DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-963-1-0268

RECREATIONAL USAGE OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE JAVORNÍKY MTS

Vladimír Juško¹, Stanislav Azor², Jakub Bočko¹

¹ Department of Forest Harvesting, Logistic and Amelioration, Faculty of Forestry; Technical University in Zvolen, Slovak Republic

² The Institute of Physical Education and Sport; Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 960 53 Zvolen, Slovak Republic

The forest, hiking and active recreation are the topics that are often associated with a person´s mental health. It is the forest and the forest environment that are used for tourism associated with active rest and gaining new energy. The Javorníky Mts. are characterized by high recreational attractiveness there are many historical cultural monuments, natural attractions and recreational centres. The territory is a favourite tourist area due to the number and variety of tourist trails, while it is exceptional in its accessibility from the Slovak and Czech sides. The whole area of the Javorníky Mts. comprises 56 trails with the total length of 859 km, their central part comprises 23 trails with the total length of 309 km. A proposal was created to increase the attractiveness of the area and its tourist potential, namely the proposal of a new multifunctional tourist trail with total length of 22.64 km equipped with recreational mobiliary. The proposed trail will contribute to increasing the accessibility of the territory, while the density of trails will increase to 7.94 m. ha^-1.

Keywords: recreation, hiking trail, mobiliary environment

pages: 268-272, Published: 2024, online: 2024