Malá Fatra Mountains - Slovakia

Extent: 549 km²

This mountain range takes northwest  area of Slovakia in districts of Žilina, Martin, Čadca and Kysucké Nové Město. With its character, it belongs to the range of Fatra-Tatra area, which forms part of West Carpathian Mountains. Váh-river is dividing Malá Fatra Mountains into Kriváň-Fatra (northern part) and Lučanská Fatra (southern part).

Highest peak: Velký Kriváň (1709 m)

Surface: afforested - beech trees, fir-woods, pine-woods, rests of oak, plough-tails

Non-afforested: meadows

Relief: it is very rough, mountaneous and of highland character

Climatic area: predominantly colder

Malá Fatra Mountains belong, thanks to its scenery and nature beauties, to most popular and visited areas in Slovakia. The area was declared as National Park.

Published: 1.2.2024

Skialpinism has becoming increasingly popular. Hence we became interested in a relatively new book which contains a selection of the best skialpine rides in the mountains of Slovakia.

Published: 14.12.2023

If you are among those who love nature, enthusiastic tourist, or winter sports lover, or mountain biking enthusiasts then you know that hills covered with woods, alpine meadows, and great ski slopes are the things that the Mala Fatra offers. And last but not least there are magnificent panoramas.

Published: 9.7.2023

The Mala Fatra mountains, north Slovakia, is a popular destination for holidaymakers. The Mala Fatra is mostly covered by dense forests, the highest mountains of this range are bare. Mincol is a well-known mountain of the Mala Fatra. The mountain is inseparable from the Lucanska part of the range.

Published: 25.2.2022

Last week we climbed Velky Rozsutec and intentionally walked around Janosik’s Holes (Janosikove Diery). This phenomena is so beautiful and unique we must devote one entire article to describe them. So today we see the most popular and most well-known tourist attraction in the Mala Fatra National Park.

Published: 18.2.2022

Tourism is great in winter as well. And this was our motto for our trip to the Mala Fatra Mountains and its peak Velky Rozsutec, the dominant sight of the mountain range.

Published: 4.2.2022

The Mala Fatra is a known and renown area. We hardly need to introduce it to you. This mountain range, along the High, Western, and Low Tatras, is considered one of the most beautiful and most visited mountain ranges in Slovakia. In the article today, we take you on a winter hike onto the main ridge of the Mala Fatra and its second highest peak of Maly Krivan.

Published: 31.10.2021

Only couple of days ago, we celebrated All Souls’ Day. We symbolically lightened candles at cemeteries, silently remembered people we loved. Today, we visit a cemetery. But today we will take you to the cemetery, but not any, but to National cemetery which is located in the town of Martin.

Published: 14.3.2021

After a week, we return to the Žilina region to take you through breathtaking sights. Today we start near Liptovský Mikuláš, in the picturesque village of Svätý Kríž.

Published: 7.3.2021

Last week we took a look at Žilina, invited you to nature and recommended one of the most important events in the region. Today, wanderings in the footsteps of the Templars, a ride along the Castle Cycle Route, winter hiking in the Súľov Hills or exploring the folk heritage await you.

Published: 28.2.2021

The Žilina region is located in the north of central Slovakia and combines the beauty of pure nature and unique places. It is one of the most popular tourist locations in Slovakia, thanks to the presence of four national parks and three protected landscape areas.