Zborov nad Bystricou
Čadca District · Žilina region · Slovakia
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Zborov nad Bystricou is a village in Slovakia.
Elevation: about 419 m above sea level. Population: 2,138 (2025). Mountains nearby: Żywiec Beskids.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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EasyOne-dayMarkedZborov nad Bystricou UpratiskáElevation profile422–878 m4.4 km≈ 1 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedBudatín Krásno nad Kysucou, mestoElevation profile337–912 m41.2 kmascent 1 330 m≈ 13 h walking1.4 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedKrásno nad Kysucou, junction Kalinový vrchElevation profile395–808 m6.2 kmascent 412 m≈ 2.5 h walking2.3 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedKýčera Oščadnica, LalíkElevation profile393–933 m15.7 kmascent 571 m≈ 5 h walking3.4 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedKysucký Lieskovec RovneElevation profile371–634 m4.8 kmascent 5 m≈ 1 h walking3.6 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedKalinový vrch JavorskéElevation profile460–802 m3 kmascent 5 m≈ 45 min walking3.8 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakChotárny kopecČadcaaltitude 906 m7.6 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.
PeakTáborKysucké Nové Mestoaltitude 697 m10 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.
PeakMarťácky vrchZákopčiealtitude 854 m11 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.
PeakĽadonhoraHorný Vadičovaltitude 999 m11 km from the centreĽadonhora is a forested 999 m summit in northern Slovakia and the second-highest peak of the Kysuce Highlands (Kysucká vrchovina).
PeakStraníkŽilinaaltitude 769 m17 km from the centreStraník is a summit 769 m high in the Kysuce Highlands of northern Slovakia, about 5 km east of Žilina.
PeakVeľký PolomRakováaltitude 1 067 m20 km from the centreVeľký Polom (Czech Velký Polom, Polish Wielki Połom) is a 1,067 m mountain on the Slovak–Czech border and the highest summit of the Slovak part of the Moravian...What to visit
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Mountain meadowThe summit hala of Veľká Rača, the highest peak of the Kysucké BeskydyKlubinaaltitude 1 236 m7.2 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.
RiverKysuca RiverČadca9.4 km from the centreThe Kysuca, in Polish Kisuca, is a right-bank tributary of the Váh in north-western Slovakia and the main river of the Kysuce region, which is named after it.
Cheese dairies & pasturesRaková farm in Kysuce: bryndza, žinčica and cheese cakesRaková12 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...
MuseumKysuce Village Museum and Forest Railway, VychylovkaNová Bystrica16 km from the centreThe Kysuce Village Museum (Múzeum kysuckej dediny) is an open-air museum in the Chmúra valley, in the Vychylovka part of the village of Nová Bystrica, in the far north...
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...
CastleStarý hrad (Old Castle)Nezbudská Lúčka23 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,...Craft nearby
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Cheese dairies & pasturesSalaš Syrex in Zázrivá — Home of the Zázrivá Korbáčik CheeseZázrivá21 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...
Cheese dairies & pasturesFarma Brezany near Žilina: hand-stretched cheese and a distilleryBrezany26 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.Huts, shelters and springs nearby
595 mSpringSpring below ŠľapkovKysuce Beskids · SlovakiaNot verified220 m from a trailMarked as drinkable
659 mHutTuristická útulňa Hut, 659 mKysuce Beskids · SlovakiaNot verified220 m from a trailOpen fire inside (smoke hut)
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.
