20-06-2006 Banska Stiavnica - Sitno

During my vacation at our cotage we (my father and me) decided to make a trip to Sitno - highest peak in Banska Stiavnica (to be honest - it's just 1009 meters high). In the morning we started from the cottage as you can see here :

Begining of the trip

This photos are not the best, but this is also my turistics diary, take that.

The way had some phases:

1.st phase - way to Zarnovica by bus - so far so good, temperature still below 25 degrees.

2.nd phase - from Zarnovica to Banska Stiavnica by bus - warming ... distance between this cities is not very long, but the road was terrible time consuming. The bus stopped at any trees, ou, I'll let it be.

3.rd phase - from Banska Stiavnica to Pocuvadlo (mountain lake). Boiled, but alive.

Animals like this are near Pocuvadlo lake, in something like little ZOO.

4.th phase : from Pocuvadlo lake to the peak called Sitno. I must note, that this way is not signed very well, bu it takes just 45 minutes.The biggest problem was to find begining of the way up.

Some moments on our way up.

4_DSC_6571-01_web.jpgTatarska luka (Tatars meadow)
5_DSC_6979-01_web.jpgBefore peak
6_DSC_6990-01_web.jpgThe peak

You can buy something in th e building, including ice creams and some limonades.

I'm not going to describe our way back, it's enough to say, that we were totaly boiled.I had to buy a flat cap not to get sunstroke. Anyway it was a nice trip, but take better weather with you. And car please, otherwise you depend on local buses, which takes you half of a day.