Sledging from Hrebienok

Hrebienok, known in Polish as Smokowieckie Siodełko ('the little saddle'), is a terraced ledge in the High Tatras, located in the massif of Slavkovský Peak. It has a height of 1,285 meters a.s.l. It is the most popular viewpoint in the High Tatras. From the top you can see the view of Poprad, as well as the peaks of Prostredný hrot (2441 m) and Lomnický štít (2634 m).

In winter a 2.5 km sledging run goes from Hrebienok down to Starý Smokovec, along the funicular line. You ride up by funicular and come down by sled, and in the evening there is also a floodlit run. Sledging depends on snow and weather.

The top can be reached by funicular from Starý Smokovec at the base. The funicular is very similar to the one that goes up Gubałówka in Poland. The journey takes less than 5 minutes and costs 7 euros per adult (one way up). The railway runs every half hour, and at the same time can take 128 people.

The funicular is the simplest method of getting to the top. Especially in the winter and with children. For children it is an additional attraction.

Fun fact: the funicular to Hrebienok has been carrying tourists since December 1908. The current cars have been running since 2007, after a major modernization of the line.

At the top there are several attractions for children: tubing down an ice track, there is also an exhibition of figures made of ice and an ice temple. Every year a competition called Tatry Ice Master is organized to select the best sculptor of ice figures.

There is also a restaurant, a holiday home and a panoramic terrace. There are, of course, ski lifts and the main attraction we went for - sledging.

You can rent a sled at the lower station in the Tatry Motion store. You can also do that at the top, but there are only wooden ones. The ones borrowed at the bottom were very sturdy metal sleds that could easily be used in 1+1 and 1+2 configurations. The sledging route leads along the train tracks. It has a length of 2.5 km. The route leads through an open area that was once covered with forest. There was, however, a hurricane in November 2004, and the forest was totally destroyed. In place of the old forest they planted new trees, but that new forest was burnt in 2013.

Sledging from Hrebienok was great entertainment. We just liked it so much that we decided to ride up to the top again and go down one more time.

After the end of the sledging we were all soaked. Snow got into our boots, gloves, everything was soaked, even our hats. Luckily, we had a change of clothes in the car.

Be sure to see the movie showing our fun! We recommend sledging at Hrebienok with children to everyone. Hrebienok was one of the stops of our winter holidays in Slovakia.

We drove in the direction of Poprad, to get to the next accommodation. This time we moved to the Liptovský Mikuláš area, to the village of Liptovský Trnovec.

In Mikuláš we ate dinner in the restaurant Soda Club. A restaurant with good recommendations from Foursquare users. Once again, it turns out the community was right, giving high marks. Prices were reasonable and the meals were tasty.

Liptovský Trnovec is a small village located near the Liptovská Mara reservoir. For us it was an ideal base for a trip to Tatralandia, which we wanted to take the next day. You can read about that day in Tatralandia with children.

Practical info

We checked prices and opening times in November 2026.

Who it is for

The run is good for families with children. We went down two or three to a sturdy metal sled (when we went in 2015). Bring dry clothes to change into in the car.

Tickets

Funicular ticket for sledging:

• 2 hours: 22 euros for an adult, 19 euros for a junior and 17 euros for a child,
• 4 hours: 25, 22 and 19 euros.

Sleds

Renting a wooden sled costs 14 euros per day and a sport sled 16 euros. Wooden sleds are rented at Hrebienok, where you get off the funicular.

When to go

Hours and prices:

• tickets and sled rental are available daily from 9:00 to 16:30,
• with good snow there is night sledging on a floodlit run on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 18:30 to 21:00; a 2-hour ticket costs 25 euros, or 31 euros with a sled.