The Kežmarok White Water Valley (Dolina Kežmarskej Bielej vody) is the easternmost and one of the most complex valley systems on the southern side of the High Tatras, stretching over 8 km and covering 14.5 km². It is a place where thundering granite walls meet gentle meadows, glacial lakes shimmer between forested slopes, and the air always carries the freshness of mountain streams.
From its entrance at the Road of Freedom (915 m a.s.l.), the valley branches at around 1400 m into several arms: the Green Lake Valley with its own three sub-valleys, the White Lakes Valley, and the Predné Meďodoly plateau. The surrounding peaks — Lomnický štít, Kežmarský štít, Pyšný štít and others — form a dramatic backdrop. Beneath the northern faces of these summits, patches of permanent ice survive year-round. The valley offers something for every season: wildflower meadows in spring, cool shade and glittering lakes in summer, and golden larch forests in autumn.
How to get thereIn June 1565 a Kežmarok party accompanied the noblewoman Beata Laská into this valley — one of the earliest recorded tourist excursions in Tatra history, proving that the valley's charm has been irresistible for centuries.