Spišské Vlachy
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Spišské Vlachy is a town in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 395 m above sea level. Population: 3,260 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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ModerateOne-dayMarkedSpišské Vlachy, square Slovinky, chapelElevation profile377–926 m11 kmascent 606 m≈ 4 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedZa horou, pond PoráčElevation profile399–851 m13.6 kmascent 192 m≈ 4 h walking2.2 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedProstá Nad SejkovouElevation profile421–787 m5 kmascent 4 m≈ 1.5 h walking2.4 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedRichnava, stop SľubicaElevation profile352–1 129 m20.5 kmascent 1 420 m≈ 8 h walking3.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedOlcnava Zbojský TableElevation profile408–857 m4.9 kmascent 459 m≈ 2 h walking3.9 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedSabinov Krompachyvia Branisko PassElevation profile321–1 129 m48.9 kmascent 1 967 m4.3 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakSľubicaSlatvinaaltitude 1 129 m6.2 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.
PeakSmrekovica (Branisko)Vyšný Slavkovaltitude 1 200 m12 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 m16 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.What to visit
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CastleSpiš CastleŽehra6.4 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.
ChurchSpišská Kapitula and St Martin’s CathedralSpišská Kapitula7.3 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’.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineSpišský salaš below Spiš Castle: Spiš cooking since 1964Spišská Kapitula8.2 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.
MuseumMining Museum in Gelnica and the Jozef AditGelnica15 km from the centreThe Mining Museum in Gelnica (Banícke múzeum v Gelnici) is the town museum of an old mining town in the Hnilec valley, among the Volovské vrchy, part of the Slovak Ore...
MuseumSpiš Museum in Spišská Nová Ves (Provincial House)Spišská Nová Ves17 km from the centreThe Spiš Museum (Múzeum Spiša) in Spišská Nová Ves is one of the most comprehensive regional museums in eastern Slovakia.
LakeRužín reservoir on the HornádMalá Lodina23 km from the centreRužín is a reservoir on the Hornád river in the deep, winding valley of the Čierna hora hills, the north-eastern part of the Slovak Ore Mountains, a dozen or so...Craft nearby
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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 ≈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.
