 The unmarked trailhead is on the green @-@ marked trail leading up Velická Valley near the southern edge of the first plateau ( Kvetnica ) above the Sliezsky Dom . The equally unmarked , indistinct route to Gerlach veers off north @-@ west towards the mountain 's eastern slopes at the elevation of ca . 1 @,@ 815 m ( 5 @,@ 955 ft ) , but occasional cairns begin to appear farther on . The fastest and easiest descent is down the Batizovská próba . Mountain guides always follow the route in the east @-@ west direction , ascending from Velická Valley and descending into Batizovská Valley , in order to reduce logjams . 
