Bojnice, Dubnica – Plešina
Trail map
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About the trail
Route Bojnice, Dubnica – Plešina. Has yellow marking (regional route №8409, KST). Waymarking data: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL).
Officially marked regional tourist route No. 8409. The marking is yellow, the sign is a horizontal stripe on a white background. Marked and maintained by: KST. Length of the route — 7 km. Location: mountain range — Strážovské Mountains, Slovakia.
At a glance
A short route of 7 km with 435 m of ascent from Bojnice, Dubnica to Plešina. Estimated walking time: about 2.5 h, not counting stops. Difficulty: easy. Waymarking: yellow.
Route stages
- 0–1.5 kmGentle ups and downs at 280–330 m
- 1.5–7 kmClimb of 390 m (up to 718 m)
Steepest kilometre: km 1.5–2.5, a climb of 110 m (≈11%).
Water and overnight stays
Springs near the trail: at km 0.5, 2.5 and 4.
When to go
The route can be walked most of the year; it is most comfortable from April to October.
Getting there
Start: Bojnice, Dubnica. This is a one-way route: the finish is 4 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 2.5 h, not counting stops.
- Is there water on the route?
- Springs near the trail: at km 0.5, 2.5 and 4.
Water and shelter on the route
- Spring below Predné Štefankovo (east slope), 297 mkm 0.4 from the start · 200 m off the path · Not verified · 297 m
- Lasce Springkm 1.2 from the start · Not verified · 312 m
- Spring below Predné Štefankovo (north-east slope)km 2.7 from the start · 70 m off the path · Not verified · 479 m
- Spring below Predné Štefankovo (north-west slope)km 3.8 from the start · Not verified · 527 m
- Spring below Skalicná horakm 4.5 from the start · Not verified · 590 m
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Trails nearby
All trails
HardTwo-dayMarkedBojnice, square Sedlo JavorinkaElevation profile302–1 146 m24.4 kmascent 842 m≈ 8 h walking
EasyOne-dayMarkedBojnice, hospital Bohatka HutElevation profile288–543 m4.8 kmascent 88 m≈ 1.5 h walking
ModerateOne-dayMarkedNitrianske Rudno KaniankaElevation profile315–935 m11.7 kmascent 573 m≈ 4 h walkingCraft nearby
All craft places
Craft beer & breweriesPanský pivovar Bojnice: unfiltered craft beer below the castle1.5 km from the trailBojnice is a spa town in the upper Nitra valley at the foot of the Strážov Hills, famous for the fairy-tale castle of the Pálffy family.
Craft beer & breweriesGalgenberg brewery in Nitrianske Pravno: tour and beer from the tank9.4 km from the trailNitrianske Pravno is a large village at the northern end of the Upper Nitra basin, 12 km from Prievidza, where the river Nitra leaves the Malá Magura and Žiar hills.
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa & Aquapark Turčianske Teplice21 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 191722 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.
Craft producersKremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 192226 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 & pasturesSalaš Pružina: 100% sheep’s bryndza in the Strážov Hills27 km from the trailPružina is a village in a picturesque valley of the Strážov Hills (Strážovské vrchy) west of Považská Bystrica.