Plavecký Peter
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Plavecký Peter is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 222 m above sea level. Population: 599 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedPlavecký Peter Brezinky, hutElevation profile221–360 m5.7 kmascent 9 m≈ 1.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedRozbehy Buková Reservoir, damElevation profile288–469 m6.4 kmascent 243 m≈ 2 h walking2.2 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPlavecký Mikuláš Smolenice, stationElevation profile207–651 m15.7 kmascent 552 m≈ 5 h walking2.6 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
ModerateOne-dayMarkedBrezinky, hut Buková, stopElevation profile243–424 m15.2 kmascent 276 m≈ 4.5 h walking2.9 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedSedlo Báborská SmoleniceElevation profile228–660 m18.4 kmascent 577 m≈ 6 h walking3 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakZárubyBukováaltitude 767 m5.1 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 m6.1 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.
PeakMolpírSmolenicealtitude 354 m7.7 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.
PeakVápennáSološnicaaltitude 752 m9.3 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 m15 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.
PeakKuklaDubováaltitude 564 m17 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.What to visit
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Honey & meaderiesVčelovina meadery, Smolenice: mead and honey beerSmolenice8.7 km from the centreThis is where the Včelovina meadery works — “a small production with a big heart”, as its founders put it.
Wine & tastingsMagula Winery, Suchá nad Parnou: biodynamic wines and a farmSuchá nad Parnou18 km from the centreSuchá nad Parnou is a wine village on the south-eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, near Trnava.
Water parks & thermal poolsSmrdáky: a hydrogen-sulphide spa for skin diseasesSmrdáky21 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...Craft nearby
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Wine & tastingsKarpatská Perla winery in Šenkvice: tastings and cellarŠenkvice26 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 cellarPezinok28 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.Spas and thermal pools nearby
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 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.
