Orava forest railway

Region: Žilina Region
District: Námestovo
City / Municipality: Oravská Lesná
Tourist location: Orava
Mountains:Podbeskydská vrchovina

Lesnianska planina

The Orava forest railway was in the past part of Kysuce - Orava Forest Railway. It was forest railway from municipality Oravská Lesná through the village Zákamenné to village Lokca and was used for transport of wood. Thanks to the activities of the Monuments Board and Orava Museum and the contribution from the European Regional Development Fund, in the years 2005 - 2007 the Orava part of the railway was reconstructed. In 2008 it was launched tourist traffic between the stations "Tanečník" in the village of Oravská Lesná and "Sedlo Beskyd" (length 3.5 km, elevation 120 m.).