The Orava Reservoir provides a habitat for fish and, in particular, waterfowl. The Klinské Moor is a national nature reserve in the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area and a well-preserved, unforested raised bog fed exclusively by precipitation. Slaná voda at the foot of Babia Hora includes an iodine-bromine saltwater spring and one of the best-preserved bogs in Slovakia.
Anyone choosing Okres Námestovo as a travel destination may wish to book a hotel.
Nature and Landscape
The Oravská Lesná forestry educational trail is 4.3 km long and offers three options for walks through the forest. Route 1 of the Oravská Lesná forestry educational trail is accessible to people with disabilities, bicycles, and parents with pushchairs. The Slaná voda Moor covers 108 hectares and can be visited via a wooden footbridge.
Pilsko is part of the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area; the Polish section is part of the Pilsko Nature Reserve. From the summit of Pilsko, there are views of Babia Hora, the Tatra Mountains, the Chočské vrchy, the Lesser Fatra, and Poland. Hiking trails to the summit of Pilsko lead from Sihelné, Mútne, and Oravské Veselé.
Mount Slepčanka is located in the vicinity of Okres Námestovo. Mount Magurka is also located in the vicinity of Okres Námestovo. Mount Gropa is located in the area around Okres Námestovo, as is Mount Redikanovo.
Water and Culture
The Kysucko-Orava Forest Railway is a national technical cultural monument and is considered unique in the world. Slanica Island is home to a memorial cemetery, a Calvary, and the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Slanica Island is the surviving remnant of the flooded village of Slanica, which was submerged during the construction of the Orava Reservoir.
Námestovo Water Park offers an inflatable water park on the Orava Reservoir, as well as pedal boat and motorboat rentals. Námestovo Water Park also offers jet skis and adrenaline rides in inflatable boats. Námestovo Skatepark is located directly on the shore of the Orava Reservoir.
Winter Sports and Literature
The Orava Snow winter sports centre in Oravská Lesná has two lifts and seven ski runs with a total length of 8.5 km. Orava Snow offers 5 km of cross-country ski trails.
The Hájovňa pod Babou horou complex features two literary exhibitions; the forester's lodge houses a literature museum dedicated to Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav's work “Hájnikova žena”. Orava Castle is located in the wider regional area of Okres Námestovo.
Transport Links
Regional bus route 050661 runs from Námestovo via Oravská Lesná and Nová Bystrica to Žilina.
More pages for localities: Rabčice, Oravská Lesná, Mútne, Zákamenné, Hruštín, Oravské Veselé, Námestovo, Sihelné, Oravská Polhora, Bobrov, Novot.
