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Slovakia, Herlica educational hiking trail,

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Distance
4.11 mi
Elevation gain
961 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
961 ft
Max elevation
2,281 ft
TrailRank 
39
Min elevation
1,554 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
2 hours 4 minutes
Coordinates
719
Uploaded
April 13, 2012
Recorded
April 2012
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near Petrovce, Prešovský (Slovenská republika)

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Itinerary description

Partisan shelters, command´s bunker of partisan unit or observation tower are probably the biggest highlights of a forest trail at Herlica nearby Petrovce in the Slanske mountains. 3.4 kilometer long hiking tour is prepared for visitors in moderate terrain with an elevation of about 160 m.There are 12 standpoints,where you can find information boards devoted to the World War II and partisan resistance, as well as information about the water cycle in forest ecosystems, tree rings of trees,predators living in the forest or forest lifts.This trail goes along the top of the dominant peak Oblík, which begins and ends at state road just outside the village of Petrovce.
Places to stay:
1. Giraltovce: Restaurant Skalny Orol
2. Ragleng, Pavlovce

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Animals

Animals living in the area

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Shelter

In the picture we can see a partisan shelter used during the World War II.

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Herlica

Herlica

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Koniec

The end of our hiking tour

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The last information board

The last information board, it´s the last point of our tour.

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Studnicka

a spring

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Traces of fox

It´s a place where we found traces of fox, one of the predators living in the area.

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An observation tower.

Vyhladna

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Zemlianka

Zemlianka

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