Oponice

Topoľčany District · Nitra Region · Slovakia

Oponice is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 169 m above sea level. Population: 822 (2025).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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Trails nearby

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Oponice – Ladice, stopModerateOne-dayMarkedOponice Ladice, stopElevation profile168–505 m14.7 kmascent 546 m≈ 4.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreSolčany – KovarceModerateOne-dayMarkedSolčany KovarceElevation profile168–843 m21 kmascent 706 m≈ 6.5 h walking3.4 km from the centreHorné Lefantovce – JelenecModerateOne-dayMarkedHorné Lefantovce JelenecElevation profile182–406 m13.2 kmascent 247 m≈ 3.5 h walking4.1 km from the centrePonitrianska magistrála: Nitra – Veľké PoleHardMulti-dayMarkedPonitrianska magistrála: Nitra Veľké PoleElevation profile143–843 m69.1 kmascent 2 361 m6.8 km from the centreTopoľčianky – Veľký TribečHard1–2 daysMarkedTopoľčianky Veľký TribečElevation profile209–843 m29.5 kmascent 1 035 m≈ 9 h walking7 km from the centreRemitáž – VeľčiceModerateOne-dayMarkedRemitáž VeľčiceElevation profile226–471 m10.4 kmascent 431 m≈ 3.5 h walking8.5 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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ZoborPeakZoborNitrianske Hrnčiarovcealtitude 587 m14 km from the centreZobor is a 587 m hill rising directly above the city of Nitra in western Slovakia. It is the summit of the southernmost part of the Tribeč Mountains — the Zobor group,...

Craft nearby

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Piešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsPiešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsPiešťany26 km from the centrePiešťany is Slovakia's best-known spa, spread out in the Váh valley between the Považský Inovec and the Little Carpathians.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Piešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsPiešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsPiešťany26 km from the centrePiešťany is Slovakia's best-known spa, spread out in the Váh valley between the Považský Inovec and the Little Carpathians.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

Pustovníkova Spring745 mSpringPustovníkova SpringStrážov Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified60 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 Žilina ≈330 km, ≈4 h 20 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov, Poprad, Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok (≈17 km on I/18 between D1 sections) → Žilina. To Terchová ≈314 km, ≈4 h 15 min: from the D1 onto I/70 and II/583. From Lviv through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to Chyżne – Trstená → R3, I/59 to Dolný Kubín → II/583 via Terchová to Žilina: to Terchová ≈493 km (≈6 h 30 min), to Žilina ≈518 km (≈7 h). Via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice, S1 and D3: ≈533 km, ≈6 h 35 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.