Via Ferrata Skalka — via ferrata in Kremnica

Kremnickie Wierchy · Kremnica, Banskobystrický Region

The largest and most visited ferrata area in Slovakia, at 1,100 metres above Kremnica, in two sectors. The older Komín (2017) holds over 420 metres of steel cable on routes from A/B to E and Slovakia’s longest ferrata bridge — 78 metres, hung 45 metres above the ground. The newer Via ferratový svet adds routes from B to “F”, including the hardest ferrata line in the country: F-ÚHA is 45 metres long with 11 metres of overhang. Between them sit a 15-metre Tibetan bridge, a 37-metre vertical rope net and a viewing platform with a glass floor. It is the only place on this list where you can climb a route for a child and a route beyond the Austrian scale on the same day.

The hardest line in the area, F-ÚHA, is graded “F” by the operator — beyond the Austrian scale, which ends at E. We record it as E because our scale goes no higher; in reality it is harder. You can also enter on an A/B route, so the red pin marks the ceiling, not the threshold.

Route details

Difficulty	A/B · B · C · E
Approach	40 min
Altitude	1100 m n.p.m.
Address:	Skalka (dojście od Relax Centrum Skalka), Kremnica

Routes on site

• Zostupovka — A/B
• Jánošíkova diera — B (A short family line — the one for children.)
• Trubačova veža — B
• Komín — C
• Výzva — E
• Cvičná — B, 15 m
• Traverz — B, 100 m
• Hrebeňová — B, 30 m
• Via Commo — C, 110 m
• Malá výzva E-JHA — E, 16 m (Three metres of overhang in sixteen metres of route.)
• F-ÚHA — E, 45 m (The operator grades it “F” — the hardest ferrata route in Slovakia, with 11 metres of overhang.)

Season and hours

Free access, but only in season. Season: June – November.

The Komín sector opens on 1 June and closes in November. The newer Via ferratový svet is due to open on 1 May 2026 according to the operator — confirm with the Kremnica tourist information office (+421 45 674 2856) before driving over, as individual routes are sometimes taken out of service.

Gear and requirements

A ferrata set is mandatory: helmet, harness and lanyard with absorber. Nobody checks it at the start of a route.

Relax Centrum Skalka, +421 917 815 259 or +421 45 674 2841. You pick up gear on the way to the start — there is no rental at the wall.

Requirements: Children from ten years old only under adult supervision. For the E routes and F-ÚHA the operator explicitly advises against going in without ferrata experience.

Tickets: Free entry. You only pay for a rental set at Relax Centrum Skalka: €10 for four hours or €20 for a day, with a €50 deposit.

www.viaferrataskalka.sk/

Other via ferratas on the map

• Via Ferrata „Dwie Skałki” — Góry Świętokrzyskie (Poland), A/B
• Krucze Skały — Karkonosze (Poland), B
• Hurra Jura — Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska (Poland), C
• Kamieniołom Podkowiński — Wyżyna Kielecko-Sandomierska (Poland), A
• Via Ferrata Pastýřská stěna — Czeska Szwajcaria (Czechia), E
• Via Ferrata Vodní brána — Dolina Izery (Czechia), D/E
• Via Ferrata Hluboká — Dolina Wełtawy (Czechia), C/D
• Ferratový park Velká Dohoda — Kras Morawski (Czechia), E
• Via Ferrata Vír — Wyżyna Czesko-Morawska (Czechia), B/C
• Via Ferrata Kočičí kameny — Góry Izerskie (Czechia), B/C
• Ferrata HZS Tatranská Kotlina — Tatry Bielskie, C
• Via Ferrata HZS Martinské hole — Mała Fatra, C
• Ferrata HZS Kyseľ — Słowacki Raj, C
• Via Ferrata Dve veže — Wielka Fatra, C/D
• Via Ferrata Sokolie skaly — Jaworie, C
• Ferrata Pamír (Driekyňská skala) — Starohorské vrchy, C
• Detský via ferratový areál Zvonička — Pohronský Inovec, B/C
• Via Ferrata Hrádok – Mikova železná cesta — Revúcka vrchovina, B/C
• Detská via ferrata Čingov — Słowacki Raj, A

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