{"id":166763,"date":"2020-09-03T15:15:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T13:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitliptov.sk\/zaujimavosti\/magursky-zlaty-chodnik\/"},"modified":"2022-01-17T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:00:35","slug":"golden-trail-trail-of-magurka","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/www.visitliptov.sk\/en\/interests\/golden-trail-trail-of-magurka\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Trail of Magurka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>A mining trail has been opened to the public in the \u013dup\u010dianska valley. There are 11 panels along an 8.4-kilometre-long circuit trail marked blue and then yellow.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trail is a part of the \u201cSlovak mining route\u201d project, which connect educational mining trails in Slovakia. As you walk, you will learn more about the mining industry, gold mining, antimony ore processing, rock processing as well as about wild nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>The author of the texts <\/strong>on the information panels is Martin Chovan, professor emeritus of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Comenius University in Bratislava.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Trail type<\/strong>
one-way, self-guided, year-round<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Outdoor learning activities for schools<\/strong>
suitable for field trips and nature walks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The construction of the trail was initiated and organized by members of the Friends of Magurka Civic Association and the Magurka Chalet, who seek to revive the traditions and history of the area.<\/p>\n\n\n

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<\/span>0. Magurka educational trail \/ <\/strong>placer gold mines, invitation to Magurka<\/p>\n

<\/span>1.Magurka chalet \/<\/strong>educational trail map, brief history of mining<\/p>\n

<\/span>2. Village centre \/ <\/strong>settlement, ore dressing plant,\u00a0church, ore treatment<\/p>\n

<\/span>3. Ba\u0161ov\u0148a, Ba\u0161ov\u0148a water circuit \/ <\/strong>leats, water reservoir, Russegger adit<\/p>\n

<\/span>4. Klin\u010dok<\/strong>,<\/span>Kilian adit \/<\/strong>adits of Magurka, gold, sitting area. Map of adits<\/p>\n

<\/span>5. Franti\u0161ek adit. Forest management \/ <\/strong>Forest Compossessorate, Land Community in Partiz\u00e1nska\u00a0\u013dup\u010da<\/p>\n

<\/span>6. Leopold adit \/ <\/strong>geology, minerals, Kapustisko, geological map<\/p>\n

<\/span>7. Ritterstein adit \/<\/strong>Kapustisko-Mo\u010didlo mining section, water conduit, sitting area<\/p>\n

<\/span>8. Low Tatras National Park<\/strong>(NAPANT)<\/p>\n

<\/span>9. Striebornica \/<\/strong>silver vein, mineral wealth of the Low Tatras<\/p>\n

<\/span>10. Viedenka \/ <\/strong>Viedenka, eastern part of the deposit, M\u00e1ria adits, opportunity of trying gold panning<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n

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<\/span>Directions for motorists: <\/strong><\/p>\n

To get to the chalet, you can either take the road from Liptovsk\u00e1 L\u00fa\u017ena or Partiz\u00e1nska \u013dup\u010da. Continue until you reach the Tajch crossroad and follow the signposts to Magurka. There is an asphalt road leading there.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Directions for walkers:<\/strong><\/p>\n