Gerecse 30

Itinerary

According to the IVV (International Federation of Popular Sports) route marking recommendation, a uniform yellow dot marking assists hikers along the entire Gerecse 30 route.

• From the start, we head north on Komáromi Street following the P+ marking.

• About 1 km later, we turn right onto Kós Károly Street, but instead of following the street’s line, we continue straight through the houses.

• We cross Highway 1 and the M1 motorway through an underpass.

• We continue left on Szőlőhegy Street until Sanatorium Road. Meanwhile, we leave the P+ marking.

• On the other side of the road, we turn right and continue through the trees towards János Spring.

• From here, follow the P● marking again.

• Soon we travel together for a short stretch with the P+ marking; from there on, follow this marking.

• The P marking joins, follow the left branch towards Vaskapu.

• After Szende Cave, turn left onto the S marking, heading north.

• At the Saint Peter circular church, return to the P marking towards the Baji hunting lodge.

• We follow the 50 km route together up to the Vértessolna paved road, where we split.
• The P marking leads us to Vértessolna to the Culture House.
• On Kert Street, we turn onto the K● marking, which becomes S● after the Bundschu well resting place.
• When we reach the S marking, continue for a bit along the right branch.
• After Kis-rét, we join the S◼ marking.
• At the motorway bridge, we turn onto the S+ marking.
• From the Turul statue, the P marking leads back to Komáromi Street, where turning left soon brings us to the finish in Tatabánya.

The detailed description of the route

Our hike starts from Megyeháza Square in Tatabánya. Heading north along Komáromi Street from the square, we reach the P+ marking at the county library, which we follow straight through Tatabánya’s central parts. After residential areas, passing under the motorway, we first reach weekend garden areas, then forested terrain from where we soon arrive at the developed resting place of János Spring.

We continue to ascend, first following the P● marking, then turning left onto the P+ marking, and finally switching to the P marking reaching the top of Hajagos, where several routes branch off. The 30-kilometer route here turns left onto the S marking, guiding us through pleasant woods near the Baji hunting lodge, which we find by the resting benches of the Pusztatemplom (Peter’s Church) (Checkpoint 1).

We continue right here following the P marking, passing the Baji hunting lodge and aiming for the winding Tardos main road in the Bocsátó Valley. Before reaching the main road (where the 50 km route branches off left), we stay on the P marking running parallel to the asphalt road, walking along the edge of the forest before soon entering Vértessolna (Checkpoint 2).

Leaving the village to the south on the K● marking, we cross vast fields on wide roads. Later, from the Bundschu well spring, we continue along the S● marking until our path merges into the S marking. Turning right here, we soon reach the ruins of the Kis-rét hunting lodge (Checkpoint 3).

Passing the hunting lodge ruins, we turn sharply left and continue along the S◼ marking. Hearing the increasing noise of the motorway, we soon arrive at the concrete road leading to the Turul (Checkpoint 4). Turning right here, now on the S+ marked route, we reach the emblematic Turul statue (Checkpoint 5).

After enjoying the panorama, we descend to Tatabánya along a serpentine stairway following the P marking, where we soon merge with the familiar P● marking. Turning left here, we walk on the already known path toward the endpoint at nearby Megyeháza Square.