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Where to go from Oščadnica
Oščadnica and its surroundings offer sport, culture and relaxation in nature. Reception will advise you on routes and trips.
The guesthouse stands in Oščadnica, in the Slovak–Polish borderland below the Veľká Rača massif. The nearest major destination is the Snowparadise Veľká Rača resort on Dedovka, about 6 km (10 minutes by car) from the guesthouse. More ideas are around Kysuce – choose by season, weather or who you are travelling with.
Distances are approximate, by car from the guesthouse (OSRM route calculation of 6 Oct 2026, rounded). Opening hours and prices change, so always check them via the operator’s link.
Winter
Skiing around Oščadnica
Snowparadise Veľká Rača has ski slopes in three connected valleys; smaller areas are in the centre of Oščadnica and in Skalité. The bobsleigh track runs in winter too, weather permitting. The start of the 2026/27 winter season is not yet confirmed – please check with the operators.
about 6 km · 10 min by car
The ski slopes run through three connected valleys – Dedovka, Marguška and Lalíky. For the youngest there is a children’s ski kindergarten in Dedovka.
- Winter
- With children
Official website
about 3 km · 5 min by car
A small ski area in the centre of the village; according to the municipal portal (as of 2022) it has ski lifts and snowtubing. Check the current winter operation on the resort’s website.
- Winter
- With children
Official website
about 13 km · 30 min by car
According to a notice from the municipality of Skalité there is a groomed, lit cross-country loop of 1.2 km and parking right by the trails. The notice is undated – please check the current operation with the municipality.
- Winter
Official website
See also: Bobsleigh track (in winter depending on weather) · Dedovka lookout tower (open all year) · MM Aréna Krásno (year-round ice rink)
Summer
Dedovka, hiking and cycle routes
The cable car takes you up to Dedovka, to the bobsleigh track, bike park and lookout tower; hiking trails and cycle routes lead around it. Parking at the resort is free and there is a bus stop at the valley station. Summer operation changes by month – you will find the current days and hours with the operator.
On Dedovka
about 6 km · 10 min by car
The four-seat cable car (1,200 m) takes you up to Dedovka (934 m a.s.l.), to the bobsleigh track, bike park and lookout tower. You can take a bicycle, a dog (according to the transport rules) or a pram on it.
- Summer
- With children
Official website
about 6 km · 10 min by car
The track is 1,800 m long (including a 1,300 m run and a 500 m lift), with 15 bends and 12 jumps; you ride in two-seat carts at up to 40 km/h. It operates in summer and winter in favourable weather.
- Winter
- Summer
- With children
Official website
about 6 km · 10 min by car
Five marked trails with a total length of 10.6 km – from easy (Family and Mountain) to demanding (Enduro, Downhill Pro). Cyclists under 15 may ride only with a parent; a helmet, gloves and protectors are compulsory.
- Summer
- With children
Official website
about 6 km · 10 min by car
A ride down the 1,700 m Family trail on a mountain scooter or tricycle. They are rented at the top of Dedovka; scooters are recommended from 15 years of age.
- Summer
Official website
about 6 km · 10 min by car
A 16 m high viewing tower on Dedovka, at an altitude of 934 m. Admission is free and the tower is open all year; from the valley station you can reach it by cable car or on foot in about 35 minutes.
- Summer
- All year
Official website
about 6 km · 10 min by car to the start (Dedovka)
Veľká Rača (1,236 m a.s.l.) lies on the state border with Poland. The green trail from the Dedovka valley station is about 7 km long (around 4 hours, about 1 h 30 min with the cable car); the red trail from the border summit Kykula is 7.6 km (around 2 h 10 min).
- Summer
- All year
Official website
Cycle routes and other experiences
about 6 km · 10 min by car to the start (Dedovka)
Five circuits from 13 to 21 km long, starting and finishing on Dedovka. According to the resort, map materials for the routes are available online on the municipal website (oscadnica.sk).
- Summer
Official website
runs through Oščadnica
The 60 km route leads from Čadca via Skalité, Oščadnica, Krásno nad Kysucou and Stará Bystrica to Vychylovka, on asphalt and on roads with little traffic.
- Summer
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Oščadnica, Nižný koniec (near the primary school)
A ride in an armoured BVP-2 vehicle off-road (4 km, about 30 minutes), as a group of 1 to 15 people or individually. It is provided by a private operator; the date is booked in advance by phone.
- Summer
Official website
With children
Ideas for families
Dedovka has attractions for the youngest, in Krásno children can see a replica of a mammoth, and Čadca has a summer swimming pool.
about 6 km · 10 min by car
A children’s rope park for children up to 12, children’s trampolines, an X-jump trampoline, a historic carousel and aquazorbing. The current attractions and opening days are in the operator’s table.
- Summer
- With children
Official website
about 10 km · 15 min by car
The “Kysucká odysea” exhibition leads from the earliest mammoth hunters to the century of space flight; the museum also has a life-size replica of a mammoth.
- All year
- With children
- Rainy days
- Culture
Official website
about 13 km · 20 min by car
The municipal summer swimming pool with water slides and water attractions for children. Opening times may change depending on the weather; current information is on the town’s website.
- Summer
- With children
Official website
See also: Dedovka cable car (takes prams too) · Bobsleigh track · Bike park (the Family and Mountain trails are easy) · MM Aréna (public skating) · Čadca swimming pool
Rainy days
When the weather turns
Nearby there is an ice arena with a year-round rink, a swimming pool and museums. Before you set out, check the opening days and any closures on the operator’s website.
about 8 km · 15 min by car
An ice arena with a year-round rink and public skating, which is sometimes cancelled – check the programme before you travel. The complex also has a wellness centre with a Kneipp path and free parking.
- All year
- With children
- Rainy days
Official website
about 12 km · 20 min by car
The seat of the Kysuce Museum on Moyzesova street documents the nature and society of Kysuce. Exhibitions change; the current programme is on the museum’s website.
- All year
- Rainy days
- Culture
Official website
about 13 km · 20 min by car
An indoor municipal pool with a 25 m basin and eight lanes, open all year according to the regional portal. Check for closures on the pool’s website before you set out.
- All year
- With children
- Rainy days
Official website
about 23 km · 30 min by car
A branch of the Kysuce Museum in a Renaissance manor house from the 16th century; exhibitions on bourgeois living in Kysuce and on the history of Kysuce from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages.
- All year
- Rainy days
- Culture
Official website
See also: Kysuce Gallery (exhibitions in the manor house) · Local History Museum in Krásno (mammoth replica)
Culture and history
Heritage, gallery and museums
Oščadnica has a manor house with the Kysuce Gallery, the Oščadnica Calvary and chapels scattered through its hamlets. The Kysuce Museum runs exhibitions in Čadca, Krásno nad Kysucou, Radoľa and Vychylovka.
about 3 km · 10 min by car
The Calvary in the Sivova grapa locality was built from 1946; the little church at the top was completed and blessed in 1948. The centre of the village has the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and there are chapels in the hamlets.
- All year
- Culture
Official website
about 6 km · 10 min by car to Dedovka, then on foot
A chapel from 1948 that also serves as a bell tower; next to it is a well with spring water. A yellow trail no. 8541 leads to it from Dedovka (2.6 km, 40–50 minutes).
- Summer
- Culture
Official website
about 7 km · 10 min by car
The gallery is housed in a neoclassical manor house with a forest park, a national cultural monument since 1973. Besides the permanent exhibitions Lumen nature and Dvanásti, temporary exhibitions take place there.
- All year
- Rainy days
- Culture
Official website
Longer trips
For a whole day
Destinations 30 to 60 minutes away by car. Check on the official website before you set out.
about 21 km · 30 min by car
The astronomical clock on St Michael the Archangel Square in Stará Bystrica. It is occasionally shut down for servicing, so check its status on the clock’s website before you go.
- Culture
Official website
about 21 km · 30 min by car to Stará Bystrica, then on foot
A lookout tower above Stará Bystrica, 16 m high (according to the municipality), with views as far as Lysá hora in the Czech Republic. A marked yellow trail leads to it from the astronomical clock; check its length on the municipality’s website.
- Summer
- Culture
Official website
about 36 km · 55 min by car
An open-air museum in the Chmúra valley and a restored working section of the forest switchback railway; the original Kysuce line also ran from Oščadnica. Operation is seasonal (summer season 2026: 1 May – 31 October).
- Summer
- With children
- Culture
Official website
about 42 km · 60 min by car
A starting point for hiking in the Malá Fatra National Park.
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Accommodation in Oščadnica near Veľká Rača
Stay about 6 km from the cable car – with breakfast and free parking.
OŠČADNICA
Comfortable accommodation in the heart of nature in the Kysuce region.
Contact
Oščadnica 1444
023 01 Oščadnica
info@penzionzavodou.sk
Reception
+421 41 700 3000
+421 948 260 917
Arrival 14:00–20:00