3 February 2021

Two routes of the National Blue Trail / part II.

Trail 14 / Hűvösvölgy, Children's Railway Terminal - Rozália Brick Factory 14.2 km

At the terminal of the Széchenyi-hegy Children's Railway in Hűvösvölgy, after stamping we turn to the route of the National Blue Trail. We cross Hűvösvölgyi road, then to reach the footbridge over Ördög-árok, we cross the parking lot of Balázs restaurant, which burned down in 2009. We go down into the valley and continue on Glück Frigyes road. We reach a small roof; the edge of the forest appears in front of us and then we soon reach Hármashatárhegy Airport. 

Our road soon descends into Határnyereg. Make sure to pay attention, because in the maze of intertwined, branching trails and hiking signs, the blue trail signs are not always easy to follow. We reach Oroszlán rock, we head along the rocky, steep side of Kecske mountain until the road begins to rise vigorously. We reach the plateau of Látó Hill, the Árpád Lookout Tower. 

We continue our path on the edge of Látó Hill, right at the border of the forest; sometimes the tallest houses on the hillside appear before us. We begin to descend to Szép-valley. Opposite Fenyőgyöngye restaurant we cross Szépvölgyi road. Passing Fenyőgyöngye, we climb upwards and reach the spine. We pass the entrance of the radio transmission tower on Felső-Kecske-hegy and set off for the final hill to Hármashatár-hegy. We roam through a narrow and rocky path to the top of Vihar Hill, from there we walk out to the field of Virágos-nyereg, which is filled with wildflowers during the summertime. Crossing the meadow, we soon reach the Károly Guckler road, where we turn left. The stamp is located on a light pole in the nyereg. 

The blue and yellow trail runs together, we go level by level at the side of Csúcs-hegy, and we can glimpse the Rozália brick factory buildings. With a left turn, we turn into the trench of the transmission line; from there, after about two hundred steps, we turn right onto a footpath. We head downwards until we reach the industrial facility.  Here we obtain our next stamp at the box placed on the light pole at the gate of the brick factory.

Trail 15 / Rozália brick factory-Dobogókő 22.8 km

From the Rozália brick factory we head parallel with the Budapest-Esztergom railway line, then after a kilometer we reach the asphalt road crossing the railway. Crossing the passage protected by a light barrier, we reach Bécsi road and main road No. 10. We go up to the end of Kövesbérci street, from where we continue on a hiking trail. Suddenly there is no more elevation after a left turn. The trail winds through low rocky terrain with Mediterranean-inspired trees; in summer this is culminated by the noise of cicadas. In Pilisborosjenő we reach Erdő street, then going left through Kőfaragó street we leave the settlement behind on Határ road. After the Calvary on Vendel-mountain, we can see the Camel Rock to the left under the road, and then we can make a detour to the film history ruins of the “Eger Castle”. On the Adolf Rédlinger trail we climb on the side of Nagy-Kevély. We pass under the Nagy-kevély stone cabin and then arrive at the Kevély-saddle, where we find the stamp on the information board at the crossroads of the tourist roads. The descent begins on the north side, on a forest road that joins a wider dirt road at the foot of the mountain. Heading left, at the yellow sign we can see the Mackó-cave. Going around a huge linden tree, we continue on the dirt road that now leads on the wide spine. Later we cross the highway at the Csobánkai saddle. From here we continue straight to the forest border. We get to a junction between the trees where we turn right and after the forest barrier, we go on the macadam road.


On the small roof at the intersection, then a few steps later, we turn right and descend to the clearing of the Chapel of Szent-kút, where we can drink from fresh spring water. From here we amble along on a dirt road, which turns right at the foot of the hill, after the clearing, however, we continue on the path to the left. At the end of about an hour's walk, the dirt road crosses the Kovács (Dera) stream, and then we reach a wooded meadow. Soon we reach the gorge. Going upwards, we cross the small bridges of the stream several times, then at the upper end of the valley we also use a ford. At the resting place you can see several sinkhole caves. From the well-built path we turn to a wider dirt road, on which we will soon reach the lower houses of Pilisszentkereszt. Here, crossing a small bridge, we turn left, then walking on smaller streets we reach the center of the settlement. There are two stamping places in the “center”: on the window grates of the grocery store, and in the Upper Pub, which is well-known to hikers. Leaving the settlement, we continue on a dirt road. We cut through the asphalt, then a ravine and climb up to the upper end of the Zsivány Rocks, where we turn right at the junction. The tour continues on a stony path, then we turn right in the valley of the Kanyargós stream, we cross a small wooden bridge and climb out of the gorge where we reach Dobogókő. Here, at the entrance of the Eötvös Loránd Rest House, we certify with a stamp placed on the wall.

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