[1] The park offers about 300 km of hiking trails, often equipped with ladders, chains and bridges.

The Slovak Paradise creates the northern part of the Spiš-Gemer Karst (Spišsko-gemerský kras).

It is bordered by the Low Tatras (Nízke Tatry) in the west, central part of the Slovenské rudohorie Mountains in the south (Stolické vrchy and Volovské vrchy) and the Hornád basin (Hornádska kotlina) in the north and north east.

The core of the national park is a karst plateau cut into several smaller plateaux by deep rocky gorges.

The most famous gorges are Veľký Sokol, which is also the longest at 4.5 km, Suchá Belá, Piecky, and Kyseľ, all of which have numerous waterfalls.

A rock shelf known as Tomášovský výhľad is popular (with both climbers and visitors) for its unique view, situated at 680m.

As they were built by carbonate rock prone to karstification, the character of the Slovenský raj mountains is that of a karstic plateau.

The most visited places in the park are Dobšiná Ice Cave and the Suchá Belá Gorge.

In the northern part of the Slovak Paradise two main tourist centres of this region are situated: Čingov and Podlesok.

They are connected by a 15 km long marked route, leading through the canyon along the Hornád river.