Stará Turá

Nové Mesto nad Váhom District · Trenčín Region · Slovakia
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Stará Turá is a town in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 279 m above sea level. Population: 8,167 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.

Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Stará Turá – Veľká Javorina, Holuby HutModerateOne-dayMarkedStará Turá Veľká Javorina, Holuby HutElevation profile279–907 m10.7 kmascent 647 m≈ 4 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreTrail of Captain Miloš UhraModerateOne-dayMarkedTrail of Captain Miloš UhraElevation profile269–961 m11.9 kmascent 845 m≈ 4.5 h walking3 km from the centreČachtice – LubinaModerateOne-dayMarkedČachtice LubinaElevation profile184–397 m12.3 kmascent 379 m≈ 4 h walking3 km from the centreTopolecká – Krúžok, state borderEasyOne-dayMarkedTopolecká Krúžok, state borderElevation profile378–650 m7 kmascent 384 m≈ 2.5 h walking5.3 km from the centreEducational Trail Brestovec – Stará Myjava – Poriadie – TopoleckáEasyOne-dayMarkedEducational Trail Brestovec Topoleckávia Stará Myjava, PoriadieElevation profile360–440 m2.2 kmascent 77 m≈ 45 min walking5.7 km from the centrePoriadie – Dibrovov Monument, state borderEasyOne-dayMarkedPoriadie Dibrovov Monument, state borderElevation profile369–774 m9.9 kmascent 62 m≈ 2.5 h walking5.7 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

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BradloPeakBradloPriepasnéaltitude 543 m14 km from the centreBradlo (Hungarian Bradló) is a 543 m limestone summit, the highest point of the Myjava Hills (Myjavská pahorkatina) in western Slovakia.Veľký LopeníkPeakVeľký LopeníkNová Bošácaaltitude 911 m17 km from the centreVeľký Lopeník (Czech Velký Lopeník) is a distinctive 911 m summit of the White Carpathians (911.3 m according to Slovak data) on the border between Slovakia and Czechia.

What to visit

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The meadows of Veľká Javorina, the highest peak of the White CarpathiansMountain meadowThe meadows of Veľká Javorina, the highest peak of the White CarpathiansLubinaaltitude 970 m9 km from the centreVeľká Javorina (Czech Velká Javořina, 969.8 m) is the highest mountain of the White Carpathians (Biele Karpaty) on the Slovak–Czech border, about 8 km north of the...Salaš Beckov: 100% sheep’s cheese and bryndza dumplingsCheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Beckov: 100% sheep’s cheese and bryndza dumplingsBeckov15 km from the centreA sheep salaš beside one of the Váh valley’s finest castles Beckov is a village in the Váh valley between Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Trenčín, overlooked by the ruins of...Piešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsPiešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsPiešťany24 km from the centrePiešťany is Slovakia's best-known spa, spread out in the Váh valley between the Považský Inovec and the Little Carpathians.

Craft nearby

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Smrdáky: a hydrogen-sulphide spa for skin diseasesWater parks & thermal poolsSmrdáky: a hydrogen-sulphide spa for skin diseasesSmrdáky29 km from the centreSmrdáky is a small spa village in western Slovakia, on the edge of the Záhorie Lowland and the foothills of the White Carpathians, about 7 km from Senica and 80 km...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Piešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsPiešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsPiešťany24 km from the centrePiešťany is Slovakia's best-known spa, spread out in the Váh valley between the Považský Inovec and the Little Carpathians.Smrdáky: a hydrogen-sulphide spa for skin diseasesWater parks & thermal poolsSmrdáky: a hydrogen-sulphide spa for skin diseasesSmrdáky29 km from the centreSmrdáky is a small spa village in western Slovakia, on the edge of the Záhorie Lowland and the foothills of the White Carpathians, about 7 km from Senica and 80 km...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

359 mSpringSpring below Roh (south-east slope)White Carpathians · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
373 mSpringSpring below Lipovec (south-west slope)White Carpathians · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
550 mHutHut below Prostredný vrch (north slope)White Carpathians · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail

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 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.