Plavecké Podhradie
Malacky District · Bratislava Region · Slovakia
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Plavecké Podhradie is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 256 m above sea level. Population: 735 (2025). Mountains nearby: Little Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 4 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
All trails
EasyOne-dayMarkedPlavecké Podhradie VápennáElevation profile206–740 m5.2 kmascent 535 m≈ 2.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedPlavecké Podhradie RohožníkElevation profile201–662 m23.9 kmascent 670 m≈ 7.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedSedlo Báborská SmoleniceElevation profile228–660 m18.4 kmascent 577 m≈ 6 h walking2 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedHrad Devín, parking Horná Poruba, U BrdárovElevation profile146–965 m190.1 kmascent 7 200 m2.6 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedModra, square SološnicaElevation profile175–744 m32.9 kmascent 1 113 m≈ 10.5 h walking2.6 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedDoľany SološnicaElevation profile219–511 m14.1 kmascent 325 m≈ 4 h walking2.9 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakVápennáSološnicaaltitude 752 m2.7 km from the centreVápenná (also Roštún; German Rachsthurn) is a 752 m summit and the third highest peak of the Little Carpathians.
PeakVysoká (Little Carpathians)Kuchyňaaltitude 754 m7.9 km from the centreVysoká is the second-highest summit of the Little Carpathians after Záruby. Slovak geodetic data give it 754.3 m; some other sources state 759 m.
PeakZárubyBukováaltitude 767 m11 km from the centreZáruby (formerly also Ostrý vrch, German Scharfenstein) is the highest peak of the Little Carpathians at 767 m (some signposts say 768 m).
PeakHavranicaBukováaltitude 717 m12 km from the centreHavranica is a 717 m summit in the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty) in western Slovakia. It rises above the village of Smolenice, about 18 km north-west of Trnava.
PeakKuklaDubováaltitude 564 m12 km from the centreKukla is a distinctive, solitary 564 m summit in the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty) in western Slovakia, in the section known as the Pezinok Carpathians.
PeakMolpírSmolenicealtitude 354 m12 km from the centreMolpír is a low, wooded 354 m hill in the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty), right above the village of Smolenice in the Trnava Region of Slovakia.What to visit
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Honey & meaderiesVčelovina meadery, Smolenice: mead and honey beerSmolenice13 km from the centreThis is where the Včelovina meadery works — “a small production with a big heart”, as its founders put it.
Wine & tastingsJuran z Modry winery: tastings in a Modra wine shopModra17 km from the centreModra is one of the main wine towns of the Little Carpathians: every other courtyard has its own cellar, and rows of vines climb the slopes above the town.
Crafts & workshopsSlovak Folk Majolica in Modra: pottery tour and paintingModra18 km from the centreModra is a small wine town on the eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, half an hour’s drive from Bratislava.
Wine & tastingsMagula Winery, Suchá nad Parnou: biodynamic wines and a farmSuchá nad Parnou19 km from the centreSuchá nad Parnou is a wine village on the south-eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, near Trnava.
Wine & tastingsKarpatská Perla winery in Šenkvice: tastings and cellarŠenkvice21 km from the centreFrom a home cellar to Winery of the Year Šenkvice is a wine village on the plain below the eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, between Pezinok and Modra.
Wine & tastingsHACAJ winery in Pezinok: sparkling wine in a 300-year-old cellarPezinok22 km from the centrePezinok is the centre of the Little Carpathian Wine Route, a town where winegrowers’ houses with deep cellars line the old streets.Craft nearby
All craft places
Wine & tastingsVIAJUR winery in Svätý Jur: tastings in the Pálffy cellarsSvätý Jur26 km from the centreWine in old cellars on the edge of Bratislava Svätý Jur is an old wine town at the very foot of the Little Carpathians, just beyond the Bratislava city limits.
Wine & tastingsDubovský & Grančič Winery, Svätý Jur: tastings and sektSvätý Jur26 km from the centreFrom sixty ares to “Winemaker of the Year” Svätý Jur is an old wine town on the southern slopes of the Little Carpathians, just beyond the Bratislava city limits.
Water parks & thermal poolsSmrdáky: a hydrogen-sulphide spa for skin diseasesSmrdáky27 km from the centreSmrdáky is a small spa village in western Slovakia, on the edge of the Záhorie Lowland and the foothills of the White Carpathians, about 7 km from Senica and 80 km...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Huts, shelters and springs nearby
428 mSpringSpring below PohanskáLittle Carpathians · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
347 mSpringSpring below Malá Vápenná (west slope), 347 mLittle Carpathians · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
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.
