Babiná
Zvolen District · Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia
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Babiná is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 418 m above sea level. Population: 548 (2025). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
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HardMulti-dayMarkedRudná magistrála: Veľký Inovec KadakElevation profile196–1 458 m195.4 kmascent 6 404 munder 1 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedBabiná ŽibritovElevation profile267–555 m20.7 kmascent 415 m≈ 6 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedŽibritov Banský StudenecElevation profile492–756 m8.5 kmascent 335 m≈ 3 h walking6.9 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayMarkedVlčia jama DubovéElevation profile422–801 m22.6 kmascent 1 201 m≈ 8 h walking7.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedSedlo Volárska KozelníkElevation profile347–840 m9.1 kmascent 131 m≈ 2.5 h walking8.3 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedDubové Zvolen, NeresnicaElevation profile289–564 m12.3 kmascent 360 m≈ 4 h walking8.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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MuseumNew Castle in Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica15 km from the centreThe New Castle (Nový zámok) is a white six-storey Renaissance bastion on Frauenberg hill above the historic centre of Banská Štiavnica.
Craft beer & breweriesERB brewery in Banská Štiavnica: brewery tour and tastingBanská Štiavnica15 km from the centreBanská Štiavnica is an old mining town in the caldera of an extinct volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
MuseumOpen-Air Mining Museum, Banská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica15 km from the centreThe Open-Air Mining Museum (Banské múzeum v prírode) in Banská Štiavnica is the oldest and thematically broadest mining exhibition in Slovakia.
LakePočúvadlo — historic mining lake below SitnoBanská Štiavnica18 km from the centrePočúvadlo (Počúvadlianske jazero) is the largest of the Štiavnica tajchs — historic artificial ponds built by the miners of Banská Štiavnica to drive the machinery of...
LakeThe Štiavnica tajchy – historic mining lakes of Banská ŠtiavnicaŠtiavnické Bane18 km from the centreThe Štiavnica tajchy are a system of historic artificial lakes in the Štiavnica Mountains (Štiavnické vrchy) around the mining town of Banská Štiavnica in central...
Cheese dairies & pasturesZvolenská Slatina bryndza dairy: the oldest, since 1797Zvolenská Slatina19 km from the centreBryndza with more than 220 years behind it Zvolenská Slatina is a large village in the Podpoľanie region, a few kilometres from Zvolen, at the foot of the volcanic...Craft nearby
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Water parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová19 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.
Water parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice20 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.
Water parks & thermal poolsSliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaSliač20 km from the centreSliač is a spa in the Zvolen Basin above the Hron valley, between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. The spa quarter with its 46-hectare park lies on a slope above the former...Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsKováčová: thermal spa and Holidaypark aquapark near ZvolenKováčová19 km from the centreKováčová is a spa village on the south-western edge of the Zvolen Basin, 4 km west of Zvolen at the foot of the Kremnica Mountains; the village centre lies at 303 m.Water parks & thermal poolsSklené Teplice: Parenica cave steam bath and thermal bathsSklené Teplice20 km from the centreSklené Teplice is a small spa in a wooded valley of the Štiavnické vrchy hills, a few kilometres from the Hron valley and about 8 km from Banská Štiavnica.Water parks & thermal poolsSliač spa: warm carbonated water and a thermal swimming areaSliač20 km from the centreSliač is a spa in the Zvolen Basin above the Hron valley, between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica. The spa quarter with its 46-hectare park lies on a slope above the former...Huts, shelters and springs nearby
422 mDrinking waterDrinking water below Babinský vrchSlovak Central Mountains · SlovakiaNot verified70 m from a trail
343 mSpringSpring below Kňazova horaSlovak Central Mountains · SlovakiaNot verifiedOn a trailMarked as drinkable
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 Brezno ≈274 km, ≈3 h 50 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké → I/19 to Košice → D1 via Prešov and Poprad to the exit near Liptovský Hrádok → I/18 and I/72 over the Čertovica Pass to Brezno. To Banská Bystrica ≈322 km, ≈4 h 30 min: D1 to Ružomberok, then I/59 via Donovaly. From Lviv: to Brezno via Uzhok and Ubľa ≈498 km (≈7 h 45 min) or through Poland ≈554 km (≈7 h 05 min); to Banská Bystrica through Poland (Kraków – Chyżne – Trstená – Dolný Kubín – Ružomberok) ≈535 km, ≈7 h 15 min. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk).
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
