Wierchcicha Przełączka is a wide, grassy saddle hidden in a rarely visited part of the Slovak Tatras. It's a place for those who value solitude and untouched wilderness over crowded trails.
The pass sits at around 1900 m in the Liptovské Kopy ridge, between Cichý Vrch and Zadná Garajová Kopa. Its northern slope, moderately steep and partly grassy, partly rocky, descends into the Wierchcicha Valley, while to the south a gully drops toward the Koprová Valley - grassy in its upper section and overgrown with dwarf pine lower down. The scenery here is rugged and remote, with open grassy meadows contrasting against wild, densely vegetated slopes. The area was once used for grazing livestock, but nature has long since reclaimed it.
It's important to know that since 1949, the entire Liptovské Kopy ridge, including Wierchcicha Przełączka, has been part of a strict nature reserve and is closed to hikers.
How to reach the viewpointInterestingly, Polish geographers classify this area as part of the High Tatras, while some Slovak researchers place it within the Western Tatras - a fascinating example of the region's borderline character.