Kečovo
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Kečovo is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 332 m above sea level. Population: 302 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
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Trails nearby
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HardMulti-dayMarkedJaskyňa Domica Dvorníky-Zádiel, stopElevation profile212–811 m49 kmascent 1 109 munder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedOchtiná Under Dlhý BraloElevation profile214–794 m47.2 kmascent 1 585 m2.9 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedSlavec Jablonovské Saddlevia CaveElevation profile212–540 m25.3 kmascent 408 m≈ 7 h walking6.6 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedMestská priepasť Starý les, state borderElevation profile208–663 m26.7 kmascent 680 m≈ 8 h walking6.8 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedRožňava SilicaElevation profile280–630 m14.7 kmascent 193 m≈ 4 h walking7.3 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedSedlo Hrádok Gombasecká jaskyňaElevation profile212–687 m26.1 kmascent 645 m≈ 8 h walking7.6 km from the centreWhat to visit
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Craft beer & breweriesKaltenecker Brewery, Rožňava: Gemer craft beer from the sourceRožňava18 km from the centreThe modern Kaltenecker brewery was founded in 1997, and from the start it took a different path from the big breweries of the day: instead of one-size-fits-all beer, a...
MuseumMining Museum in Rožňava and the Sentinel Experience CentreRožňava18 km from the centreThe Mining Museum in Rožňava (Banícke múzeum v Rožňave) is the main museum of Gemer, an old region of mines and smelters in the south of the Slovak Ore Mountains.
NatureOchtinská Aragonite CaveOchtiná23 km from the centreOchtinská Aragonite Cave (Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa) is one of the most extraordinary caves in Slovakia.Craft nearby
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Markets & fairsGemer Craft Fair at Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka below Krásna HôrkaKrásnohorská Dlhá Lúka17 km from the centreKrásnohorská Dlhá Lúka is a village below Krásna Hôrka castle, a few kilometres from Rožňava. In 2002 the Association of Gemer Craftsmen (Združenie gemerských...
Water parks & thermal poolsČíž spa: iodine-bromine water, baths and summer poolsČíž25 km from the centreČíž is a spa with natural iodine-bromine water in southern Gemer, in a village in the Rimava basin not far from Rimavská Sobota, at about 170 m.Spas and thermal pools nearby
Huts, shelters and springs nearby
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 ≈182 km, ≈2 h 45 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 via Sobrance and Michalovce to Košice → D1 motorway via Prešov to the exit near Levoča → road 533 to Spišská Nová Ves (≈177 km, ≈2 h 30 min from the border). From Lviv via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈407 km, ≈6 h 40 min; through Poland (Kraków – Nowy Targ) ≈496 km, ≈6 h 20 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
