Lučenec

Lučenec District · Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia
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Photos: Ladislav Luppa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Ladislav Luppa, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Szeder László, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Lučenec is a town in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 194 m above sea level. Population: 24,427 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Central Mountains.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Lučenec – LentvoraHardTwo-dayMarkedLučenec LentvoraElevation profile187–717 m26.3 kmascent 793 m≈ 8 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreDivín – LysecHardTwo-dayMarkedDivín LysecElevation profile242–720 m26.7 kmascent 589 m≈ 8 h walking7.1 km from the centreSedem chotárov – Gregorova VieskaEasyOne-dayMarkedSedem chotárov Gregorova VieskaElevation profile272–619 m3.1 km≈ 45 min walking8.7 km from the centrePodrečany – Tuhár – Políchno – BralceModerateTwo-dayMarkedPodrečany Bralcevia Tuhár, PolíchnoElevation profile217–793 m17.9 kmascent 849 m≈ 6 h walking9.6 km from the centrePolichno – LupočEasyOne-dayMarkedPolichno LupočElevation profile303–597 m6.4 kmascent 1 m≈ 1.5 h walking9.7 km from the centreSedem chotárov peak – Ružiná campsite – Lovinobaňa stationEasyOne-dayMarkedSedem chotárov peak Lovinobaňa stationvia Ružiná campsiteElevation profile229–602 m6.8 kmascent 377 m≈ 2.5 h walking11 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Karancs (Karanč)PeakKarancs (Karanč)Šiatorská Bukovinkaaltitude 725 m21 km from the centreKarancs (Slovak: Karanč) is a 725.1 m dome on the Slovak–Hungarian border; Hungarian sources give 729 m.

Craft nearby

All craft places
Salaš pod Maginhradom: Gemer sheep’s cheese and the Mitrovanie feastCheese dairies & pasturesSalaš pod Maginhradom: Gemer sheep’s cheese and the Mitrovanie feastVeľké Teriakovce25 km from the centreAcross the road rises Maginhrad hill: in the 15th century a castle stood there that served as a Hussite fortress, and the Romantic poet Ján Botto dedicated a ballad to...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

194 mDrinking waterDrinking water (Lučenec)Slovak Central Mountains · SlovakiaHas water01.01.202460 m from a trail
185 mSpringArtézka voda SpringSlovak Central Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified310 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
243 mDrinking waterDrinking water (Stará Halič)Slovak Central Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified40 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.

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