Spišská Stará Ves

Kežmarok District · Prešov Region · Slovakia
Spišská Stará Ves — photo 1

Photos: Ing. Mgr. Jozef Kotulič, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Spišská Stará Ves is a town in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 487 m above sea level. Population: 2,131 (2025). Mountains nearby: Pieniny.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Ústie Lesnického potoka – Sromowce NiżneEasyOne-dayMarkedÚstie Lesnického potoka Sromowce NiżneElevation profile447–688 m8.3 kmascent 304 m≈ 2.5 h walking3.9 km from the centrePieninská cestaHardMulti-dayMarkedPieninská cestaElevation profile428–1 085 m33 kmascent 1 002 m≈ 10.5 h walking4.4 km from the centreTatranská magistrála (Tatra Highway)HardTwo-dayMarkedTatranská magistrála (Tatra Highway)Elevation profile613–1 933 m21.2 kmascent 1 744 m≈ 9 h walking6.1 km from the centreLesnica, cemetery – HaligovceEasyOne-dayMarkedLesnica, cemetery HaligovceElevation profile500–866 m5.6 kmascent 357 m≈ 2 h walking6.5 km from the centreŽdiar, Bachledova dolina – Malá Franková, junctionEasyOne-dayMarkedŽdiar, Bachledova dolina Malá Franková, junctionElevation profile715–1 135 m7.9 kmascent 420 m≈ 3 h walking7.7 km from the centreŽdiar, chapel – KeheľModerateOne-dayMarkedŽdiar, chapel KeheľElevation profile663–1 167 m12.8 kmascent 674 m≈ 4.5 h walking7.9 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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Slodičovský vrchPeakSlodičovský vrchMalá Frankováaltitude 1 167 m12 km from the centreSlodičovský vrch (Polish Słodyczowski Wierch) is a 1167 m summit on the main ridge of the Spišská Magura in northern Slovakia.MagurkaPeakMagurkaOsturňaaltitude 1 193 m12 km from the centreMagurka is a 1193 m summit in the central part of the Spišská Magura in northern Slovakia. It rises above the village of Ždiar, about 17 km north-west of the town of...PriehrštiePeakPriehrštieOsturňaaltitude 1 209 m13 km from the centrePriehrštie (also Javorinka or Penčákova hora; Polish Prehrštie) is a 1209 m summit in the Spišská Magura in northern Slovakia.Bujačí vrchPeakBujačí vrchKežmarské Žľabyaltitude 1 947 m18 km from the centreBujačí vrch (Polish Bujaczy Wierch, German Stirnberg) is a 1,947 m summit on the main ridge of the Belianske Tatras in Slovakia and the last high mountain at the...Ždiarska vidlaPeakŽdiarska vidlaKežmarské Žľabyaltitude 2 142 m19 km from the centreŽdiarska vidla (Polish Płaczliwa Skała, German Greiner) is a 2,142 m summit, the second highest in the Belianske Tatras after neighbouring Havran (2,152 m).HavranPeakHavranTatranská Javorinaaltitude 2 152 m19 km from the centreHavran (Polish Hawrań, German Rabenstein) is the highest peak of the Belianske Tatras at 2,152 m and at the same time the highest limestone summit of the entire Tatras.

What to visit

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Goral raftsmen of Červený Kláštor: wooden-raft trip on the DunajecEthno tours & guidesGoral raftsmen of Červený Kláštor: wooden-raft trip on the DunajecČervený Kláštor4.2 km from the centreBetween Červený Kláštor and Lesnica the Dunajec cuts a deep, winding gorge through the limestone Pieniny, and here the river becomes the border between Slovakia and...Červený Kláštor — Carthusian monastery in the PieninyMuseumČervený Kláštor — Carthusian monastery in the PieninyČervený Kláštor4.5 km from the centreA monastery of “silent” monks on the Dunajec Červený Kláštor (“Red Monastery”) is a village and former monastery on the Slovak bank of the Dunajec, right opposite the...Bachledka Treetop WalkArchitectureBachledka Treetop WalkMalá Franková11 km from the centreThe Bachledka Treetop Walk (Chodník korunami stromov Bachledka) is a wooden footbridge above the forest on a ridge of the Spišská Magura hills, over the Bachledova...Ždiar — Goral village below the Belianske TatrasHistoric siteŽdiar — Goral village below the Belianske TatrasŽdiar14 km from the centreŽdiar is a Goral village in the valley between the Belianske Tatras and the Spišská Magura hills, about 34 km from Poprad.Belianska CaveNatureBelianska CaveKežmarské Žľaby18 km from the centreBelianska Cave (Belianska jaskyňa) is the only show cave in the High Tatras and one of the most visited in Slovakia.Biele plesá (White Tarns)LakeBiele plesá (White Tarns)Kežmarské Žľaby20 km from the centreBiele plesá (the White Tarns) are a group of nine small lakes in Dolina Bielych plies in the north-east of the High Tatras, in the Tatra National Park (TANAP).

Craft nearby

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Vyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolWater parks & thermal poolsVyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolVyšné Ružbachy17 km from the centreVyšné Ružbachy is one of Slovakia’s oldest spas. It lies on the south-eastern slope of the Spišská Magura at about 617 m, surrounded by coniferous forest that merges...Nestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyCraft producersNestville Distillery, Hniezdne — Home of the First Slovak WhiskyHniezdne22 km from the centreThis tradition is the basis for BGV, a company founded in 2001, which built the Nestville Distillery here.Castle Distillery below Ľubovňa Castle: fruit spirits and tastingsCraft producersCastle Distillery below Ľubovňa Castle: fruit spirits and tastingsStará Ľubovňa25 km from the centreStará Ľubovňa is a town in northern Spiš, overlooked by Ľubovňa Castle. For more than three and a half centuries Ľubovňa was one of the Spiš towns pledged to the...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Vyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolWater parks & thermal poolsVyšné Ružbachy Spa: Izabela Mountain Pools and Indoor Thermal PoolVyšné Ružbachy17 km from the centreVyšné Ružbachy is one of Slovakia’s oldest spas. It lies on the south-eastern slope of the Spišská Magura at about 617 m, surrounded by coniferous forest that merges...Climatic spas of the High Tatras: Nový Smokovec, Polianka, KotlinaWater parks & thermal poolsClimatic spas of the High Tatras: Nový Smokovec, Polianka, KotlinaVysoké Tatry29 km from the centreNový Smokovec is the best known of the climatic spas of the High Tatras. It grew up in a spruce forest at about 1010 m, south-west of Starý Smokovec, with which it...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

471 mSpringSpa Spring - 3Spiš Magura · SlovakiaNot verified310 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
514 mSpringSpa Spring - 2Spiš Magura · SlovakiaNot verified310 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
503 mSpringKúpeľný prameň - 1 SpringSpiš Magura · SlovakiaNot verified310 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
459 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Kláštorná hora (west slope), 459 mPieniny · SlovakiaNot verified50 m from a trail
464 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Kláštorná hora (west slope), 464 mPieniny · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
438 mSpringSpring below Klejowa (south slope)Pieniny · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable

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 Lviv ≈382 km, ≈5 h 15 min without queues: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Brzesko → DK75 to Nowy Sącz → DK87 via Piwniczna-Zdrój to the internal Schengen crossing Piwniczna – Mníšek nad Popradom → I/68 to Stará Ľubovňa (≈304 km, ≈3 h 50 min from the Ukrainian border). From Uzhhorod ≈183 km, ≈3 h: Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 to Prešov → I/68 via Sabinov and Lipany to Stará Ľubovňa. Via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈408 km, ≈6 h 55 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.