Raková

Čadca District · Žilina region · Slovakia
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Raková is a village in Slovakia.

Elevation: about 430 m above sea level. Population: 5,577 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.

Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails, 1 peak, 1 craft place.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Kysucká magistrálaHardMulti-dayMarkedKysucká magistrálaElevation profile423–875 m42.4 kmascent 1 766 munder 1 km from the centreČadca, station – Makov, hutHardMulti-dayMarkedČadca, station Makov, hutElevation profile411–962 m48.7 kmascent 1 469 m3.7 km from the centreČadca, station – NeslušaModerateTwo-dayMarkedČadca, station NeslušaElevation profile401–906 m20.8 kmascent 792 m≈ 7 h walking3.7 km from the centreBeskyd – DejovkaEasyOne-dayMarkedBeskyd DejovkaElevation profile476–611 m5.9 kmascent 143 m≈ 2 h walking3.9 km from the centreČadca, Tesco – Skalité, SerafínovModerateTwo-dayMarkedČadca, Tesco Skalité, SerafínovElevation profile413–862 m22 kmascent 727 m≈ 7 h walking4 km from the centreCesta Vila GalvánkaModerateOne-dayMarkedCesta Vila GalvánkaElevation profile357–861 m15.5 kmascent 697 m≈ 5.5 h walking4.2 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Marťácky vrchPeakMarťácky vrchZákopčiealtitude 854 m7.5 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.Chotárny kopecPeakChotárny kopecČadcaaltitude 906 m7.5 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.Veľký PolomPeakVeľký PolomRakováaltitude 1 067 m8.4 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...TáborPeakTáborKysucké Nové Mestoaltitude 697 m14 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.BobekPeakBobekKorňaaltitude 871 m18 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...ĽadonhoraPeakĽadonhoraHorný Vadičovaltitude 999 m21 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

All
Raková farm in Kysuce: bryndza, žinčica and cheese cakesCheese dairies & pasturesRaková farm in Kysuce: bryndza, žinčica and cheese cakesRakováunder 1 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...Kysuca RiverRiverKysuca RiverČadca3.7 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.The summit hala of Veľká Rača, the highest peak of the Kysucké BeskydyMountain meadowThe summit hala of Veľká Rača, the highest peak of the Kysucké BeskydyKlubinaaltitude 1 236 m17 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.

Craft nearby

All craft places
Farma Brezany near Žilina: hand-stretched cheese and a distilleryCheese dairies & pasturesFarma Brezany near Žilina: hand-stretched cheese and a distilleryBrezany28 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

423 mDrinking waterDrinking water below ČupeľJavorníky · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail
738 mSpringSpring below BriavaJavorníky · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trail
679 mSpringSpring below Pod PolomomMoravian-Silesian Beskids · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
561 mSpringJelitovský SpringMoravian-Silesian Beskids · SlovakiaNot verified230 m from a trail
707 mSpringVojtovský SpringJavorníky · SlovakiaNot verified
828 mHutHut below Vojtov vrchJavorníky · SlovakiaNot verified50 m from 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.