Papradno
Photos: Michal Jakubský, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Michal Jakubský, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Erikzel107, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Papradno is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 400 m above sea level. Population: 2,373 (2025). Mountains nearby: Javorníky.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
All trails
EasyOne-dayMarkedPapradno Chrcholínec SaddleElevation profile390–607 m2.2 kmascent 7 m≈ 30 min walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedPovažská Bystrica Malý JavorníkElevation profile279–1 019 m31.7 kmascent 774 m≈ 9.5 h walking2 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedHorná Maríková, Modlatín Saddle Orgoňova KýčeraElevation profile437–815 m3.5 kmascent 377 m≈ 1.5 h walking5.9 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedPovažské Podhradie PúchovElevation profile259–654 m18.9 kmascent 894 m≈ 6.5 h walking7.2 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedNosice Hotel PortášElevation profile260–927 m34.7 kmascent 1 017 m≈ 10.5 h walking7.4 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedKátlina Nad KončinouElevation profile433–775 m4.2 kmascent 338 m≈ 1.5 h walking7.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakVeľký Javorníkaltitude 1 072 m10 km from the centreVeľký Javorník (Polish Wielki Jawornik) is the highest peak of the Javorníky range at 1,072 m (more precisely 1,071.5 m).
PeakMakytaLazy pod Makytoualtitude 923 m18 km from the centreMakyta (German Makita) is the highest and most massive summit of the western Javorníky, 923 m high (923.3 m according to Slovak and Czech data).What to visit
All
Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Orlové near Považská Bystrica: cheese, bryndza, žinčicaPovažská Bystrica11 km from the centreOrlové is a part of the town of Považská Bystrica on the left bank of the Váh, at the foot of hills that rise into the Strážov Hills.
Water parks & thermal poolsNimnica: a mineral-water spa above the Nosice reservoirNimnica12 km from the centreNimnica is one of Slovakia's youngest spas, in the Váh valley between Púchov and Považská Bystrica. Its spa houses stand at about 300 m on a wooded spur of the...
Cheese dairies & pasturesFarma Brezany near Žilina: hand-stretched cheese and a distilleryBrezany19 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.
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice23 km from the centreHot mineral water rises here, and it feeds the Spa Aphrodite resort, whose thermal pools, saunas and Natural Spa zone are open not only to patients but to anyone with...
MuseumBudatín Castle — Považie Museum and Tinkers' ExhibitionŽilina24 km from the centreBudatín Castle (Budatínsky hrad, also Budatínsky zámok) stands in the Budatín district of Žilina, where the Kysuca flows into the Váh.
Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Pružina: 100% sheep’s bryndza in the Strážov HillsPružina24 km from the centrePružina is a village in a picturesque valley of the Strážov Hills (Strážovské vrchy) west of Považská Bystrica.Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsNimnica: a mineral-water spa above the Nosice reservoirNimnica12 km from the centreNimnica is one of Slovakia's youngest spas, in the Váh valley between Púchov and Považská Bystrica. Its spa houses stand at about 300 m on a wooded spur of the...Water parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice23 km from the centreHot mineral water rises here, and it feeds the Spa Aphrodite resort, whose thermal pools, saunas and Natural Spa zone are open not only to patients but to anyone with...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
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.
