Štiavnik
Bytča District · Žilina region · Slovakia
Photos: Luboš Holič, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Michal Jakubský, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Onni, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Štiavnik is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 387 m above sea level. Population: 3,928 (2025). Mountains nearby: Javorníky.
Here and nearby on the site: 3 trails.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
All trails
EasyOne-dayMarkedPapradno Chrcholínec SaddleElevation profile390–607 m2.2 kmascent 7 m≈ 30 min walking4.2 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedHrabové Under ČerenkaElevation profile298–918 m19.9 kmascent 649 m≈ 6.5 h walking4.5 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedPovažská Bystrica Malý JavorníkElevation profile279–1 019 m31.7 kmascent 774 m≈ 9.5 h walking5.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedChodník drotárovElevation profile389–563 m9 kmascent 276 m≈ 3 h walking6.5 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedHrabové Saddle under BradaElevation profile311–666 m4.6 kmascent 355 m≈ 2 h walking7.8 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedŠtiavnik, Ráztoka Kasárne, hutsElevation profile587–992 m5.7 kmascent 404 m≈ 2 h walking8.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakVeľký Javorníkaltitude 1 072 m11 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).
PeakBobekKorňaaltitude 871 m21 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...
PeakMakytaLazy pod Makytoualtitude 923 m22 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
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Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Orlové near Považská Bystrica: cheese, bryndza, žinčicaPovažská Bystrica12 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 reservoirNimnica14 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 distilleryBrezany16 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.
MuseumBudatín Castle — Považie Museum and Tinkers' ExhibitionŽilina20 km from the centreBudatín Castle (Budatínsky hrad, also Budatínsky zámok) stands in the Budatín district of Žilina, where the Kysuca flows into the Váh.
Water parks & thermal poolsSpa Aphrodite thermal pools, Rajecké TepliceRajecké Teplice20 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...
Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Pružina: 100% sheep’s bryndza in the Strážov HillsPružina25 km from the centrePružina is a village in a picturesque valley of the Strážov Hills (Strážovské vrchy) west of Považská Bystrica.Craft nearby
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Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsNimnica: a mineral-water spa above the Nosice reservoirNimnica14 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 Teplice20 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
573 mSpringSpring below Bukovina Pass (east slope)Javorníky · SlovakiaNot verified210 m from a trail
527 mSpringSpring below Chrcholinec (north-east slope)Javorníky · SlovakiaNot verified210 m from a trail
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.
