Pernek
Malacky District · Bratislava Region · Slovakia
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Pernek is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 260 m above sea level. Population: 894 (2025). Mountains nearby: Little Carpathians.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
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ModerateOne-dayMarkedPod Peprovcom PernekElevation profile262–648 m15.5 kmascent 526 m≈ 5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPezinok, station PernekElevation profile154–600 m14.9 kmascent 446 m≈ 4.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedČmeľok Tri krížeElevation profile337–676 m4.1 kmascent 16 m≈ 1 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedHrad Devín, parking Horná Poruba, U BrdárovElevation profile146–965 m190.1 kmascent 7 200 m3.7 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedHarmónia Kuchyňa, churchElevation profile253–759 m18.4 kmascent 719 m≈ 6 h walking4.4 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedZumberg Kuchyňa, kostolElevation profile206–709 m17.9 kmascent 503 m≈ 5.5 h walking4.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakSomárLimbachaltitude 650 m6.5 km from the centreSomár (Slovak for "donkey") is a 650 m summit in the Little Carpathians, the highest in the south-western part of the range.
PeakVysoká (Little Carpathians)Kuchyňaaltitude 754 m7.8 km from the centreVysoká is the second-highest summit of the Little Carpathians after Záruby. Slovak geodetic data give it 754.3 m; some other sources state 759 m.
PeakVeľká homoľaModraaltitude 709 m8.7 km from the centreVeľká homoľa is a summit 709 m high in the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty), in their Pezinok Carpathians part (Homoľské Karpaty).
PeakKuklaDubováaltitude 564 m13 km from the centreKukla is a distinctive, solitary 564 m summit in the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty) in western Slovakia, in the section known as the Pezinok Carpathians.
PeakVápennáSološnicaaltitude 752 m14 km from the centreVápenná (also Roštún; German Rachsthurn) is a 752 m summit and the third highest peak of the Little Carpathians.
PeakMalá BaňaBorinkaaltitude 361 m17 km from the centreMalá Baňa is a modest 361 m summit in the Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty), directly above the Bratislava borough of Rača.What to visit
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Wine & tastingsJuran z Modry winery: tastings in a Modra wine shopModra13 km from the centreModra is one of the main wine towns of the Little Carpathians: every other courtyard has its own cellar, and rows of vines climb the slopes above the town.
Wine & tastingsHACAJ winery in Pezinok: sparkling wine in a 300-year-old cellarPezinok13 km from the centrePezinok is the centre of the Little Carpathian Wine Route, a town where winegrowers’ houses with deep cellars line the old streets.
Wine & tastingsVIAJUR winery in Svätý Jur: tastings in the Pálffy cellarsSvätý Jur13 km from the centreWine in old cellars on the edge of Bratislava Svätý Jur is an old wine town at the very foot of the Little Carpathians, just beyond the Bratislava city limits.
Crafts & workshopsSlovak Folk Majolica in Modra: pottery tour and paintingModra14 km from the centreModra is a small wine town on the eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, half an hour’s drive from Bratislava.
Wine & tastingsDubovský & Grančič Winery, Svätý Jur: tastings and sektSvätý Jur14 km from the centreFrom sixty ares to “Winemaker of the Year” Svätý Jur is an old wine town on the southern slopes of the Little Carpathians, just beyond the Bratislava city limits.
Wine & tastingsKarpatská Perla winery in Šenkvice: tastings and cellarŠenkvice17 km from the centreFrom a home cellar to Winery of the Year Šenkvice is a wine village on the plain below the eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, between Pezinok and Modra.Craft nearby
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Honey & meaderiesVčelovina meadery, Smolenice: mead and honey beerSmolenice27 km from the centreThis is where the Včelovina meadery works — “a small production with a big heart”, as its founders put it.
Wine & tastingsMagula Winery, Suchá nad Parnou: biodynamic wines and a farmSuchá nad Parnou27 km from the centreSuchá nad Parnou is a wine village on the south-eastern slopes of the Little Carpathians, near Trnava.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
Uzhhorod – Poprad ≈195 km, ≈2 h 55 min without queues: Uzhhorod – Vyšné Nemecké checkpoint → I/19 via Sobrance and Michalovce → Košice → D1 motorway via Prešov → Poprad (Liptovský Mikuláš is ≈56 km further on the D1, total ≈249 km). Košice – Poprad ≈112 km. The D1 requires an e-vignette (eznamka.sk). Note: from Lviv the fastest way to Poprad is through Poland — Krakovets – A4 – Kraków – Zakopane – Łysa Polana ≈468 km (≈5 h 50 min); via Uzhok and Malyi Bereznyi ≈419 km but slower (≈6 h 40 min). Zakopane – Poprad ≈69 km, Zakopane – Liptovský Mikuláš ≈80 km.
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
