Nižné Ružbachy

Stará Ľubovňa District · Prešov Region · Slovakia
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Nižné Ružbachy is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 555 m above sea level. Population: 618 (2025). Mountains nearby: Spiš Magura.

Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Zbojnícka lúka – Nižné Ružbachy, ChurchHardMulti-dayMarkedZbojnícka lúka Nižné Ružbachy, ChurchElevation profile549–1 206 m39.5 kmascent 779 m≈ 11.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centrePieninská cestaHardMulti-dayMarkedPieninská cestaElevation profile428–1 085 m33 kmascent 1 002 m≈ 10.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreForbasy, station – Lúka pod Špicou (blue trail)EasyOne-dayMarkedForbasy, station Lúka pod Špicou (blue trail)Elevation profile539–857 m6.7 kmascent 23 m≈ 1.5 h walking2 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 walking2.4 km from the centreVyšné Ružbachy, spa – JaworkiModerateTwo-dayMarkedVyšné Ružbachy, spa JaworkiElevation profile565–1 000 m20.2 kmascent 762 m≈ 6.5 h walking2.7 km from the centreKotník, transmitter – Sulínka, mineral springModerateTwo-dayMarkedKotník, transmitter Sulínka, mineral springElevation profile416–883 m25.3 kmascent 452 m≈ 7 h walking2.9 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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Čierna hora (Levoča Mountains)PeakČierna hora (Levoča Mountains)Jakubanyaltitude 1 289 m10 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...Ihla (Levoča Hills)PeakIhla (Levoča Hills)Ihľanyaltitude 1 283 m11 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.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...Bujačí vrchPeakBujačí vrchKežmarské Žľabyaltitude 1 947 m23 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...PriehrštiePeakPriehrštieOsturňaaltitude 1 209 m24 km from the centrePriehrštie (also Javorinka or Penčákova hora; Polish Prehrštie) is a 1209 m summit in the Spišská Magura in northern Slovakia.

What to visit

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Vyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolWater parks & thermal poolsVyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolVyšné Ružbachy3.1 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...Nestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyCraft producersNestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyHniezdne5.1 km from the centreThis tradition is the basis for BGV, a company founded in 2001, which built the Nestville Distillery here.Poprad RiverRiverPoprad RiverStará Ľubovňa9.4 km from the centreThe Poprad is a river of Slovakia and Poland and a right-bank tributary of the Dunajec. It is about 174 km long: 113 km flow through Slovakia, 31 km form the border...Ľubovňa Open-Air Museum below the castleMuseumĽubovňa Open-Air Museum below the castleStará Ľubovňa9.4 km from the centreThe open-air museum below Ľubovňa Castle (Ľubovniansky skanzen) opened in 1985 on the meadows beneath the castle hill in Stará Ľubovňa.Ľubovňa CastleCastleĽubovňa CastleStará Ľubovňa9.6 km from the centreĽubovňa Castle (Ľubovniansky hrad) stands on a 548 m limestone hill above the town of Stará Ľubovňa and the left bank of the Poprad.Belianska CaveNatureBelianska CaveKežmarské Žľaby20 km from the centreBelianska Cave (Belianska jaskyňa) is the only show cave in the High Tatras and one of the most visited in Slovakia.

Craft nearby

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Spišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaCraft producersSpišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaStará Ľubovňa8.8 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 Ľubovňa9.4 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...Goral raftsmen of Červený Kláštor: wooden-raft trip on the DunajecEthno tours & guidesGoral raftsmen of Červený Kláštor: wooden-raft trip on the DunajecČervený Kláštor17 km from the centreBetween Červený Kláštor and Lesnica the Dunajec cuts a deep, winding gorge through the limestone Pieniny, and here the river becomes the border between Slovakia and...

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 Ružbachy3.1 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 VrbovVrbov25 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...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

598 mSpringSpring below Kasovka (north-west slope)Levoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
641 mSpringSrnčí SpringLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified260 m from a trailFlows all yearMarked as drinkable
598 mSpringSpring below Kasovka (west slope)Levoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified50 m from a trail
549 mHutMaringotka HutLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified250 m from a trail
759 mHutHut below GájnikLevoča Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail
539 mSpringŠčava SpringSpiš Magura · SlovakiaNot verified220 m from a trailMarked as drinkable

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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