One of the places you should visit when wandering around the Liptov region is Liptovská Lúžna, a mountain village situated in the Low Tatras. If you are heading from the Liptovská Osada village, drive through the Liptovská Lúžna village in the direction of Železnô. The lookout tower offering wonderful view of the surrounding nature is located on the left hand side, app. 500 m after the village. You will reach it within a few minutes of easy walking. The path leads through a meadow and offers views of Lúžanské Meandre of the Lúžňanka stream with clear and slowly flowing water. The meanders – bends in the stream – were formed as the result of a sharp decrease in the stream’s slope, creating an optical illusion that the stream is flowing uphill.
The lookout tower does not fulfill the standard purpose of lookout towers, which are built on hills for the sake of a view. Its purpose is to make the unique natural monument of the Lúžňanka Meander visible. By looking from the lookout tower, the visitor of the meanders gains a better perspective and overview. From the lookout tower, the natural meandering of the Lúžňanka River is better visible and brings a much greater experience. The best time to visit this place is between March and May.
Entry to the lookout tower is at your own risk.
Description of the route:
From the stop, we head slightly uphill. There is also a red-marked cycle path along the road in our direction, which will serve as a guide. The road and cycling signs will lead us out of the village to the foothill meadows. Before the place where the road enters the forest, we leave the marked cycle path and turn left between wooden posts onto a gravel road. At this point, it is possible to park cars so that they do not obstruct other vehicles. The paved field road leads past a cattle shelter to a stream, where we learn from the information board that we are entering the Protection Zone of the Low Tatras National Park. After walking a few dozen meters, we can already see the lookout tower itself. By the stream in front of the lookout tower, there is another sign, from which we learn that the site is a natural monument. We climb up to the lookout tower via two steep wooden staircases and the meanders are at our fingertips.