Velická dolina to Východná Vysoká

Advertising board a few meters above the train station on a green sign.

View of the Gerlach boiler

The road passes through coniferous forests, but largely damaged by calamity.

After two hours, the road leaves the forest and passes through a zone of rhododendron to an area without vegetation.

Next to Velický pleso, the road climbs over the waterfall and then continues through Velická dolina to the Polish ridge

Velické pleso together with the Silesian House.

Above the waterfall is a flatter and relaxing part of the route passing through the bottom of the Velická valley

On the left side of the valley, the view of the Flower Tower, Gerlachovský štít and Lavínový štít (from left to right) gradually opens up.

The garnet wall forms the right side of the Velická valley and is formed by the peaks of the Great Garnet Tower and Hogwarts.

The road slowly ascends towards the Long Ball.

In the past there was a lake above the waterfall, but today only a few feet can be seen after it and it is largely dry.

The road is lined by Dlhé pleso above which a more significant ascent to the Polish ridge begins.

Above the long ball is the first snow on the sidewalk.

The view just below the Polish ridge into the valley, the upper part of the road is secured with chains and staples for a safer climb.

View of the surrounding peaks from the Polish ridge

View of Poland in front of a dominant frozen lake

View from the Polish ridge to the destination of the East High Road and the Prielom saddle, which is used for the transition to the Great Cold Valley.

The ascent from the Polish ridge to the top leads through exposed terrain, which in the case of snow cover also requires the use of cats.

In the foreground is the highest peak of the High Tatras and the entire Carpathians Gerlachovský štít.

From the top there is also a beautiful view of Slavkovský štít.

In the background you can see, among other things, another well-known peak of the High Tatras Rysy.

From the top, Lomnický štít is also shown in the background, together with other Tatra peaks, in the valley you can see Zbojnícka chata and the surrounding lakes.