Podhradie

Martin District · Žilina region · Slovakia
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Podhradie is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 464 m above sea level. Population: 672 (2025). Mountains nearby: Greater Fatra.

Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Podhradie – Zvyšky Sučianskeho hraduEasyOne-dayMarkedPodhradie Zvyšky Sučianskeho hraduElevation profile480–890 m3.4 kmascent 410 m≈ 1.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centrePodhradie – Sklabinský PodzámokEasyOne-dayMarkedPodhradie Sklabinský PodzámokElevation profile468–920 m7.6 kmascent 418 m≈ 2.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centrePodhradie – KľakEasyOne-dayMarkedPodhradie KľakElevation profile480–1 394 m8 kmascent 1 m≈ 2 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreKrpeľany – Saddle PríslopEasyOne-dayMarkedKrpeľany Saddle PríslopElevation profile405–946 m11.1 kmascent 24 m≈ 3 h walking2.3 km from the centreNad Nolčovom – Vyšné RudnoEasyOne-dayMarkedNad Nolčovom Vyšné RudnoElevation profile450–1 059 m2.8 kmascent 621 m≈ 2 h walking2.8 km from the centreSklabinský Podzámok – JarabináModerateOne-dayMarkedSklabinský Podzámok JarabináElevation profile504–1 314 m9.7 kmascent 810 m≈ 4 h walking4 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
ChlebPeakChlebŠútovoaltitude 1 646 m11 km from the centre1 trail to the topChleb (Slovak for “bread”) is a 1,646 m summit on the main ridge of the Lesser Fatra (Malá Fatra) and the third highest peak of the range.Veľký KriváňPeakVeľký KriváňTuranyaltitude 1 708 m12 km from the centre1 trail to the topVeľký Kriváň (Polish Wielki Krywań) is the highest peak of the Lesser Fatra (Malá Fatra) at 1,708 m. It stands on the main ridge of the Krivánska Fatra — the part of...Malý KriváňPeakMalý KriváňSučanyaltitude 1 668 m12 km from the centre2 trails to the topMalý Kriváň (also Malý Fatranský Kriváň; Polish Mały Krywań) is a 1668 m summit and the second highest mountain of the whole Malá Fatra after Veľký Kriváň.SuchýPeakSuchýKrasňanyaltitude 1 468 m12 km from the centre1 trail to the topSuchý (formerly Suchý Uplaz) is a 1468 m summit in the Lesser Fatra (Malá Fatra) in Slovakia and one of the most distinctive in its Kriváň part.StratenecPeakStratenecKrasňanyaltitude 1 509 m12 km from the centre1 trail to the topStratenec is a 1,509 m peak in the Lesser Fatra (Malá Fatra) in Slovakia. It stands on the main ridge of the Krivánska Fatra, about 8 km north of Vrútky and 9 km north...ŠípPeakŠípStankovanyaltitude 1 169 m13 km from the centreŠíp (Slovak for "thorn, spike, arrow") is a massive, broad, rocky mountain 1169 m high rising above the confluence of the Orava and Váh rivers in Slovakia.

What to visit

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Ethnographic Museum of the Slovak National Museum, MartinMuseumEthnographic Museum of the Slovak National Museum, MartinMartin9.6 km from the centreThe Ethnographic Museum of the Slovak National Museum in Martin (SNM – Etnografické múzeum) is the main building of SNM – Museums in Martin and holds the most complete...The hole of Malá Fatra: Chleb, Snilovské sedlo and HromovéMountain meadowThe hole of Malá Fatra: Chleb, Snilovské sedlo and HromovéŠútovoaltitude 1 647 m11 km from the centreThe hole of Malá Fatra are the treeless grassy ridges in the highest, Kriváň part of the range (Krivánska Malá Fatra) in northern Slovakia, above the Vrátna valley and...Šútovo WaterfallWaterfallŠútovo WaterfallŠútovo12 km from the centreThe Šútovo Waterfall (Šútovský vodopád) is the highest waterfall in the Malá Fatra mountains and one of the highest in Slovakia: the water drops 38 m.Starý hrad (Old Castle)CastleStarý hrad (Old Castle)Nezbudská Lúčka16 km from the centreStarý hrad (Old Castle), known locally as Starhrad and in the past as Varín (Warna), is the ruin of a medieval castle on a granite crag on the right bank of the Váh,...Vrátna ValleyNatureVrátna ValleyTerchová16 km from the centreVrátna dolina, or simply Vrátna, is a valley in the Krivánska Malá Fatra and the largest centre of summer and winter tourism in these mountains.Strečno CastleCastleStrečno CastleStrečno17 km from the centreThe castle guarding the gate of the Malá Fatra Strečno Castle (Hrad Strečno) stands on a 103 m limestone crag above the River Váh, 11 km from Žilina on the road to...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Salaš Krajinka near RužomberokCheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Krajinka near RužomberokRužomberok13 km from the centreSalaš Krajinka is a genuine sheep farm on the edge of Ružomberok in lower Liptov. It was founded in 1983 to keep a thousand sheep, and the owners have deliberately...URSUS craft brewery, Čutkovská valleyCraft beer & breweriesURSUS craft brewery, Čutkovská valleyRužomberok14 km from the centreURSUS craft brewery (Remeselný pivovar URSUS) is the first brewery of the town of Ružomberok, tucked away in the picturesque Čutkovská valley in lower Liptov.Salaš Syrex in Zázrivá — Home of the Zázrivá Korbáčik CheeseCheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Syrex in Zázrivá — Home of the Zázrivá Korbáčik CheeseZázrivá20 km from the centreZázrivá is a scattered mountain village on the border of Orava and the Malá Fatra, famous throughout Slovakia for its korbáčiky: thin strings of steamed cheese braided...Lúčky Spa and AQUA-VITAL ParkWater parks & thermal poolsLúčky Spa and AQUA-VITAL ParkLúčky25 km from the centreLúčky Spa (Kúpele Lúčky) lies in a quiet valley beneath the Choč Mountains, in the village of Lúčky near Ružomberok.Spa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceWater parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice28 km from the centreHot mineral water rises here, and it feeds the Spa Aphrodite resort, whose thermal pools, saunas and Natural Spa zone are open not only to patients but to anyone with...Turiec bryndza dairy, Turčianske Teplice: bryndza since 1917Cheese dairies & pasturesTuriec bryndza dairy, Turčianske Teplice: bryndza since 1917Turčianske Teplice28 km from the centreMore than a hundred years of Turiec bryndza Turiec is a wide basin between the ridges of the Veľká and Malá Fatra, a land of pastures and old sheep farming.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Lúčky Spa and AQUA-VITAL ParkWater parks & thermal poolsLúčky Spa and AQUA-VITAL ParkLúčky25 km from the centreLúčky Spa (Kúpele Lúčky) lies in a quiet valley beneath the Choč Mountains, in the village of Lúčky near Ružomberok.Spa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceWater parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice28 km from the centreHot mineral water rises here, and it feeds the Spa Aphrodite resort, whose thermal pools, saunas and Natural Spa zone are open not only to patients but to anyone with...Bešeňová Water ParkWater parks & thermal poolsBešeňová Water ParkBešeňová28 km from the centreBešeňová — the "thermal heart of Liptov" Bešeňová Water Park (Vodný park Bešeňová) lies on the edge of the village of the same name in the western part of the Liptov...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

521 mSpringSpring below VrchdielGreater Fatra · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
528 mSpringSpring below Smrekové (north slope)Greater Fatra · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
730 mSpringVápenicaGreater Fatra · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
580 mSpringSpring below Smrekové (east slope)Greater Fatra · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
526 mSpringSpring below Ostré (west slope), 526 mGreater Fatra · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
762 mSpringSpring below Kopec (south-west slope)Greater Fatra · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn 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 ≈275 km, ≈3 h 35 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 motorway via Prešov, Poprad and Liptovský Mikuláš to Ružomberok (≈270 km, ≈3 h 25 min from the border). From Lviv it is faster through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to the Chyżne – Trstená border → R3 and I/59 via Dolný Kubín to Ružomberok: ≈482 km, ≈6 h 15 min (via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈500 km, ≈7 h 30 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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