Zamkovského chata (Zámkovského chalet) 1475 m.a.s.l.

5.4 km 97 min

Area:

Malá studená dolina (Small Cold valley), mouth of Malá studená dolina 

Access:

“Starý Smokovec – Hrebienok”  (↑ 40min , ↓ 25min) or ground funicular (duration: 7 min)

“Hrebienok – Zamkovského chata”  (↑ 1h 05min , ↓ 1h 05min)

History :

  • during World War II,  Stefan Zamkovsky came up with the idea of building a private chalet
  • 1943 – he begins with the construction of the chalet completed in the same year and put into operation one year later
  • 1951 – the chalet was nationalized and renamed the Cpt. Nálepka Chalet
  • 70s – the primary impetus for building a small hydroelectric power plant to silence the noise of diesel generators once and for all
  • finally, the family of Štefan Zamkovský regained the property of the previously confiscated chalet and rented it to Lac Kulang
  • 2004 the chalet was purchased by Mgr. Jana Kalinčíková

Related trails:

In operation: year-round
Chalet Manager: Janka Kalinčíková 
Contact: +421 52 442 26 36, +421 905 554 471
E-mail: zamka@zamka.sk