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Low Tatras mountain range is situated between the upper streams of rivers Vah and Hron. They are part of the Carpathians mountains. The lenght of the mountain is about 80 km and average width of 30 km. In the west surround the Low Tatras stream Revúca, Šturec saddle (1010 m), where hills bordering the Great Fatra and Starohorská river to the Popov saddle (1056 m) and the path connectiong Spiš and Gemer.
Most tourists (probably because of high glacier topography) is a central part of Low Tatras. There is the highest peak of the Low Tatras - Ďumbier with a height of 2,043 m. Te most famous valley is Demänovská. In these almost untouched forests can you undertake many interesting walking tour..
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 Demänovská Valley has inmost cave systen in Slovakia (Old castle cave - 432 m); Demänovský kras is the longest kras system in Slovakia (cca 24 km).
The oldest reserve in Low Tatras is reserve Príboj (declared in 1895).
The oldest protected tree is Korvínova Lipa (700 years).
The deepest chasm is Veľká ľadová priepasť (125 m).
The highest waterfall is Brankovský vodopád (55 m).
The largest mountain lake is Vrbické pleso (1,8 ha).
The biggest reservation is Skalka (2'659 ha).
The highest settlement is Magurka (1100 m.n.m.).
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