Svrčinovec
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Svrčinovec is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 432 m above sea level. Population: 3,252 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
All trails
EasyOne-dayMarkedSvrčinovec, zastávka Za ČrchľouElevation profile435–626 m4.3 kmascent 191 m≈ 1.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedŠance, school Chata StudeničnýElevation profile433–700 m12.3 kmascent 423 m≈ 4 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedGírová KykulaElevation profile449–830 m12.7 kmascent 469 m≈ 4 h walking2.2 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedBeskyd DejovkaElevation profile476–611 m5.9 kmascent 143 m≈ 2 h walking3.4 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedKysucká magistrálaElevation profile423–875 m42.4 kmascent 1 766 m3.8 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedČadca, station NeslušaElevation profile401–906 m20.8 kmascent 792 m≈ 7 h walking4.2 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakVeľký PolomRakováaltitude 1 067 m9.3 km from the centreVeľký Polom (Czech Velký Polom, Polish Wielki Połom) is a 1,067 m mountain on the Slovak–Czech border and the highest summit of the Slovak part of the Moravian...
PeakChotárny kopecČadcaaltitude 906 m11 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.
PeakĽadonhoraHorný Vadičovaltitude 999 m23 km from the centreĽadonhora is a forested 999 m summit in northern Slovakia and the second-highest peak of the Kysuce Highlands (Kysucká vrchovina).What to visit
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Cheese dairies & pasturesRaková farm in Kysuce: bryndza, žinčica and cheese cakesRaková5.9 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...
Mountain meadowThe summit hala of Veľká Rača, the highest peak of the Kysucké BeskydyKlubinaaltitude 1 236 m15 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.
MuseumKysuce Village Museum and Forest Railway, VychylovkaNová Bystrica25 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...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.
