Ihľany

Kežmarok District · Prešov Region · Slovakia
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Ihľany is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 684 m above sea level. Population: 1,589 (2025). Mountains nearby: Spiš Magura.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail, 1 peak.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Včelín – IhlaModerateOne-dayMarkedVčelín IhlaElevation profile686–1 283 m10.5 kmascent 597 m≈ 4 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreZbojnícka lúka – Nižné Ružbachy, ChurchHardMulti-dayMarkedZbojnícka lúka Nižné Ružbachy, ChurchElevation profile549–1 206 m39.5 kmascent 779 m≈ 11.5 h walking4.3 km from the centreVyšné Ružbachy, spa – JaworkiModerateTwo-dayMarkedVyšné Ružbachy, spa JaworkiElevation profile565–1 000 m20.2 kmascent 762 m≈ 6.5 h walking7.8 km from the centreSaddle below Škapová – Jankove, former forester's lodge – Vyšný Toráč, Priehyba – Above Žliabkami – Krásna lúkaModerateTwo-dayMarkedSaddle below Škapová Krásna lúkavia Jankove, former forester's lodge, Vyšný Toráč, Priehyba +1Elevation profile564–1 244 m17.9 kmascent 878 m≈ 6 h walking8.8 km from the centreForbasy, station – Meadow under Špica (yellow trail)EasyOne-dayMarkedForbasy, station Meadow under Špica (yellow trail)Elevation profile542–883 m7.6 kmascent 340 m≈ 2.5 h walking9 km from the centreJavorinka – KlinEasyOne-dayMarkedJavorinka KlinElevation profile890–1 140 m5.2 kmascent 13 m≈ 1.5 h walking9.7 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Ihla (Levoča Hills)PeakIhla (Levoča Hills)Ihľanyaltitude 1 283 m4.9 km from the centreIhla (Slovak for "needle"; German Nadel) is a 1283 m summit in the Levoča Hills (Levočské vrchy) in eastern Slovakia, the third highest in the range.Čierna hora (Levoča Mountains)PeakČierna hora (Levoča Mountains)Jakubanyaltitude 1 289 m6.3 km from the centreČierna hora is a 1289.4 m summit, the highest point of the Slovak Levoča Mountains (Levočské vrchy) – a flysch range of the Podhôľno-magurská region in eastern...Mariánska hora (Marian Hill)PeakMariánska hora (Marian Hill)Levočaaltitude 761 m16 km from the centreMariánska hora (Marian Hill; Hungarian Máriahegy) is a hill on the southern edge of the Levoča Hills, about 2 km north of the centre of the town of Levoča in eastern...Bujačí vrchPeakBujačí vrchKežmarské Žľabyaltitude 1 947 m20 km from the centreBujačí vrch (Polish Bujaczy Wierch, German Stirnberg) is a 1,947 m summit on the main ridge of the Belianske Tatras in Slovakia and the last high mountain at the...Slodičovský vrchPeakSlodičovský vrchMalá Frankováaltitude 1 167 m21 km from the centreSlodičovský vrch (Polish Słodyczowski Wierch) is a 1167 m summit on the main ridge of the Spišská Magura in northern Slovakia.MagurkaPeakMagurkaOsturňaaltitude 1 193 m23 km from the centreMagurka is a 1193 m summit in the central part of the Spišská Magura in northern Slovakia. It rises above the village of Ždiar, about 17 km north-west of the town of...

What to visit

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J. M. Petzval Museum in Spišská BeláMuseumJ. M. Petzval Museum in Spišská BeláSpišská Belá5.8 km from the centreThe Joseph Maximilian Petzval Museum (Múzeum J. Petzvala) in the small town of Spišská Belá is a modest but unique museum of photography and film at the foot of the...Kežmarok CastleCastleKežmarok CastleKežmarok9.1 km from the centreKežmarok Castle (Kežmarský hrad) stands in Kežmarok on Castle Square (Hradné námestie). According to the Kežmarok Museum it is the only fully preserved castle in the...Wooden Articular Church of the Holy Trinity, KežmarokChurchWooden Articular Church of the Holy Trinity, KežmarokKežmarok9.8 km from the centreA church from an age without religious freedom The Wooden Articular Church of the Holy Trinity (Kostol Najsvätejšej Trojice) in Kežmarok is one of the town's most...Belianska CaveNatureBelianska CaveKežmarské Žľaby17 km from the centreBelianska Cave (Belianska jaskyňa) is the only show cave in the High Tatras and one of the most visited in Slovakia.Skalnaté pleso, Observatory and Lomnický štít Cable CarLakeSkalnaté pleso, Observatory and Lomnický štít Cable CarTatranská Lomnica22 km from the centreSkalnaté pleso is a small moraine lake in the lowest cirque of the Skalnatá valley below Lomnický štít, at about 1,751–1,754 m.Studený potok Waterfalls and HrebienokWaterfallStudený potok Waterfalls and HrebienokStarý Smokovec23 km from the centreThe Studený potok waterfalls (Vodopády Studeného potoka), known in Polish literature as the Zimna Woda waterfalls, are one of the oldest tourist attractions of the...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Vyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolWater parks & thermal poolsVyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolVyšné Ružbachy13 km from the centreVyšné Ružbachy is one of Slovakia’s oldest spas. It lies on the south-eastern slope of the Spišská Magura at about 617 m, surrounded by coniferous forest that merges...Thermal Park VrbovWater parks & thermal poolsThermal Park VrbovVrbov14 km from the centreThermal Park Vrbov is one of the best-known thermal baths in the Spiš region, on the southern edge of the village of Vrbov, about 6 km (as the crow flies) from...Nestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyCraft producersNestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyHniezdne15 km from the centreThis tradition is the basis for BGV, a company founded in 2001, which built the Nestville Distillery here.Spišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaCraft producersSpišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaStará Ľubovňa17 km from the centreSpiš boasts perhaps the oldest history of distilling in Europe: at the hillfort of Myšia Hôrka near Spišský Štvrtok, part of a distillation vessel from around 1500 BC...Castle Distillery below Ľubovňa Castle: fruit spirits and tastingsCraft producersCastle Distillery below Ľubovňa Castle: fruit spirits and tastingsStará Ľubovňa18 km from the centreStará Ľubovňa is a town in northern Spiš, overlooked by Ľubovňa Castle. For more than three and a half centuries Ľubovňa was one of the Spiš towns pledged to the...AquaCity Poprad water parkWater parks & thermal poolsAquaCity Poprad water parkPoprad22 km from the centreAquaCity Poprad is a large year-round water park and wellness complex in the town of Poprad, a few minutes from the centre; according to the complex, the High Tatras...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Vyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolWater parks & thermal poolsVyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolVyšné Ružbachy13 km from the centreVyšné Ružbachy is one of Slovakia’s oldest spas. It lies on the south-eastern slope of the Spišská Magura at about 617 m, surrounded by coniferous forest that merges...Thermal Park VrbovWater parks & thermal poolsThermal Park VrbovVrbov14 km from the centreThermal Park Vrbov is one of the best-known thermal baths in the Spiš region, on the southern edge of the village of Vrbov, about 6 km (as the crow flies) from...AquaCity Poprad water parkWater parks & thermal poolsAquaCity Poprad water parkPoprad22 km from the centreAquaCity Poprad is a large year-round water park and wellness complex in the town of Poprad, a few minutes from the centre; according to the complex, the High Tatras...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

772 mSpringSpring below Malá Ihla (south-west slope)Levoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
794 mSpringSpring below Holý vŕšok (north-east slope), 794 mLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
1 037 mSpringSpring below Malá Ihla (south-east slope)Levoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified50 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
1 026 mSpringPolomka SpringLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
1 161 mSpringSpring "Pod Ihlou"Levoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
753 mSpringSírny prameň sv. Bartolomeja SpringLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified

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 Lviv ≈382 km, ≈5 h 15 min without queues: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Brzesko → DK75 to Nowy Sącz → DK87 via Piwniczna-Zdrój to the internal Schengen crossing Piwniczna – Mníšek nad Popradom → I/68 to Stará Ľubovňa (≈304 km, ≈3 h 50 min from the Ukrainian border). From Uzhhorod ≈183 km, ≈3 h: Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 to Prešov → I/68 via Sabinov and Lipany to Stará Ľubovňa. Via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈408 km, ≈6 h 55 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).

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