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A Weekend Walk

Koliba is a wooded recreational area on the slopes of Kamzík hill above Bratislava, long used by locals as an easy gateway from the city into the surrounding Carpathian landscape. It lies only a short ride from the centre, and you can reach it in roughly ten minutes by trolleybus to the Koliba stop or by car, then continue straight on foot into the forest. People mainly visit to enjoy the outdoors: they walk among the trees, go jogging, and especially hike further uphill towards Kamzík and along the ridges, where wide views over Bratislava and the nearby countryside open up. The grassy meadows and clearings around are popular places for picnics and barbecues at marked fire pits, used by families, groups of friends, and dog owners throughout the warmer months. Koliba also connects into a broader network of marked tourist paths that run across the Little Carpathians and beyond.
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Boarischa Krautmo said:

beautiful picture.
good for Bratislava to have this large forest with no settlements so close to the city.
guess I'll have to go there one day.
12 days ago

m̌ ḫ replied to Boarischa Krautmo:

this one is actually inside the city centre, check the map
12 days ago

m̌ ḫ replied to Boarischa Krautmo:

Bratislava is very much worth visiting but it would be great not to limit oneself to a capital, and go further to the countryside. Did you know you could go through whole Slovakia by foot on tourist paths ? Check www.mapy.cz (now mapy.com - maybe the best trekking app not limited to former Czechoslovakia)
11 days ago

Boarischa Krautmo replied to m̌ ḫ:

it's a forest tongue licking into town ;-)
12 days ago

m̌ ḫ replied to Boarischa Krautmo:

Exactly
11 days ago ( translate )

Boarischa Krautmo replied to m̌ ḫ:

I've been to Slovakia several times on motorbike, mostly in the High Tatra, Cerveny Klaster, Námestovo and Hornà Orava... maybe I should go to the capital city one day ;-)

And I do have the mapy app on m phone - and yes, it's much better than google... btw., a lot of people here in the border area use mapy instead og google maps...
10 days ago

Don Sutherland said:

Very nice capture.
11 days ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Fabulous shot!
11 days ago

m̌ ḫ replied to Boarischa Krautmo:

The Slovak countryside is really the heart of the country – and you’ve already discovered some of the best parts. Bratislava is indeed worth a visit, but it makes even more sense if you also keep some time for the less obvious places. The woods and hills just above the city are a nice surprise too – you can be in the forest and still technically in Bratislava – and there are also those small towns around, each with its own atmosphere and traces of the German-speaking world in their history, from old religious communities to former forest settlers.

I’d be happy to act as a guide, but my plans are unpredictable and family-dependent: I rarely know my schedule more than a week in advance, and I’m not even sure how long I’ll be staying here.
3 days ago

*Уαɾα said:

The green foliage glowing in the light is beautiful, m̌ ḫ!
9 days ago