silica to the gaping ice abyss of Silicka ladnica, the lowest permanent ice cave in the temperate zone. A viewing platform looks into the collapsed cavern mouth where ice survives all summer. The surrounding Silica plateau is part of the UNESCO listed Slovak Karst.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Shelter
    at the end
Surface
paved 45%, natural ground 36%, gravel 18%
Marked route
0909, 8752, Via Slovakia (Domica - Kechnec)

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Difficulty

1/5 · Very Easy