Vysoká nad Kysucou
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Vysoká nad Kysucou is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 688 m above sea level. Population: 2,426 (2025). Mountains nearby: Javorníky.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
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Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedVysoká nad Kysucou SolíkovciElevation profile531–831 m2.9 kmascent 86 m≈ 60 min walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedČadca, station Makov, hutElevation profile411–962 m48.7 kmascent 1 469 m2.1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedVeľké Rovné, Ivor VrchriekaElevation profile505–751 m3.1 kmascent 246 m≈ 1.5 h walking2.3 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedNižný Kelčov VolarskáElevation profile560–825 m3.9 kmascent 50 m≈ 1 h walking3.2 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedU Melocíka BielovciElevation profile505–790 m7.8 kmascent 238 m≈ 2.5 h walking3.8 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedBielovci Divina, HucerovciElevation profile399–806 m11.3 kmascent 297 m≈ 3.5 h walking4.1 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakBobekKorňaaltitude 871 m7.4 km from the centreBobek (Slovak also Bobok) is an 871 m hill on the border of Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovak geographers place it in the Turzovka Highlands (Turzovská vrchovina...
PeakMarťácky vrchZákopčiealtitude 854 m13 km from the centreMarťácky vrch (locally also Marťakovský kopec) is an 854 m summit in the north-eastern part of the Javorníky range in Slovakia, in the Rakovská hornatina group.
PeakVeľký Javorníkaltitude 1 072 m15 km from the centreVeľký Javorník (Polish Wielki Jawornik) is the highest peak of the Javorníky range at 1,072 m (more precisely 1,071.5 m).
PeakChotárny kopecČadcaaltitude 906 m16 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.
PeakVeľký PolomRakováaltitude 1 067 m16 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...
PeakTáborKysucké Nové Mestoaltitude 697 m17 km from the centreTábor is a 697 m hill, the highest summit of the Ochodnica Highlands (Ochodnická vrchovina) in the eastern Javorníky in north-western Slovakia.What to visit
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Cheese dairies & pasturesRaková farm in Kysuce: bryndza, žinčica and cheese cakesRaková15 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...
RiverKysuca RiverČadca18 km from the centreThe Kysuca, in Polish Kisuca, is a right-bank tributary of the Váh in north-western Slovakia and the main river of the Kysuce region, which is named after it.
MuseumBudatín Castle — Považie Museum and Tinkers' ExhibitionŽilina21 km from the centreBudatín Castle (Budatínsky hrad, also Budatínsky zámok) stands in the Budatín district of Žilina, where the Kysuca flows into the Váh.Craft nearby
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Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Orlové near Považská Bystrica: cheese, bryndza, žinčicaPovažská Bystrica28 km from the centreOrlové is a part of the town of Považská Bystrica on the left bank of the Váh, at the foot of hills that rise into the Strážov Hills.
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice30 km from the centreHot mineral water rises here, and it feeds the Spa Aphrodite resort, whose thermal pools, saunas and Natural Spa zone are open not only to patients but to anyone with...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 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.
