Vihorlat - Slovakia

Extent: 50,9 ha

Vihorlat is a mountain range of volcanic origin, located in eastern part of Slovakia, on border of Prešov and Košice regions, in districts of Michalovce and Humenné.

Highest peak: Vihorlat (1076 m)

Surface: afforested, thick (dense) beech-wood forests of virgin forests character

Thanks to scarce population there was preserved here untouched nature with rare flora and many animals.

Climatic zone: moderate and cold

Vihorlat was declared as Protected Country Area in 1973.

Published: 13.12.2015

The weather in the following morning was amazing and sunny. Upon packing all of our things we set off. Following the yellow tourist trail we reached a red route. Then we followed the green route which got us to Polana. There we climbed an unmarked trail up to the summit of the Vihorlat, the peak of the day.

Published: 6.12.2015

The Vihorlat (or the Vihorlat Hills) is a volcanic mountain range south of the Bukovske Hills. Majority of this mountain range formed in the Neogene. Its geomorphological formation finished about 9 million years ago.

Published: 20.8.2015

After a day in Herlany, we drove on the E58 road to Orechova, Sobrance district. We planned some winetasting and a trip to Morske Oko, which we did on the day after. How it all went you can read in this article.

Published: 6.6.2013

Viniansky Castle is in ruins today but it still attracts lots of tourists.