Kovarce

Topoľčany District · Nitra Region · Slovakia
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Kovarce is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 162 m above sea level. Population: 1,502 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.

Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Solčany – KovarceModerateTwo-dayMarkedSolčany KovarceElevation profile168–843 m21 kmascent 706 m≈ 6.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centreTopoľčianky – Veľký TribečHardMulti-dayMarkedTopoľčianky Veľký TribečElevation profile209–843 m29.5 kmascent 1 035 m≈ 9.5 h walking6.6 km from the centrePonitrianska magistrála: Nitra – Veľké PoleHardMulti-dayMarkedPonitrianska magistrála: Nitra Veľké PoleElevation profile143–843 m69.1 kmascent 2 361 m6.6 km from the centreZlatno – Klátova Nová VesModerateOne-dayMarkedZlatno Klátova Nová VesElevation profile199–731 m13.7 kmascent 531 m≈ 4.5 h walking10 km from the centreZlatno – Saddle under RakytouEasyOne-dayMarkedZlatno Saddle under RakytouElevation profile332–639 m5.1 kmascent 307 m≈ 2 h walking12 km from the centreNitra, Šindolka – Under the Long RockModerateOne-dayMarkedNitra, Šindolka Under the Long RockElevation profile166–448 m9.9 kmascent 479 m≈ 3.5 h walking13 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
ZoborPeakZoborNitrianske Hrnčiarovcealtitude 587 m17 km from the centreZobor is a 587 m hill rising directly above the city of Nitra in western Slovakia. It is the summit of the southernmost part of the Tribeč Mountains — the Zobor group,...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Piešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsPiešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsPiešťany25 km from the centrePiešťany is Slovakia's best-known spa, spread out in the Váh valley between the Považský Inovec and the Little Carpathians.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Piešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsWater parks & thermal poolsPiešťany: the Spa Island, sulphur mud and thermal bathsPiešťany25 km from the centrePiešťany is Slovakia's best-known spa, spread out in the Váh valley between the Považský Inovec and the Little Carpathians.

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

745 mSpringPustovníkova SpringStrážov Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified60 m from a trail
665 mSpringVlčica Spring, 665 mStrážov Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified250 m from a trailFlows all year
657 mSpringMedvedia Spring, 657 mStrážov Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
608 mSpringČerešňový potok SpringStrážov Mountains · 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.

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