The aim of this paper is to determine slope transformation within tourist footpaths above the timberline on the north- and south-facing slopes of the Western Tatra Mountains. To characterize slope transformation within footpaths I applied geomorphological mapping. Differences in the effects of relief transformation due to natural processes on the north- and south-facing slopes were precisely determined based on test surfaces established on footpaths and slopes unaffected by human activity. The study indicated significant differences in the transformation of slope relief in the study area, related mostly to the disproportions in the intensity of tourist traffic and variability of natural conditions. The study also revealed a diversity in morphogenetic processes acting within tourist footpaths on the north-facing and south-facing slopes of the Western Tatra Mountains.