Banská Bystrica, Podryba – Ponická Lehôtka
Trail map
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About the trail
Route Banská Bystrica, Podryba – Ponická Lehôtka. Has green marking (regional route №5430, KST). Waymarking data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL).
Officially marked regional tourist route No. 5430. The marking is green, the sign is a horizontal stripe on a white background. Marked and maintained by: KST. Length of the route — 16.4 km. Location: mountain range — Stredoslovenske Mountains, Slovakia.
At a glance
A one-day route of 16.4 km with 428 m of ascent from Banská Bystrica, Podryba to Ponická Lehôtka. Estimated walking time: about 5 h, not counting stops. Difficulty: moderate. Waymarking: green.
Route stages
- 0–10 kmGentle ups and downs at 350–420 m
- 10–12 kmClimb of 160 m (up to 557 m)
- 12–13 kmGentle ups and downs at 540–570 m
- 13–15 kmClimb of 100 m (up to 656 m)
- 15–16 kmDescent of 130 m to Ponická Lehôtka
Steepest kilometre: km 10–11, a climb of 170 m (≈17%).
Water and overnight stays
Springs near the trail: at km 2, 8 and 11.
When to go
The route can be walked most of the year; it is most comfortable from April to October.
Getting there
Start: Banská Bystrica, Podryba. This is a one-way route: the finish is 10 km from the start in a straight line, so plan your way back in advance.
FAQ
- How long does the route take?
- Estimated walking time: about 5 h, not counting stops.
- Is there water on the route?
- Springs near the trail: at km 2, 8 and 11.
Water and shelter on the route
- Spring below Stará kopakm 1.8 from the start · Not verified · 365 m
- Spring below Šupínkm 8.3 from the start · 70 m off the path · Not verified · 401 m
- Captured spring below Šupínkm 10.5 from the start · 70 m off the path · Not verified · 381 m
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All craft places
Craft shopsÚĽUV Banská Bystrica: folk-craft shop and craft school1.6 km from the trailÚĽUV (Ústredie ľudovej umeleckej výroby, the Centre for Folk Art Production) is a state institution that has looked after Slovak folk crafts since 1945: it keeps a...
Craft beer & breweriesUrpiner brewery in Banská Bystrica: tour and beer from the tank3.7 km from the trailBanská Bystrica is the centre of Central Slovakia and grew rich on copper mining in the 14th–16th centuries.
Craft producersKremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 192218 km from the trailKremnica is an old mining town in the Kremnica Mountains where coins have been struck for more than six centuries.
Cheese dairies & pasturesZvolenská Slatina bryndza dairy: the oldest, since 179720 km from the trailBryndza with more than 220 years behind it Zvolenská Slatina is a large village in the Podpoľanie region, a few kilometres from Zvolen, at the foot of the volcanic...
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa & Aquapark Turčianske Teplice27 km from the trailTurčianske Teplice is one of Slovakia’s oldest spa towns. Its warm springs were first mentioned in 1281 in a deed of gift by King Ladislaus IV, and from 1533 they...
Cheese dairies & pasturesTuriec bryndza dairy, Turčianske Teplice: bryndza since 191727 km from the trailMore than a hundred years of Turiec bryndza Turiec is a wide basin between the ridges of the Veľká and Malá Fatra, a land of pastures and old sheep farming.