Stará Bystrica
Čadca District · Žilina region · Slovakia
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Stará Bystrica is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 487 m above sea level. Population: 2,810 (2025). Mountains nearby: Żywiec Beskids.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedStará Bystrica Lookout Tower on BobovecElevation profile471–754 m6.7 kmascent 280 m≈ 2 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedLodno Veľká RačaElevation profile463–1 236 m15.9 kmascent 1 016 m≈ 6 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedBudatín Krásno nad Kysucou, mestoElevation profile337–912 m41.2 kmascent 1 330 m≈ 13 h walking3.3 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPod Poľanou RadôstkaElevation profile530–839 m11.1 kmascent 333 m≈ 3.5 h walking3.6 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedNová Bystrica, Cadrikovia KýčeraElevation profile516–1 005 m5.4 kmascent 487 m≈ 2.5 h walking3.8 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedPovina, Jedľovina SoboľovciElevation profile461–914 m6.9 kmascent 500 m≈ 2.5 h walking4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakĽadonhoraHorný Vadičovaltitude 999 m8.4 km from the centreĽadonhora is a forested 999 m summit in northern Slovakia and the second-highest peak of the Kysuce Highlands (Kysucká vrchovina).
PeakChotárny kopecČadcaaltitude 906 m12 km from the centreChotárny kopec is a summit 906 m high in the north-eastern Javorníky, Slovakia, the second highest after Kazícka Kýčera in the Rakovská hornatina part of the range.
PeakStraníkŽilinaaltitude 769 m15 km from the centreStraník is a summit 769 m high in the Kysuce Highlands of northern Slovakia, about 5 km east of Žilina.
PeakMalý RozsutecTerchováaltitude 1 343 m16 km from the centre1 trail to the topMalý Rozsutec is a craggy limestone summit 1343 m high in the Malá Fatra (Lesser Fatra), Slovakia, in its Krivánska part.
PeakVeľký RozsutecTerchováaltitude 1 610 m17 km from the centre1 trail to the topVeľký Rozsutec (Polish Wielki Rozsutec) is a 1,609.8 m summit in the Malá Fatra, the most striking mountain of its Krivánska part and, according to Slovak sources, one...
PeakStratenecKrasňanyaltitude 1 509 m19 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...What to visit
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Mountain meadowThe summit hala of Veľká Rača, the highest peak of the Kysucké BeskydyKlubinaaltitude 1 236 m7.8 km from the centreVeľká Rača (Polish Wielka Racza, 1,236 m) is the highest mountain of the Kysucké Beskydy on the Slovak–Polish border, about 12 km east of the town of Čadca.
Historic siteTerchováTerchová12 km from the centreTerchová is a village in northern Slovakia, in the Žilina district, between the Krivánska Malá Fatra and the Kysucká vrchovina uplands.
MuseumKysuce Village Museum and Forest Railway, VychylovkaNová Bystrica12 km from the centreThe Kysuce Village Museum (Múzeum kysuckej dediny) is an open-air museum in the Chmúra valley, in the Vychylovka part of the village of Nová Bystrica, in the far north...
NatureJánošík's Holes (Jánošíkove diery)Terchová14 km from the centreJánošíkove diery (Jánošík’s Holes), or simply Diery, is a system of narrow gorges and canyons in the Krivánska Malá Fatra near the village of Terchová, birthplace of...
NatureVrátna ValleyTerchová15 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.
CastleStarý hrad (Old Castle)Nezbudská Lúčka19 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 Syrex in Zázrivá — Home of the Zázrivá Korbáčik CheeseZázrivá15 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...
Cheese dairies & pasturesRaková farm in Kysuce: bryndza, žinčica and cheese cakesRaková18 km from the centreKysuce is a hilly region in north-western Slovakia, near the Polish and Czech borders, with scattered hillside hamlets (“kopanice”) and an old tradition of keeping...
Cheese dairies & pasturesFarma Brezany near Žilina: hand-stretched cheese and a distilleryBrezany26 km from the centreBrezany is a village a few kilometres south of Žilina, on the edge of the Žilina basin and the foothills leading towards the Rajec valley and the Strážov Hills.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 to Žilina ≈330 km, ≈4 h 20 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov, Poprad, Liptovský Mikuláš and Ružomberok (≈17 km on I/18 between D1 sections) → Žilina. To Terchová ≈314 km, ≈4 h 15 min: from the D1 onto I/70 and II/583. From Lviv through Poland: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków → S7/DK7 to Chyżne – Trstená → R3, I/59 to Dolný Kubín → II/583 via Terchová to Žilina: to Terchová ≈493 km (≈6 h 30 min), to Žilina ≈518 km (≈7 h). Via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice, S1 and D3: ≈533 km, ≈6 h 35 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
