The Čierna voda saddle–The Kasárne settlement

Ridge route • red • moderateOn foot

The The Čierna voda saddle–The Kasárne settlement section is 3.5 km long and takes about 1 hr 10 min.

Part of a long-distance routeBeskydsko-javornícka magistrála

Whole route
  1. The Čierna voda saddlestart

    red waymarks • joining the border ridge route

    The last section climbs over ridge meadows to the Kasárne settlement - the only place on the route with a car park, a bus stop and somewhere refreshments can be bought.

  2. The Kasárne settlementThe Kasárne settlement3,5 km from the start • 950 m a.s.l.A settlement on the Javorníky ridge that Moravia and Hungary disputed for five centuries. It is named after the barracks of 1833, in which soldiers stopped people fleeing a cholera outbreak in Hungary; walks to Veľký Javorník (1,071.5 m) start here.

    variant • red waymarks • along the border

    Where to go on from KasárneFrom the settlement the border ridge route runs south to Stratenec with its three crosses and lookout tower, and north over the Tripoint to the Bumbálka saddle.