Gerecse 40

Itinerary

• We start from the Start on Komáromi Street heading north.
• After about 1.5 km, turn right into Kós Károly Street, but instead of following the street line, continue straight between the houses. 
• Cross Road 1 and the M1 motorway in an underpass.
• Turn left into Szőlőhegy Street, continuing to Szanatóriumi Road.
• On the other side of the road, turn right, continuing through the trees towards János Spring.
• From here, follow the P● trail marking.
• Soon we join a short section together with the P+ marking, from which we follow this latter marking.
• The P trail joins in; follow the left branch towards the iron gate.
• After Szende Cave, turn left onto the S marking heading north.
• At Saint Peter's Parish Church, turn back to the P trail towards the Baji hunting lodge.
• Follow this marking all the way to the road above Vértesszőlős. Crossing the road, go on the opposite side after the barrier on P+ towards the limestone quarry, then through Gorba Peak along Alkotmány Street to arrive at Tardos, Temple Square.
• Following the K+, leave the settlement.
• At the hiking trail fork, turn right and follow the Z marker to Bánya Hill.
• Descending, we follow the K marking, continuing with this until Koldusszállás.
• From the checkpoint, follow the S trail, then from the ruins of Kisrét hunting lodge, follow the S◼ marking.
• At the motorway bridge, switch to S+.
• From Turul, the P trail leads back to Komáromi Street, turning left to soon reach the finish in Tatabánya. 

Detailed description of the hike

Our hike starts from Szent Borbála Square in Tatabánya. Heading north along Komáromi Street from the square, we reach the P● trail marking near the county library, which we follow straight through the central parts of Tatabánya. After residential areas, crossing under the motorway, we first reach weekend garden plots, then forested areas, soon arriving at the developed rest area at János Spring. 

Our path begins to ascend here, first following the P● marking, then turning left onto P+, finally switching to the P marking. At the end of this long ascent, we arrive at the hilltop where various hiking routes branch off. Our 40 km hike here turns left onto the S marking, leading us through pleasant forests to near the Baji hunting lodge, located at the resting benches of the Puszta Temple (Peter Church) (checkpoint 1).

Here, we continue right on the P marking, passing by the Baji hunting lodge and heading to Tardos. After descending alongside a side road, we soon reach an asphalt road. Crossing it, on the opposite side after the barrier we return to the forest, following the P+ marking. After a short climb past the quarry, easy kilometers follow at the top. On the northern side of Gorba Peak, we approach Tardos settlement on an increasingly steep path. We reach the centre of the village and the Kemencés restaurant through a picturesque small street. Here, turning right, we follow the Z and K+ markings leaving Tardos. When the two trail marks diverge, we follow the Z marking, bidding farewell for a time to those on the 50 km route. We climb up Bánya Hill, where the checkpoint 2 awaits us at the meeting point of K and Z markings. From here, we join the National Blue Trail K marker, which is also the route of the 50 km distance again. We descend on the blue trail until Koldusszállás. Just before the hunting lodge, we sharply turn back about 100 meters to continue on the S marking. Soon passing by the ruins of Kisrét hunting lodge (checkpoint 3), we turn sharply left and continue on the S◼ marking. Hearing the increasingly loud sounds of the motorway, we soon arrive at the concrete road leading up to Turul (checkpoint 4). Turning right here on the S+ marked route, we reach the emblematic Turul statue (checkpoint 5).

After enjoying the panorama, we follow the P marking down a serpentine staircase to Tatabánya, soon joining the already known P● marking. Turning left here, we cross the already known route to the endpoint at nearby Szent Borbála Square.