Cycle routes in Slovakia: which way and when
Slovakia: 13 routes with wind, rain and heat by month. The best month is most often September (12/13); data: ERA5 2006–2025.
Routes
| Route | Length | Best months | Best way |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vážska cyklomagistrála | 251 km | September | either |
| EuroVelo 6 - Atlantic-Black Sea - part Slovakia - left bank | 175 km | September–October (peak October) | either |
| Spišská cyklomagistrála | 167 km | September | either |
| Cyklomagistrála Slovenský Kras | 142 km | September | either |
| Kysucká cyklomagistrála | 137 km | September | either |
| Záhorská cyklomagistrála | 131 km | September–October (peak September) | either |
| Cyklomagistrála Okolo Považského Inovca | 126 km | September–October (peak September) | either |
| Vrchárska cyklomagistrála | 119 km | September | either |
| Oravská cyklomagistrála | 117 km | September | either |
| Novohradská cyklomagistrála | 115 km | September | either |
| Rudohorská cyklomagistrála | 115 km | September | either |
| Podtatranská cyklomagistrála | 110 km | September | either |
| Malokarpatská cyklomagistrála | 105 km | September–October (peak September) | either |
Other routes through Slovakia
| Route | Length | Best months | Best way |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroVelo 13 - Iron Curtain Trail - part Slovakia/Austria | 145 km | September–October (peak September) | either |
How to read the numbers
Wind is the 10 m wind of a 25-km grid cell, daytime hours 9:00–18:00 local solar time; at saddle height in a sheltered valley it is weaker, on a coast or ridge stronger. A positive value is a tailwind. ERA5 slightly over-counts days with ≥ 1 mm of rain (by about 5–7 percentage points) and underestimates daily highs by 1–2 °C. Good day = less than 1 mm of rain between 9:00 and 18:00 (riding hours, local solar time) and a high between 10 and 30 °C; rain at night or in the evening does not spoil it.