Jánošíkove Diery - Grand Circuit
- 05:25
- 12.5 km
- 650 m
Klačianska Magura Mountain Hut is a charming retreat nestled in the heart of the Malá Fatra mountains. It is surrounded by lush forests and meadows that shift in color through the seasons, from spring green to autumn gold.
Because it lies away from the busiest trails in the Malá Fatra, Klačianska Magura Mountain Hut is visited mainly by locals from nearby Martin, Vrútky, and surrounding villages, who often head here for a relaxed afternoon or weekend outing.
From the benches in front of the hut, there are beautiful views of the Lúčanská Malá Fatra, the Veľká Fatra, and the Turiec Basin. The basin is especially impressive at night, when the towns and villages below light up.
The easiest way to reach the Klačianska Magura Mountain Hut is on the green trail from the village of Turčianske Klačany, and the ascent takes no more than two hours. Turčianske Klačany can be reached by local bus no. 25 from Vrútky railway station.
If you arrive by car and park by the sports field, continue along the unmarked road, which soon turns right and leads you to the edge of the village, where you join the green trail at the bridge over the stream.
If you come by bus, follow the green trail directly from the stop; you will reach the little bridge in about ten to fifteen minutes.
Just beyond the bridge, turn left and cross the stream again via a concrete footbridge. Above the village, the route crosses a wide meadow toward the forest, where the somewhat steeper climb through Repišťská Valley begins.
After 300 metres, you cross a forest track and immediately after that the stream, which runs right across the path, and then begin climbing even more steeply to around 700 m elevation, where you will find a shelter and a spring. The shelter is a good place for a short rest — beyond it, a steep climb continues up to the Klačianska Magura Mountain Hut.
Above the shelter, you cross another forest track and climb up below the former ski slope. The marked trail first runs through the forest along its left side, but you can also go straight up the slope and rejoin the marked path near the top. A few switchbacks through beech forest follow, then a short gentle forest road that brings you directly below the hut.
More information about the hut: www.klacianskamagura.sk
By train
Travel to Vrútky. In front of the station building, turn right and then immediately left onto K. Kalacsaya Street to the local public transport stop. From there, take bus no. 25 to Turčianske Klačany.
Search connections to Vrútky | Bus 25
By car
From Žilina, follow the E50 road to Vrútky, then turn left right at the start of town and continue through Lipovec to Turčianske Klačany. Parking is by the football field.
Klačianska Magura Mountain Hut (2:30) -> back the same way (4:00)