Hiking trails
The educational trail starts on the square in the centre of Oščadnica. Walking 450m on a footpath next to the main road, you will reach the Šporcentrum facility (Penzión Gájuz, www.penzion.gajuz.sk), and there you are, at the start of the trail.

Path length: 6.9 km (yellow 8541 + green 5542), or 7.4 km (green 5542)
Path description: Oščadnica, Dedovka (yellow) - Príslop (2.7 km) (green) - Pod Hladkou (4.3 km) (green) - Cottages on Rača, junction (4.8 km) (green)- Veľká Rača, peak (6.9 km) or Oščadnica, Vyšný koniec (green) - Veľká Rača, peak (7.4 km)
Viewing towers in Kysuce rank among the most beautiful ones in the Czech and Slovak Republics. The one above the village of Zákopčie, on Marťák hill, was built in 2009-2011 from natural wood and stone.
The origin of the name Biely Kríž (the White Cross) is associated to several stories. One of the guards protecting the border from tobacco smugglers might have died violently here, or the plague could have killed several of them, or whatever might have happened here, the origin of the place is interesting.

Cold winter days expressly ask for good idea of hiking. It is not always sunny you can go hiking at any time, even when it is snowing. Of course, you are expected to consider your strengths and choose something less demanding. The lookout tower near Jantov in Krásno nad Kysucou seems to be the right place for a pleasant winter hike.

At the altitude of 860 m above sea level, Javorské is the second highest peak of the Javorské Beskydy (part of the Kysuce Beskydy). It is a massive peak formed by rich sediments of claystone and sandstone of the flysch zone. This massive ridge stretches in the southwest from Čadka to Skalité in the north separating the Oščadnica and Čadečka valley.