Sklabiňa
Martin District · Žilina region · Slovakia
Photos: Szeder László, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Fallaner, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Michal Jakubský, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Sklabiňa is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 484 m above sea level. Population: 646 (2025). Mountains nearby: Greater Fatra.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedSklabiňa JarabináElevation profile485–1 314 m11.3 kmascent 135 m≈ 3 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedMedzi mníchmi Na jameElevation profile526–1 041 m5.7 kmascent 515 m≈ 2.5 h walking1.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedPodhradie Sklabinský PodzámokElevation profile468–920 m7.6 kmascent 418 m≈ 2.5 h walking1.7 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedSklabinský Podzámok JarabináElevation profile504–1 314 m9.7 kmascent 810 m≈ 4 h walking1.7 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedSklabinský Podzámok KľakElevation profile504–1 394 m10.2 kmascent 890 m≈ 4.5 h walking1.7 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedBelá Malý LysecElevation profile495–1 381 m11.7 kmascent 1 080 m≈ 5 h walking3.6 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakTlstáBlatnicaaltitude 1 373 m13 km from the centreTlstá (Slovak for “fat”) is a prominent summit 1373 m high on the western edge of the central Greater Fatra (Veľká Fatra), Slovakia, in the Bralná Fatra part.
PeakBorišovLiptovské Revúcealtitude 1 510 m13 km from the centreBorišov is a 1,510 m summit in the central part of the Greater Fatra (Veľká Fatra) in Slovakia, in its highest section, the Hôľna Fatra.
PeakOstráBlatnicaaltitude 1 259 m14 km from the centreOstrá (Slovak for sharp) is one of the most striking and best-loved peaks of Slovakia’s Greater Fatra.
PeakSuchýKrasňanyaltitude 1 468 m14 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.
PeakPloskáLiptovské Revúcealtitude 1 532 m15 km from the centre1 trail to the topPloská is a 1,532 m summit on the main ridge of the Greater Fatra (Veľká Fatra) in Slovakia and one of the highest peaks of the range.
PeakMalý KriváňSučanyaltitude 1 668 m15 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.What to visit
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MuseumMuseum of the Slovak Village, MartinMartin5.5 km from the centreThe Museum of the Slovak Village (Múzeum slovenskej dediny) is the largest ethnographic open-air exhibition in Slovakia.
MuseumEthnographic Museum of the Slovak National Museum, MartinMartin5.8 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...
CastleBlatnica Castle and the Gader ValleyBlatnica12 km from the centreBlatnica Castle (Blatnický hrad) is a medieval ruin on the low but sharp limestone ridge of Plešovica (658 m), which separates the Gader valley (Gaderská dolina) from...
Mountain meadowPloská and Borišov: meadows and mountain hut in the heart of Veľká FatraLiptovské Revúcealtitude 1 300 m14 km from the centrePloská (1,532 m) and Borišov (1,510 m) are two treeless summits in the very centre of Veľká Fatra, with the old Chata pod Borišovom mountain hut (about 1,300 m)...
WaterfallŠútovo WaterfallŠútovo17 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.
CastleStarý hrad (Old Castle)Nezbudská Lúčka17 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,...Craft nearby
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Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Krajinka near RužomberokRužomberok18 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...
Craft beer & breweriesURSUS craft brewery, Čutkovská valleyRužomberok19 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.
Cheese dairies & pasturesTuriec bryndza dairy, Turčianske Teplice: bryndza since 1917Turčianske Teplice23 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.
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa & Aquapark Turčianske TepliceTurčianske Teplice23 km from the centreTurčianske Teplice is one of Slovakia’s oldest spa towns. Its warm springs were first mentioned in 1281 in a deed of gift by King Ladislaus IV, and from 1533 they...
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice25 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...
Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Syrex in Zázrivá — Home of the Zázrivá Korbáčik CheeseZázrivá25 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...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa & Aquapark Turčianske TepliceTurčianske Teplice23 km from the centreTurčianske Teplice is one of Slovakia’s oldest spa towns. Its warm springs were first mentioned in 1281 in a deed of gift by King Ladislaus IV, and from 1533 they...Water parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice25 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...Huts, shelters and springs nearby
535 mSpringSpring below Veľký vrch (north-west slope), 535 mGreater Fatra · SlovakiaNot verified220 m from a trail
550 mSpringSpring below Čierne Blato (north-west slope)Greater Fatra · 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 ≈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.
