Jastrabá

Žiar nad Hronom District · Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia
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Jastrabá is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 425 m above sea level. Population: 547 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Central Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Jastrabá – Rudná poľanaModerateOne-dayMarkedJastrabá Rudná poľanaElevation profile360–1 130 m13.7 kmascent 770 m≈ 5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreBartošova Lehôtka – Jastrabská RockEasyOne-dayMarkedBartošova Lehôtka Jastrabská RockElevation profile384–684 m2.3 kmascent 300 m≈ 1 h walking1.4 km from the centreBartošova Lehôtka – Jazierko SlobodnéEasyOne-dayMarkedBartošova Lehôtka Jazierko SlobodnéElevation profile382–590 m3.8 kmascent 77 m≈ 1 h walking2.7 km from the centreToliar Recreation Centre – IhráčModerateOne-dayMarkedToliar Recreation Centre IhráčElevation profile491–1 170 m14.6 kmascent 537 m≈ 4.5 h walking2.8 km from the centreMalachov – Tri ChotáreHardMulti-dayMarkedMalachov Tri ChotáreElevation profile363–1 202 m43.7 kmascent 1 164 m≈ 13.5 h walking4.1 km from the centreHorná ves – KremnicaModerateTwo-dayMarkedHorná ves KremnicaElevation profile461–1 055 m16 kmascent 1 235 m≈ 6.5 h walking4.5 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
VelestúrPeakVelestúrKremnicaaltitude 1 254 m9.8 km from the centreVelestúr is a 1254 m summit on the main ridge of the Kremnica Mountains (Kremnické vrchy) in Slovakia.Skalka (Kremnica Mountains)PeakSkalka (Kremnica Mountains)Kremnicaaltitude 1 232 m13 km from the centreSkalka (formerly Suchá hora) is a 1232 m peak on the main ridge of the Kremnica Mountains (Kremnické vrchy) in central Slovakia.UrpínPeakUrpínBanská Bystricaaltitude 510 m18 km from the centreUrpín is a low but very prominent 510 m hill in central Slovakia, rising directly above the historic centre of Banská Bystrica on the left bank of the Hron river.

What to visit

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Kremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Craft producersKremnica gingerbread: the Haurík family bakery since 1922Kremnica7.8 km from the centreKremnica is an old mining town in the Kremnica Mountains where coins have been struck for more than six centuries.Museum of Coins and Medals and Town Castle, KremnicaMuseumMuseum of Coins and Medals and Town Castle, KremnicaKremnica7.9 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...Kováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenWater parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová13 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.Zvolen Castle — Slovak National GalleryMuseumZvolen Castle — Slovak National GalleryZvolen16 km from the centreZvolen Castle (Zvolenský zámok, officially Zvolenský hrad) stands on a raised terrace at the southern end of SNP Square in the centre of Zvolen.Harmanecká CaveNatureHarmanecká CaveDolný Harmanec21 km from the centreThe “White Cave” above the Harmanec valley Harmanecká Cave (Harmanecká jaskyňa) lies in the valley of the Harmanec stream north-west of Banská Bystrica, in the...The Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaLakeThe Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaŠtiavnické Bane24 km from the centreThe Štiavnica tajchy are a system of historic artificial lakes in the Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy) around the mining town of Banská Štiavnica in central...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Sklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice13 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.Urpiner brewery in Banská Bystrica: tour and beer from the tankCraft beer & breweriesUrpiner brewery in Banská Bystrica: tour and beer from the tankBanská Bystrica16 km from the centreBanská Bystrica is the centre of Central Slovakia and grew rich on copper mining in the 14th–16th centuries.Sliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaWater parks & thermal poolsSliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaSliač17 km from the centreSliač is a spa in the Zvolen Basin above the Hron valley, between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. The spa quarter with its 46-hectare park lies on a slope above the former...Vodný raj thermal pools in VyhneWater parks & thermal poolsVodný raj thermal pools in VyhneVyhne18 km from the centreVodný raj Vyhne ("Water Paradise") is a public pool complex with thermal water in the village of Vyhne, in a quiet wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills near the...ÚĽUV Banská Bystrica: folk-craft shop and craft schoolCraft shopsÚĽUV Banská Bystrica: folk-craft shop and craft schoolBanská Bystrica19 km from the centreÚĽUV (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...ERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingCraft beer & breweriesERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingBanská Štiavnica20 km from the centreBanská Štiavnica is an old mining town in the caldera of an extinct volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Kováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenWater parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová13 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.Sklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice13 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.Sliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaWater parks & thermal poolsSliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaSliač17 km from the centreSliač is a spa in the Zvolen Basin above the Hron valley, between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. The spa quarter with its 46-hectare park lies on a slope above the former...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

424 mSpringBôrina SpringKremnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified110 m from a trail
372 mMineral springMinerál SpringKremnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified40 m from a trailMineral waterMarked as drinkable
368 mSpringFrantiška SpringKremnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified220 m from a trail
410 mSpringJazerný SpringKremnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified150 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
443 mSpringSpring below Žiar (south-west slope), 443 mKremnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
513 mSpringSlobodné SpringKremnica Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified50 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 Brezno ≈274 km, ≈3 h 50 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov and Poprad to the exit near Liptovský Hrádok → I/18 and I/72 over the Čertovica Pass to Brezno. To Banská Bystrica ≈322 km, ≈4 h 30 min: D1 to Ružomberok, then I/59 via Donovaly. From Lviv: to Brezno via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈498 km (≈7 h 45 min) or through Poland ≈554 km (≈7 h 05 min); to Banská Bystrica through Poland (Kraków – Chyżne – Trstená – Dolný Kubín – Ružomberok) ≈535 km, ≈7 h 15 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).

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