Oľšavica
Levoča District · Prešov Region · Slovakia
Photos: Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Oľšavica is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 776 m above sea level. Population: 236 (2025). Mountains nearby: Spiš Magura.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedOľšavica BišarElevation profile790–991 m4.4 kmascent 199 m≈ 1.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedSpišské Podhradie, square OľšavicaElevation profile432–850 m15.9 kmascent 234 m≈ 4.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedZbojnícka lúka OľšavicaElevation profile562–969 m20.1 kmascent 640 m≈ 6.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedTichý Potok HermanovceElevation profile462–1 024 m29.5 kmascent 1 132 m≈ 9.5 h walking3.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedTorysky Below KrúžokElevation profile800–966 m6.6 kmascent 44 m≈ 1.5 h walking5.4 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedJavorinka KlinElevation profile890–1 140 m5.2 kmascent 13 m≈ 1.5 h walking7.2 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakSmrekovica (Branisko)Vyšný Slavkovaltitude 1 200 m9.6 km from the centreSmrekovica is the highest peak of the Branisko Mountains in eastern Slovakia, 1200 m high (1199.9 m to be exact).
PeakMariánska hora (Marian Hill)Levočaaltitude 761 m12 km from the centreMariánska hora (Marian Hill; Hungarian Máriahegy) is a hill on the southern edge of the Levoča Hills, about 2 km north of the centre of the town of Levoča in eastern...
PeakSľubicaSlatvinaaltitude 1 129 m15 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.
PeakČierna hora (Levoča Mountains)Jakubanyaltitude 1 289 m15 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...
PeakIhla (Levoča Hills)Ihľanyaltitude 1 283 m16 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.
PeakMinčol (Čergov)Kyjovaltitude 1 157 m24 km from the centreMinčol (Hungarian Mincsol) is the highest summit of the Čergov mountains in eastern Slovakia, 1157 m high.What to visit
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Koliby & Hutsul cuisineSpišský salaš below Spiš Castle: Spiš cooking since 1964Spišská Kapitula8.7 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.
ChurchSpišská Kapitula and St Martin’s CathedralSpišská Kapitula9.3 km from the centreSpišská Kapitula is an ancient church town on St Martin’s Hill, directly opposite Spiš Castle. It is often called the ‘Slovak Vatican’.
CastleSpiš CastleŽehra9.3 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.
MuseumSpiš Museum in Levoča: Historic Town Hall and Minorite MonasteryLevoča14 km from the centreThe Spiš Museum (SNM – Spišské múzeum) is a branch of the Slovak National Museum that cares for the heritage of historic Spiš.
Mountain meadowThe meadow of Čergov's Minčol, the highest peak of the Čergov mountainsKyjovaltitude 1 157 m24 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...
CastleKežmarok CastleKežmarok24 km from the centreKežmarok Castle (Kežmarský hrad) stands in Kežmarok on Castle Square (Hradné námestie). According to the Kežmarok Museum it is the only fully preserved castle in the...Craft nearby
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Cheese dairies & pasturesFarma Kamenica — Family Sheep Farm and Cheese Dairy in ŠarišKamenica20 km from the centreKamenica is a village in northern Šariš, in the valley of the Kameničanka stream, at about 483 m above sea level.
Water parks & thermal poolsThermal Park VrbovVrbov24 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...
Craft producersSpišská Pálenica, Stará Ľubovňa: distillery tour and Spiš borovičkaStará Ľubovňa24 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...
Craft producersNestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyHniezdne26 km from the centreThis tradition is the basis for BGV, a company founded in 2001, which built the Nestville Distillery here.
Craft producersCastle Distillery below Ľubovňa Castle: fruit spirits and tastingsStará Ľubovňa26 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...
Water parks & thermal poolsVyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolVyšné Ružbachy29 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...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsThermal Park VrbovVrbov24 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...Water parks & thermal poolsVyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolVyšné Ružbachy29 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...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.
