• Start at Borinka church, where you can park, and follow the red-marked trail up from about 235 m to the castle at 486 m, with a steep final climb through beech woods to the south gate
• Bus 37 from Bratislava runs to the Záhorská Bystrica terminus, then marked trails lead via Marianka and Borinka to the castle, about 1.5 hours on foot
• Climbers on weekends, since the castle rock is a popular climbing spot with around 70 routes of 25-30 m

Pajštún is a castle ruin on a rocky crag above Borinka, first recorded in 1271 and rebuilt by Italian fortress builders in the 1640s. Napoleon's troops later blew up several of its walls.

Kids can hunt for the six surviving stone lion heads by the gate, each with a different face, plus a fallen one lying near the entrance. It suits kids who can manage a steep forest climb.