Koprowicka Przełęcz Niżnia is a wide, grassy saddle set along the ridge of the Liptovské Kopy in the Slovak Tatras, a remote spot far from the crowded trails most hikers know.

Sitting at 1914 m, the pass lies between Skrajný Holý vrch Liptovský and Krížne Liptovské. Its western slopes drop into a glacial cirque known as the Krížne Cirque, at the head of the Kôprovica valley, while the eastern slopes descend through a funnel-shaped depression into the Kôprová Valley, where avalanches regularly sweep down in winter. The landscape here is stark and open - the rounded, grass-covered summits of the Liptovské Kopy were once used as pastures by residents of the villages of Východná and Liptovská Kokava.

How to reach the viewpoint

• The area is closed to hikers - since 1949 the Liptovské Kopy have formed a protected zone of the Tatra National Park with a strict no-entry policy

Although three paths cross the eastern slopes, including the Forest Trail and the Eastern Trail, none are open to the public. This makes the pass a point of interest mainly for those fascinated by Tatra geography and history rather than a real hiking destination. In the lower part of the gully descending from the neighbouring Koprowicka Przełęcz Wyżnia lies an intriguing landform called the Heart - a triangular, heart-shaped depression described by the noted Tatra expert Władysław Cywiński.