Cigeľ

Prievidza District · Trenčín Region · Slovakia
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Photos: Branik P, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Tibor Ličko, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Branik P, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Cigeľ is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 465 m above sea level. Population: 1,283 (2025). Mountains nearby: Strážov Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Cigeľ – Malá LehotaEasyOne-dayMarkedCigeľ Malá LehotaElevation profile401–707 m6.7 kmascent 243 m≈ 2 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreCigeľ – KrížkovceEasyOne-dayMarkedCigeľ KrížkovceElevation profile464–815 m5.8 kmascent 363 m≈ 2 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreCigeľ – Pod Bielym kameňomEasyOne-dayMarkedCigeľ Pod Bielym kameňomElevation profile464–1 130 m6.1 kmascent 667 m≈ 3 h walkingunder 1 km from the centrePrievidza – Handlová, SquareModerateOne-dayMarkedPrievidza Handlová, SquareElevation profile266–753 m15.9 kmascent 334 m≈ 4.5 h walking2.7 km from the centrePodhradie – Pod Jarabou skalouEasyOne-dayMarkedPodhradie Pod Jarabou skalouElevation profile554–1 157 m4.7 kmascent 603 m≈ 2.5 h walking3.3 km from the centrePrievidza – Veľký GričModerateOne-dayMarkedPrievidza Veľký GričElevation profile266–976 m15.5 kmascent 771 m≈ 5.5 h walking3.8 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Biela skala (Biely kameň)PeakBiela skala (Biely kameň)Handlováaltitude 1 135 m4.7 km from the centreBiela skala (older name, still used on most maps: Biely kameň; Polish Biały Kamień) is a partly rocky 1135 m summit in the Vtáčnik mountains of Slovakia.Veľký GričPeakVeľký GričHandlováaltitude 971 m5.4 km from the centreVeľký Grič (German Donnerstein) is a striking, partly rocky mountain 971 m high in the volcanic Vtáčnik range in central Slovakia.Buchlov (Vtáčnik)PeakBuchlov (Vtáčnik)Čereňanyaltitude 1 040 m13 km from the centreBuchlov is a prominent rocky peak, 1,040 m high, in the Vtáčnik mountains of central Slovakia. It should not be confused with the castle hill of the same name in the...

What to visit

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Panský pivovar Bojnice: unfiltered craft beer below the castleCraft beer & breweriesPanský pivovar Bojnice: unfiltered craft beer below the castleBojnice8.4 km from the centreBojnice 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.Bojnice Spa: thermal springs, pools and treatmentsWater parks & thermal poolsBojnice Spa: thermal springs, pools and treatmentsBojnice8.4 km from the centreBojnice Spa (Kúpele Bojnice) lies on the edge of the town of Bojnice, about 3 km from Prievidza, in the Upper Nitra basin – at the eastern foot of the Malá Magura...Bojnice Castle — Slovak National MuseumMuseumBojnice Castle — Slovak National MuseumBojnice8.6 km from the centreBojnice Castle (Bojnický zámok) rises on a travertine mound above the spa town of Bojnice near Prievidza, in the upper Nitra valley.Chalmová Thermal Pool near PrievidzaWater parks & thermal poolsChalmová Thermal Pool near PrievidzaBystričany12 km from the centreChalmová Thermal Pool (Termálne kúpalisko Chalmová) is a public pool complex in the village of Chalmová, part of the municipality of Bystričany, about 14 km south of...Galgenberg brewery in Nitrianske Pravno: tour and beer from the tankCraft beer & breweriesGalgenberg brewery in Nitrianske Pravno: tour and beer from the tankNitrianske Pravno17 km from the centreNitrianske 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.Museum of Coins and Medals and Town Castle, KremnicaMuseumMuseum of Coins and Medals and Town Castle, KremnicaKremnica20 km from the centreThe National Bank of Slovakia's Museum of Coins and Medals (NBS – Múzeum mincí a medailí) is the country's main numismatic museum, in Kremnica, an old town of gold...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Kremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Craft producersKremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Kremnica20 km from the centreKremnica is an old mining town in the Kremnica Mountains where coins have been struck for more than six centuries.Spa & Aquapark Turčianske TepliceWater parks & thermal poolsSpa & Aquapark Turčianske TepliceTurčianske Teplice23 km from the centreTurčianske 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...Turiec bryndza dairy, Turčianske Teplice: bryndza since 1917Cheese dairies & pasturesTuriec bryndza dairy, Turčianske Teplice: bryndza since 1917Turčianske Teplice23 km from the centreMore 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.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Bojnice Spa: thermal springs, pools and treatmentsWater parks & thermal poolsBojnice Spa: thermal springs, pools and treatmentsBojnice8.4 km from the centreBojnice Spa (Kúpele Bojnice) lies on the edge of the town of Bojnice, about 3 km from Prievidza, in the Upper Nitra basin – at the eastern foot of the Malá Magura...Chalmová Thermal Pool near PrievidzaWater parks & thermal poolsChalmová Thermal Pool near PrievidzaBystričany12 km from the centreChalmová Thermal Pool (Termálne kúpalisko Chalmová) is a public pool complex in the village of Chalmová, part of the municipality of Bystričany, about 14 km south of...Spa & Aquapark Turčianske TepliceWater parks & thermal poolsSpa & Aquapark Turčianske TepliceTurčianske Teplice23 km from the centreTurčianske 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...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

597 mSpringSpring below Jančekova skalaVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
642 mSpringSpring below Tlstý diel (north-west slope)Vtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
622 mDrinking waterDrinking water below PrielohVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
725 mMountain shelterKrižkovská HutVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaStanding150 m from a trailStaffed
799 mSpringSpring below Veľký Grič (west slope)Vtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified50 m from a trail
560 mSpringSýkorka SpringVtáčnik Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified390 m from a trail

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké — road, 24/7
  • Malyi Bereznyi – Ubľa — road, 24/7 For cars and buses; pedestrians not confirmed by the Ukrainian border service, lorries up to 3.5 t.
  • Mali Selmentsi – Veľké Slemence (pedestrian) — pedestrian, 09:00–21:00 Kyiv time Pedestrians and cyclists only; inconvenient for the Tatras without onward transport.
  • Chop – Čierna nad Tisou (rail) — rail, 24/7

By car

From Uzhhorod to Žilina ≈330 km, ≈4 h 20 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov, Poprad, Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok (≈17 km on I/18 between D1 sections) → Žilina. To Terchová ≈314 km, ≈4 h 15 min: from the D1 onto I/70 and II/583. From Lviv through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to Chyżne – Trstená → R3, I/59 to Dolný Kubín → II/583 via Terchová to Žilina: to Terchová ≈493 km (≈6 h 30 min), to Žilina ≈518 km (≈7 h). Via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice, S1 and D3: ≈533 km, ≈6 h 35 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.