Bicycle touring
Bicycle touring in Orava is characterized by a variety and diversity of bike paths which attract increasingly more tourists to the region every year. The paths are suitable for anyone who likes a challenge but also families with children, senior citizens and recreational cyclists. While cycling in Orava, tourists can visit many cultural sites located near the cycling paths.
Beskidy cycle highway bike path no. 046
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: 75% asphalt road and 25% paved dirt roads
Total length of the bike path: 20 km
Elevation: 260 m
An undemanding bike path, one of the most beautiful cycle highways in Slovakia.
Orava cycle highway bike path no. 006
Difficulty: hard
Terrain: 95% asphalt road and 5% paved dirt roads
Total length of the bike path: 119 km
A gorgeous bike path connecting Kysuce, Orava and Liptov.
Dolný Kubín – Or. Podzámok – Leštiny – Dolný Kubín
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: gravel and asphalt road
Total length of the bike path: 34.5 km
Elevation: 520 m
A moderately difficult bike path perfect for mountain and trekking bikes. Over 34.5 km,
we achieve 520 m of elevation.
Points of interest along the path:
– Mokraď – Manor House in Mokraď
– Oravský Podzámok – Orava Castle, which is Orava’s most prominent feature
– Leštiny – Wooden articular evangelical church, which is under UNESCO heritage
– Vyšný Kubín – birthplace of Margita Figuli, Renaissance manor house, Baroque mansion
and many other sites.
– Dolný Kubín – Orava Gallery, Čaplovič’s Library, Hviezdoslav’s House, Florin’s House, Historical cemetery, Binary clock, Colonnade bridge (Kolonádový most), Aquarelax
Dolný Kubín
Biela voda – Lokca
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: gravel and asphalt road
Total length of the bike path: 38 km
Points of interest along the path:
– Leštiny – Wooden articular church from 1689
– Vyšný Kubín – Renaissance manor house with a vast park from the first half of the 17th century, and Arpád manor house with Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav exposition
– Dolný Kubín – Orava Gallery, Čaplovič’s Library, Hviezdoslav’s House, Florin’s House, Historical cemetery, Binary clock, Colonnade bridge (Kolonádový most), Aquarelax
Dolný Kubín
Oravská Lesná – Tanečník bike path no. 5439
Difficulty: easy
Terrain: 80% asphalt road and 20 % paved dirt roads
Total length of the bike path: 9 km
Elevation: 85 m
Points of interest along the path:
– Orava Forest Railway exposition
Dolný Kubín / Pod Kuzmínovom – Medzihradné
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: gravel and asphalt road
Total length of the bike path: 43 km
Points of interest along the path:
– Oravský Podzámok – Orava Castle
– Horná Lehota – Renaissance manor house, traditional wood rafting
– Srňacie / Dolný Kubín – original granaries, log houses
Podbiel – Mountain lake Ťatliakovo pleso
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: 100% asphalt road
Total length of the bike path: 25 km
Elevation: 815 m
Points of interest along the path:
– Podbiel – František’s Smelting Plant
– Zuberec – Museum of Orava Village, Brestovská cave, Mountain lake Ťatliakovo
Bike path Trstená – Nowy Targ
Difficulty: easy
Terrain: 100% asphalt
Total length of the bike path: 71.55 km
Elevation: 479 m
Easy bike path, perfect for families with small children but also for more adventurous cyclists.
Zuberec– Oravice – Trstená – Zuberec
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: 100% asphalt road
Total length of the bike path: 54 km
Points of interest along the path:
– Oravice – Oravice thermal baths and Meanderpark, Juráňová valley
– Tvrdošín – M. Medvecká Gallery, Gothic wooden church
– Podbiel – Bobrova raľa, Hámor
Vyšný Kubín – Istebné – Zázrivá 2416
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: asphalt, gravel and forest road
Total length of the bike path: 34 km
Points of interest:
– Jasenová: Martin Kukučín Memorial House, Country-Classicist Mansion (1830)
– Istebné: Baroque-Classicist Mansion (18th Century), Wooden articular church with a belfry (1686), yew groves in Istebné valley
Sihelné – Oravská Polhora 2425
Difficulty: recreational
Terrain: asphalt
Total length of the bike path: 18 km
Biela Voda – Mokraď 5403
Difficulty: recreational
Terrain: asphalt
Total length of the bike path: 15 km
Points of interest:
– Pucov: Protected natural area of Pucovské zlepence (Pucov Puddingstone) with a mineral spring.
– Mokraď: Gužič’s Renaissance manor house from the late 16th century, rebuilt in a Baroque style in 1758, nowadays hosting scouts from Dolný Kubín
Zubrohlava – Lipnica Wielka 5409
Difficulty: recreational
Terrain: asphalt
Total length of the cycling route: 15 km
Points of interest:
– Bobrov: Linen-house and mansion from the late19th century, St. Jacob Church with Calvary is the prominent feature.
Oravský Podzámok – Malatiná 5410
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: asphalt, forest road and meadow
Total length of the bike path: 14 km
Points of interest:
– Oravský Podzámok: Orava Castle
– Pribišská dolina: Mlyn pod Zeleným (Mill under “Green”) in the valley Pribišská dolina: moving wooden figures
Istebné – Kubínska hoľa 5411
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: asphalt, gravel and forest road
Total length of the bike path: 12.5 km
Oravská Lesná – Reservoir Nová Bystrica 5474
Difficulty: recreational
Terrain: asphalt
Total length of the bike path: 8 km
A bike path connecting the cycling and tourist path around the reservoir Nová Bystrica with the village Oravská Lesná. It allows the option for round trips by connecting with other bike and tourist paths in the region.
Around Oravská Jasenica 5485
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: asphalt, gravel, field and forest road
Total length of the bike path: 21 km
The cycling and tourist round trip offer gorgeous views, difficult slopes, a technical downhill ride and comfortable cycling along contour lines.
Why Orava
The region is renowned for its beautiful natural scenery, interesting history, rich
cultural heritage and popular delicious cuisine. It has beautiful natural areas ideal for hiking, cycling and water sports. Sightseeing, boating, engaging rafting and two water parks are also available. Winter is ideal not only for both alpine and cross-country skiing but also freeriding. The region also presents a range of cultural heritage, folklore, crafts, customs and traditions and tasty traditional cuisines.
CONTACTS
Klaster ORAVA, o.o.c.r.
Hviezdoslavovo námestie 1651/2
026 01 Dolný Kubín
ID number: 42219701
VAT: 2023413898
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E-mail: marketing@orava.sk
Telephone: +421 911 747 339