Povina
Kysucké Nové Mesto District · Žilina region · Slovakia
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Povina is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 367 m above sea level. Population: 1,130 (2025). Mountains nearby: Żywiec Beskids.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.
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What's nearby
Trails nearby
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ModerateTwo-dayMarkedKysucké Nové Mesto, station LutišeElevation profile347–999 m17.6 kmascent 935 m≈ 6.5 h walking1.5 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedKysucké Nové Mesto, station Veľký VreteňElevation profile347–821 m5.4 kmascent 12 m≈ 1.5 h walking1.7 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedCesta Vila GalvánkaElevation profile357–861 m15.5 kmascent 697 m≈ 5.5 h walking1.9 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPod Poľanou RadôstkaElevation profile530–839 m11.1 kmascent 333 m≈ 3.5 h walking2.4 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedKysucký Lieskovec RovneElevation profile371–634 m4.8 kmascent 5 m≈ 1 h walking2.9 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedPod Kučerovkou RadoľaElevation profile391–700 m4.9 kmascent 44 m≈ 1.5 h walking3.2 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakTáborKysucké Nové Mestoaltitude 697 m3 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.
PeakĽadonhoraHorný Vadičovaltitude 999 m6.2 km from the centreĽadonhora is a forested 999 m summit in northern Slovakia and the second-highest peak of the Kysuce Highlands (Kysucká vrchovina).
PeakChotárny kopecČadcaaltitude 906 m8 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.
PeakStraníkŽilinaaltitude 769 m8.4 km from the centreStraník is a summit 769 m high in the Kysuce Highlands of northern Slovakia, about 5 km east of Žilina.
PeakMarťácky vrchZákopčiealtitude 854 m9 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.
PeakStratenecKrasňanyaltitude 1 509 m19 km from the centre1 trail to the topStratenec is a 1,509 m peak in the Lesser Fatra (Malá Fatra) in Slovakia. It stands on the main ridge of the Krivánska Fatra, about 8 km north of Vrútky and 9 km north...What to visit
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MuseumBudatín Castle — Považie Museum and Tinkers' ExhibitionŽilina10 km from the centreBudatín Castle (Budatínsky hrad, also Budatínsky zámok) stands in the Budatín district of Žilina, where the Kysuca flows into the Váh.
CastleStrečno CastleStrečno16 km from the centreThe castle guarding the gate of the Malá Fatra Strečno Castle (Hrad Strečno) stands on a 103 m limestone crag above the River Váh, 11 km from Žilina on the road to...
CastleStarý hrad (Old Castle)Nezbudská Lúčka16 km from the centreStarý hrad (Old Castle), known locally as Starhrad and in the past as Varín (Warna), is the ruin of a medieval castle on a granite crag on the right bank of the Váh,...
Mountain meadowThe summit hala of Veľká Rača, the highest peak of the Kysucké BeskydyKlubinaaltitude 1 236 m16 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.
NatureVrátna ValleyTerchová19 km from the centreVrátna dolina, or simply Vrátna, is a valley in the Krivánska Malá Fatra and the largest centre of summer and winter tourism in these mountains.
NatureJánošík's Holes (Jánošíkove diery)Terchová20 km from the centreJánošíkove diery (Jánošík’s Holes), or simply Diery, is a system of narrow gorges and canyons in the Krivánska Malá Fatra near the village of Terchová, birthplace of...Craft nearby
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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...
Cheese dairies & pasturesFarma Brezany near Žilina: hand-stretched cheese and a distilleryBrezany17 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.
Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Syrex in Zázrivá — Home of the Zázrivá Korbáčik CheeseZázrivá22 km from the centreZázrivá is a scattered mountain village on the border of Orava and the Malá Fatra, famous throughout Slovakia for its korbáčiky: thin strings of steamed cheese braided...Spas and thermal pools nearby
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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.
