Liptowskie Mury — or 'Liptov Walls' in Slovak, Liptovské múry — is one of the most dramatic ridge sections in the entire Tatra Mountains, forming a rugged natural border between the Polish region of Podhale and the Slovak region of Liptov. If you are drawn to raw, high-altitude landscapes far from crowded tourist paths, this is a place that will not disappoint.
The ridge runs from Szpiglasowy Wierch (2172 m) to Gładka Przełęcz (1994 m), threading through a jagged sequence of peaks and passes — including the twin Kostur summits, several Ławka cols, and the Kotelnica sub-ridge. The Polish slopes plunge down toward the stunning Valley of Five Polish Lakes, while the Slovak side drops into the Koprová Valley system. Views from the ridge are sweeping and austere: rock walls, turquoise glacial lakes far below, and open sky in every direction. In summer the ridge offers exceptional scenery and solitude; in winter and spring it becomes a serious mountaineering challenge — the first winter traverse from Czarna Ławka to Szpiglasowy Wierch was not completed until April 1925.
How to reach the ridgeThe name 'Liptowskie Mury' was introduced into literature by Stanisław Staszic, a pioneer of Polish geological research in the Tatras. In the 1930s there were ambitious plans to build a road from Morskie Oko all the way to Kasprowy Wierch along this very ridge — a project that sparked protests and was ultimately never realised.