Stará Myjava: Hotels and travel ideas for cycling routes and nature

When looking for a hotel for your trip to Stará Myjava, it helps to first decide what you want to focus on. Cycling routes, nature, activities at the reservoir, historical memorial sites and winter sports are all possible starting points. This can help you decide which themes you want your trip to revolve around.

Landscape and reservoir

Part of the cadastral area of Stará Myjava lies within the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area. The protected area of the Myjava River also includes the cadastral area; the river is designated a natural monument. The Stará Myjava reservoir was built on the Myjava River within the municipality’s cadastral area.

The reservoir is used for swimming, boating, sunbathing and fishing. Swimming requires suitable water quality. A forestry educational trail around the reservoir features nine information boards. This brings together water-based activities and an opportunity to explore the landscape along the trail at the same named location.

Cycling routes and memorial sites

The municipal route description, updated in April 2024, lists the Staromyjavská Greenway as a 15.3-kilometre, blue-marked cycling route graded “Recreation.” It connects Myjava, Brestovec, Kadlecovci and Stará Myjava, and continues to the Stará Myjava reservoir. Its length, marking and the places it passes provide practical guidance if you are considering cycling as the focus of your trip.

The Krivosudy cycling route leads to the SNP monument and restored underground partisan bunkers from the Second World War. It then runs through the forest above Skiland Stará Myjava. The bunkers commemorate the founding of the II Stalin Partisan Brigade and the 1944 Slovak National Uprising. Thus, both the historical connection and the route’s subsequent course through the forest are points of reference along this route.

Educational trails and nature

An educational trail in the Slovak-Moravian border region has nine information stations. They cover natural treasures, as well as the fauna and flora of the Myjava Hills and the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area. These themes connect the local landscape with its plant and animal life, without requiring any particular prior knowledge of nature.

The route description, updated in April 2024, identifies the longest educational trail in the Slovak-Moravian border region as 18.298 kilometres long. It follows existing field and forest paths. The educational trail and the Greenway are different routes, each with its own length: 18.298 and 15.3 kilometres, respectively.

Winter sports at Skiland Stará Myjava

Skiland Stará Myjava is a ski resort in the White Carpathians. Its gentle slope is suitable for beginners and intermediate skiers. This makes winter sports another reason to visit, alongside cycling and nature.

Skiland lists artificial snowmaking, night skiing, ski and snowboard equipment rental, ski servicing, parking within the resort and a buffet. These services may vary by season, so check current availability before making plans. This lets you take the listed services into account when planning your trip without assuming they are always available.

For your stay, you can start by weighing up cycling, nature, history, water activities and winter sports. The Greenway leads to the reservoir, while Krivosudy takes you to historical memorial sites and then through the forest above the ski resort; the educational trails offer their own focus, with information about nature and their routes. These differences can help you decide what to focus on during your trip to Stará Myjava.

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