Places to visit

Spring “shaft” below the road to Vrchlúky, Ružomberok - Vlkolínec

The spring is situated below a field road, above Vlkolínec, in the cadastral area of Ružomberok. It is located approximately 330 metres away from the built-up area of Vlkolínec. You can get to the spring along the yellow-marked hiking trail running from Vlkolínec in the direction to Hrabovo.

Information:
– The spring is unaltered and not in use.
– The spring was originally caught into a concrete shaft. Currently, the water is leaking through from the shaft and it surfaces at a lower place, where it creates a spring area used by woodland animals.
– A few metres away from the springhead, the water is reabsorbed into the bed.
– The spring area is trampled by the animals which use it.
– Passing by the spring is a yellow-marked hiking trail running from Biely Potok, through Vlkolínec, to Hrabovo, and a yellow-marked bike trail connecting Biely Potok and notch Sedlo pod Sidorovom.
– The spring is situated in the protected zone of the Great Fatra National Park.
– The spring is situated in the protected zone of the monument reserve of Vlkolínec.