Lipany

Sabinov District · Prešov Region · Slovakia
Lipany — photo 1

Photos: Jozef Kotulič, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Lipany is a town in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 387 m above sea level. Population: 6,475 (2025). Mountains nearby: Spiš Magura.

Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Lipany – ŠirokéHardMulti-dayMarkedLipany ŠirokéElevation profile379–1 171 m31 kmascent 1 337 m≈ 10.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreĎurková – LipanyModerateTwo-dayMarkedĎurková LipanyElevation profile384–826 m19.2 kmascent 570 m≈ 6 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreKamenica – Ždiare SaddleModerateOne-dayMarkedKamenica Ždiare SaddleElevation profile466–975 m10.4 kmascent 689 m≈ 4 h walking3.6 km from the centreČervenica pri Sabinove – Sedlo ŽdiareModerateOne-dayMarkedČervenica pri Sabinove Sedlo ŽdiareElevation profile352–973 m10.9 kmascent 621 m≈ 4 h walking3.9 km from the centreČervenica pri Sabinove – Uzovské PekľanyEasyOne-dayMarkedČervenica pri Sabinove Uzovské PekľanyElevation profile349–703 m7.9 kmascent 221 m≈ 2.5 h walking4.3 km from the centreČirč junction – Kamenica, junctionModerateTwo-dayMarkedČirč junction Kamenica, junctionElevation profile477–1 153 m19.7 kmascent 676 m≈ 6.5 h walking4.4 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Smrekovica (Branisko)PeakSmrekovica (Branisko)Vyšný Slavkovaltitude 1 200 m14 km from the centreSmrekovica is the highest peak of the Branisko Mountains in eastern Slovakia, 1200 m high (1199.9 m to be exact).SľubicaPeakSľubicaSlatvinaaltitude 1 129 m21 km from the centreSľubica is a 1129 m summit in the Branisko mountains of eastern Slovakia, the third highest of the range and the highest in its southern part, which bears the same name.

What to visit

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Farma Kamenica — Family Sheep Farm and Cheese Dairy in ŠarišCheese dairies & pasturesFarma Kamenica — Family Sheep Farm and Cheese Dairy in ŠarišKamenica5.8 km from the centreKamenica is a village in northern Šariš, in the valley of the Kameničanka stream, at about 483 m above sea level.The meadow of Čergov's Minčol, the highest peak of the Čergov mountainsMountain meadowThe meadow of Čergov's Minčol, the highest peak of the Čergov mountainsKyjovaltitude 1 157 m9.3 km from the centreČergov's Minčol (Minčol, 1,157 m) is the highest summit of the Čergov mountains in eastern Slovakia, where the districts of Bardejov, Sabinov and Stará Ľubovňa of the...Šariš Castle near PrešovCastleŠariš Castle near PrešovVeľký Šariš19 km from the centreŠariš Castle (Šarišský hrad) is one of the largest medieval fortresses in Slovakia: its built-up area exceeds 2.7 ha.Wooden Church of St Francis of Assisi, HervartovChurchWooden Church of St Francis of Assisi, HervartovHervartov20 km from the centreIn the middle of the village, on a small rise, stands the Roman Catholic wooden Church of St Francis of Assisi, built at the end of the 15th century in the Gothic...Spiš CastleCastleSpiš CastleŽehra22 km from the centreA castle visible for dozens of kilometres Spiš Castle (Spišský hrad) is the ruin of a vast castle on top of a 634 m travertine rock that rises 200 m above the Spiš basin.Spišský salaš below Spiš Castle: Spiš cooking since 1964Koliby & Hutsul cuisineSpišský salaš below Spiš Castle: Spiš cooking since 1964Spišská Kapitula23 km from the centreBetween Spiš Castle and Spišská Kapitula, at the edge of the plain below the travertine mound of Sivá brada, stands the wooden Spišský salaš.

Craft nearby

All craft places
Spišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaCraft producersSpišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaStará Ľubovňa25 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 Ľubovňa27 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...Nestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyCraft producersNestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyHniezdne29 km from the centreThis tradition is the basis for BGV, a company founded in 2001, which built the Nestville Distillery here.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Bardejovské Kúpele: Wellness Spa Ozón and summer poolWater parks & thermal poolsBardejovské Kúpele: Wellness Spa Ozón and summer poolBardejov30 km from the centreBardejovské Kúpele is one of Slovakia’s oldest spas, a part of the town of Bardejov about 5 km from its centre, in a valley under the Magura massif that shelters it...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

493 mSpringTalianska studnička SpringLow Beskids · SlovakiaNot verified330 m from a trail
520 mSpringDaniela SpringLow Beskids · SlovakiaNot verified270 m from a trailFlows all yearMarked as drinkable
512 mHutHut below ČeliskáLow Beskids · SlovakiaNot verified
502 mHutHut below Balažka (north-east slope), 502 mLow Beskids · SlovakiaNot verified310 m from a trail
526 mHutHut below Balažka (north-east slope), 526 mLow Beskids · SlovakiaNot verified280 m from a trail
514 mSpringSpring below Balažka (north-east slope)Low Beskids · SlovakiaNot verified230 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 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.

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