Valaškovce
Photos: Vihorlat; Sninský kameň; Motrogon
Valaškovce is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 548 m above sea level. Mountains nearby: Vihorlat Mountains.
Here and nearby on the site: 2 trails, 3 peaks.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
All trails
ModerateOne-dayMarkedPoruba pod Vihorlatom Sedlo RozdielElevation profile192–974 m13.2 kmascent 174 m≈ 3.5 h walking3.8 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedRemetské Hámre KoňušElevation profile272–1 023 m47.5 kmascent 2 062 m4.3 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedSnina Sninský kameňElevation profile215–1 006 m8.9 kmascent 806 m≈ 4 h walking4.3 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedZemplínske Hámre Tri tablyElevation profile362–831 m4.3 kmascent 469 m≈ 2 h walking4.3 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedRemetské Hámre Snina, stationElevation profile224–1 006 m21.2 kmascent 781 m≈ 7 h walking5.3 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayMarkedRemetské Hámre Ruská BystráElevation profile294–843 m19.2 kmascent 1 009 m≈ 7 h walking5.6 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakVihorlatValaškovcealtitude 1 076 m · Volcanic Carpathians range3.3 km from the centreVihorlat (Polish Wyhorlat) is the highest peak of the Vihorlat Mountains in eastern Slovakia, 1,076 m high (precisely 1,075.5 m).
PeakMotrogonValaškovcealtitude 1 018 m · Volcanic Carpathians range4.2 km from the centreMotrogon is a 1,018 m summit in the Vihorlat Mountains of eastern Slovakia — according to Polish sources the fourth highest in the Vihorlat.
PeakSninský kameňValaškovcealtitude 1 006 m · Volcanic Carpathians range6.1 km from the centreSninský kameň is a 1006 m summit in the volcanic Vihorlat Mountains of eastern Slovakia, the lowest of the five Vihorlat "thousanders".What to visit
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LakeMorské oko — the largest lake of the Vihorlat hillsZemplínske Hámre6.8 km from the centreNot to be confused with its Tatra namesake: this is Morské oko in the Vihorlat hills of eastern Slovakia, a few dozen kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
MuseumVihorlat Museum and Open-Air Museum, HumennéHumenné15 km from the centreThe Vihorlat Museum (Vihorlatské múzeum) in Humenné is the main museum of Upper Zemplín in north-eastern Slovakia.
Water parks & thermal poolsThermalpark Šírava in Kaluža, Zemplínska ŠíravaKaluža15 km from the centreThermalpark Šírava (Thermalpark ŠÍRAVA) stands in the village of Kaluža on the northern shore of the Zemplínska Šírava — a large reservoir in eastern Slovakia.
ChurchWooden Church of St Nicholas, Ruská BystráRuská Bystrá16 km from the centreA dark church in the forests of Vihorlat Ruská Bystrá is a small Rusyn village in Sobrance district of the Košice Region, surrounded by the Vihorlat hills (Vihorlatské...
LakeZemplínska šírava — the “Slovak Sea” below the VihorlatKaluža16 km from the centreThe “Slovak Sea” by the Ukrainian border Zemplínska šírava is a large reservoir in eastern Slovakia, in the Bodrog basin below the Vihorlat hills.
LakeStarina Reservoir in Poloniny National ParkStakčín19 km from the centreStarina is the largest drinking-water reservoir in Slovakia and, according to Slovak sources, the largest source of drinking water in Central Europe.Craft nearby
All craft placesSpas and thermal pools nearby
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
Lviv – Snina ≈241 km, ≈4 h 20 min without queues: H-13 via Sambir and the Uzhok Pass to Velykyi and Malyi Bereznyi → Malyi Bereznyi – Ubľa checkpoint → road 74 to Snina (≈27 km, ≈30 min from the border). From Uzhhorod: via Vyšné Nemecké (I/19 towards Sobrance, then II/566 and road 74) ≈65 km, ≈1 h 15 min; via Malyi Bereznyi – Ubľa ≈80 km, ≈1 h 40 min, but that crossing is usually less busy.
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.

