Háj waterfalls

Hájské waterfalls also called Waterfalls Hlboký jarok are located in the Háj valley (karst gorge) near the road connecting the villages of Háj and Hačava. This road was built by Italian soldiers in 1912. Three signposts point to the waterfalls on this asphalt road. The length of the Háj valley and the karst gorge is approximately 6.5 km. Rare plant and animal species occur here. The diversity and abundance of flora is due to the inversion of vegetation zones. The valley separates the two easternmost plateaus of the Slovak Karst, namely the Zádiel plateau and the Jasov plateau.

Hájsky brook, which flows through the valley, creates due to the height differences of up to 300 meters in the travertine dams at the end of the gorge, in the area from Devil's Bridge, a system of rapids, cascades and 10 waterfalls of different sizes.

How to get to the Háj waterfalls

The village of Háj can be reached by a branch from the village of Turňa nad Bodvou, which is located at I. class road 16 (I/16) leading on the route Zvolen - Lučenec - Rožňava - Košice.

Directly from the village you continue along  the yellow hiking trail in the direction of Hačava to the first signpost (Hájske waterfalls 360 m above sea level) about 15 to 20 min.

The second signpost (not touristic) is located about 5-7 minutes from the first signpost on the yellow trail in the direction of Hačava (here is The Great Háj Waterfall a Middle Háj waterfall).
The third signpost (not a tourist signpost) is located about 30 m from the second signpost; a narrow path will take you under the bridge, where there is a Upper Háj waterfall.