Stages
The trail, day by day
Twenty-nine stages from Devín Castle to the Dukla Pass. Each one ends where you can sleep; the numbers are measured from the trail itself.
Little Carpathians
Stage 1
Little Carpathians
Devín → Kamzík
- Distance
- 21 km
- Climbing
- 810 m
- Walking time
- 7 h 15 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Stage 2
Little Carpathians
Kamzík → Pezinská Baba
- Distance
- 25 km
- Climbing
- 610 m
- Walking time
- 7 h 45 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Stage 3
Little Carpathians
Pezinská Baba → Brezinky
- Distance
- 32 km
- Climbing
- 1,050 m
- Walking time
- 11 h 00 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Stage 4
Little Carpathians
Brezinky → Dobrá Voda
- Distance
- 23 km
- Climbing
- 750 m
- Walking time
- 7 h 45 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Myjava Hills
Stage 5
Myjava Hills
Dobrá Voda → Myjava
- Distance
- 26 km
- Climbing
- 680 m
- Walking time
- 8 h 15 min
Difficulty: Moderate
White Carpathians
Stage 6
White Carpathians
Myjava → Veľká Javorina
- Distance
- 17 km
- Climbing
- 750 m
- Walking time
- 5 h 45 min
Difficulty: Easy
Stage 7
White Carpathians
Veľká Javorina → Mikulčin vrch
- Distance
- 21 km
- Climbing
- 470 m
- Walking time
- 6 h 45 min
Difficulty: Easy
Stage 8
White Carpathians
Mikulčin vrch → Trenčín
- Distance
- 24 km
- Climbing
- 440 m
- Walking time
- 7 h 45 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Strážov Mountains
Stage 9
Strážov Mountains
Trenčín → Trenčianske Teplice
- Distance
- 12 km
- Climbing
- 440 m
- Walking time
- 4 h 00 min
Difficulty: Easy
Stage 10
Strážov Mountains
Trenčianske Teplice → Zliechov
- Distance
- 31 km
- Climbing
- 1,370 m
- Walking time
- 11 h 00 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Stage 11
Strážov Mountains
Zliechov → Fačkovské sedlo
- Distance
- 19 km
- Climbing
- 1,110 m
- Walking time
- 8 h 00 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Žiar
Stage 12
Žiar
Fačkovské sedlo → Žiare
- Distance
- 22 km
- Climbing
- 830 m
- Walking time
- 7 h 45 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Kremnica Mountains
Stage 13
Kremnica Mountains
Žiare → Kremnické Bane
- Distance
- 31 km
- Climbing
- 750 m
- Walking time
- 9 h 45 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Stage 14
Kremnica Mountains
Kremnické Bane → Malý Šturec
- Distance
- 23 km
- Climbing
- 900 m
- Walking time
- 8 h 00 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Great Fatra
Stage 15
Great Fatra
Malý Šturec → Donovaly
- Distance
- 29 km
- Climbing
- 1,330 m
- Walking time
- 10 h 45 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Low Tatras
Stage 16
Low Tatras
Donovaly → Ďurková
- Distance
- 26 km
- Climbing
- 1,520 m
- Walking time
- 10 h 00 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Stage 17
Low Tatras
Ďurková → Čertovica
- Distance
- 24 km
- Climbing
- 950 m
- Walking time
- 9 h 00 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Stage 18
Low Tatras
Čertovica → Andrejcová
- Distance
- 27 km
- Climbing
- 1,280 m
- Walking time
- 10 h 00 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Stage 19
Low Tatras
Andrejcová → Telgárt
- Distance
- 17 km
- Climbing
- 710 m
- Walking time
- 7 h 00 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Slovak Ore Mountains
Stage 20
Slovak Ore Mountains
Telgárt → Sedlo Súľová
- Distance
- 35 km
- Climbing
- 1,130 m
- Walking time
- 11 h 45 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Volovec Mountains
Stage 21
Volovec Mountains
Sedlo Súľová → Skorušina
- Distance
- 35 km
- Climbing
- 1,220 m
- Walking time
- 12 h 00 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Stage 22
Volovec Mountains
Skorušina → Kojšovská hoľa
- Distance
- 28 km
- Climbing
- 1,030 m
- Walking time
- 9 h 30 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Black Mountain
Stage 23
Black Mountain
Kojšovská hoľa → Košice
- Distance
- 21 km
- Climbing
- 200 m
- Walking time
- 6 h 30 min
Difficulty: Easy
Stage 24
Black Mountain
Košice → Kysak
- Distance
- 22 km
- Climbing
- 640 m
- Walking time
- 7 h 15 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Šariš Uplands
Stage 25
Šariš Uplands
Kysak → Veľký Šariš
- Distance
- 31 km
- Climbing
- 580 m
- Walking time
- 9 h 15 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Čergov
Stage 26
Čergov
Veľký Šariš → Šoltýsova Poľana
- Distance
- 28 km
- Climbing
- 1,130 m
- Walking time
- 9 h 30 min
Difficulty: Moderate
Stage 27
Čergov
Šoltýsova Poľana → Bardejovské Kúpele
- Distance
- 20 km
- Climbing
- 410 m
- Walking time
- 6 h 45 min
Difficulty: Easy
Low Beskids
Stage 28
Low Beskids
Bardejovské Kúpele → Makovické sedlo
- Distance
- 32 km
- Climbing
- 1,420 m
- Walking time
- 11 h 30 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Stage 29
Low Beskids
Makovické sedlo → Dukla
- Distance
- 34.6 km
- Climbing
- 900 m
- Walking time
- 11 h 00 min
Difficulty: Demanding
Distances and climbing are measured from the mapped trail and terrain data; walking times use the standard hiking formula (4 km an hour, 300 m up an hour) without breaks. Signposts on the trail may say slightly different times.