Vadálló Stones (Vadálló Kövek)
The rooty, rocky path meandering between the giant stone teeth of the Vadálló Stones Ridge is truly one of a kind. The sharp, diverse shapes of the rocks and the glamorous panorama of the hilly landscape combined give a wild and romantic atmosphere to the slope of the ridge. Some of the stones even have their own names: e.g. Nagytuskó (“Big Stump”), Attila sisakos feje (“The Helmeted Head of Attila”), Szélestorony (“Wide Tower”), Bunkó (“Club”), Függő-kő (“Hanging Stone”), Fordított felkiáltójel (“Upside-down Exclamation Mark”), Árpád trónja (“The Throne of Árpád”), etc.
If we look at the austere rocks more carefully, we will see that they are made up of bigger and smaller knobby stones. The volcano that stood here produced huge, explosive eruptions. The burning ash and scree were carried kilometres away in the air. The lumps of various sizes cemented together in the heat, and formed rather sturdy pieces of rock. In the calmer period after the volcanism, softer rocks eroded, thus harder pieces of andesite came to the surface. The slowly eroding breccia cliffs stand as a wild set of stone teeth above the valley of Szőke Spring, and the smaller pieces of rock crumble down and gather on the slopes as scree.
The path that is decorated with the wildest shapes in the country can become dangerously slippery in snowy or rainy weather, but a pair of good boots or proper hiking shoes are absolutely essential here even in good weather.
Opening hours
Price:
Free of charge.Public transport
- Coming from Esztergom or Budapest, get off the coach at "Dömös, templom".
- Get off the coach at "Pilisszentlászló, községháza".
- Get off the coach at "Pilisszentkereszt, Dobogókő, hegytető".
- If Dömös ferry is in service, take it to Dömös from "Dömösi átkelés" railway stop of Budapest–Szob line.
Getting there
- From Dömös, follow the Red (P) markers then change to the Red ▲(P▲) trail branching off to the left to Vadálló Stones (3 km, elevation gain to the lowest stone: 312 m).
- From Pilisszentlászló, Red + (P+) trail takes us up to the ridge of Prédikálószék; from there follow Red ▲(P▲) spur trail to the row of stones (7.2 km, elevation gain 277 m).
- From Dobogókő, Red ▲(P▲) trail rounds to Vadálló Stones in a wide curve (7.4 km, elevation gain 209 m).
Parking
- In Dömös, park in front of the shop in Kossuth Lajos Street near the main square.
- Free parking in front of Kis Rigó restaurant in Pilisszentlászló.
- Paid parking lot in Dobogókő.
Coordinates
Recommendations nearby
A Pilisi vándorlás a Piliscsabai Természetjáró Egyesület jelvényszerző túramozgalma, melynek célja a Pilis és Visegrádi-hegység ismert és kevésbé ...
A sight to behold: the classic crescent between Dömös and Visegrád, connecting the representative Vadálló Stones, the breathtaking panorama of ...
A Visegrádi-hegység szerény méretei ellenére különleges, Kárpátok-szerte kiemelkedő látnivalókat is tartogat. Ilyen mindenek előtt a Dunakanyar ...
Kifejezetten nehéz útvonal, ahol az erősebb emelkedőkön a terepfutást nem is szabad szó szerint érteni. Számítsunk viszonylag sok gyaloglásra és ...
Ősöreg romvulkán bércei vigyázzák a Duna és a Kárpátok találkozóhelyét. Csekély magasságok ide vagy oda, a hegykoszorú egyik természeti csodája ez, ...
A popular but strenuous all day round-trip in Visegrád Mountains with the most spectacular sights.
Show all on map
Special features
- 8 Routes nearby
Questions and answers
Would you like to the ask the author a question?
Rating
Photos from others