Poráč
Spišská Nová Ves District · Košice Region · Slovakia
Poráč is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 771 m above sea level. Population: 1,007 (2025). Mountains nearby: Slovak Ore Mountains.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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ModerateOne-dayMarkedZa horou, pond PoráčElevation profile399–851 m13.6 kmascent 192 m≈ 4 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedMargecany, station Matejovce nad Hornádom, stopElevation profile325–913 m35.6 kmascent 1 033 m≈ 11 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedPoráč loopElevation profile656–869 m4.8 kmascent 288 m≈ 2 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedKrompachy, Central Orientation RožňavaElevation profile306–1 318 m55.4 kmascent 3 523 munder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedSlovinky Poráč, junctionElevation profile436–904 m13 kmascent 649 m≈ 4.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedOlcnava Zbojský TableElevation profile408–857 m4.9 kmascent 459 m≈ 2 h walking2.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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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.
PeakSkaliskoBetliaraltitude 1 293 m19 km from the centreSkalisko (Hungarian Pozsálló; the massif is often called Volovec) is the second highest summit of the Volovské vrchy, part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, at 1,293 m.
PeakMariánska hora (Marian Hill)Levočaaltitude 761 m20 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...
PeakSmrekovica (Branisko)Vyšný Slavkovaltitude 1 200 m21 km from the centreSmrekovica is the highest peak of the Branisko Mountains in eastern Slovakia, 1200 m high (1199.9 m to be exact).
PeakRoháčkaMargecanyaltitude 1 028 m22 km from the centreRoháčka is the highest summit of the Čierna hora hills, one of the units of the Slovak Ore Mountains in eastern Slovakia.
PeakKojšovská hoľaKojšovaltitude 1 246 m22 km from the centreKojšovská hoľa (colloquially Kojšovka; German Koischdorfer Höhe, Hungarian Kojsói-tető) is a 1,246 m mountain in the Volovské vrchy, part of the Slovak Ore Mountains...What to visit
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ChurchSpišská Kapitula and St Martin’s CathedralSpišská Kapitula13 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’.
MuseumSpiš Museum in Spišská Nová Ves (Provincial House)Spišská Nová Ves13 km from the centreThe Spiš Museum (Múzeum Spiša) in Spišská Nová Ves is one of the most comprehensive regional museums in eastern Slovakia.
CastleSpiš CastleŽehra13 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.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineSpišský salaš below Spiš Castle: Spiš cooking since 1964Spišská Kapitula14 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.
WaterfallKláštorská Gorge and its waterfallsLetanovce23 km from the centreKláštorská roklina (Kláštorská Gorge) is one of the shortest but most picturesque gorges of the Slovak Paradise National Park in the Spiš region.
NatureHornád River Gorge (Prielom Hornádu)Hrabušice23 km from the centreThe Hornád Gorge (Prielom Hornádu) is, together with the Suchá Belá ravine and the Tomášovský výhľad viewpoint, the best-known place in Slovak Paradise National Park.Craft nearby
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Water parks & thermal poolsŠtós spa: climatic cure, speleotherapy and poolŠtós19 km from the centreKúpele Štós is a climatic spa in south-eastern Slovakia, in the settlement of Štós-kúpele a few kilometres north of the mining village of Štós, where the Volovské...
Horse ridingRanč u Trapera, Podlesok: Horse Rides in the Slovak ParadiseHrabušice27 km from the centreA little away from the main tourist bustle, below the forest, stands the family-run Ranč u Trapera, run by the Salaj family.
Craft beer & breweriesKaltenecker Brewery, Rožňava: Gemer craft beer from the sourceRožňava30 km from the centreThe modern Kaltenecker brewery was founded in 1997, and from the start it took a different path from the big breweries of the day: instead of one-size-fits-all beer, a...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Huts, shelters and springs nearby
773 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Vysoký vrch (south slope)Volovec Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
774 mSpringSpring below Vysoký vrch (south slope), 774 mVolovec Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
762 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Vysoký vrch (south-west slope)Volovec Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
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.
