Adventure in the wild Sín-gödör

Itinerary

• From the center of Magyeregregy, follow the P+ trail through the Pap Forest
• After Kis-kút-orma, turn onto the Mecsek Green Route Z trail, descending into the valley of the Völgységi Stream.
• Crossing the country road, we change trail and, following the P● sign, enter the wild Sín-gödör.
• We explore the valley for nearly two kilometers, then at the Szederindás Well we join the northern branch of the Z+ trail.
• The Z+ trail leads us to the Vörösfenyő hostel.
• At Vörösfenyő, we switch trails again, and following the S◼ sign, we walk down to the entrance of the Vár Valley.

Detailed description of the route

After getting off the bus, we start our hike at the P+ trail coming from Szászvár. Leaving the shop, pub, and cemetery behind, we head west along Zrínyi Street. We pass by the school building and after a few hundred meters our path bends right. We leave the village at a large agricultural building on the left, ascending along the cart road past fields and meadows. From the hilltop, there is a beautiful view of the Vár Valley, the distant Máré Castle, and the ridges and peaks of the Eastern Mecsek. Leaving the gentle meadows behind, we enter the vast Pap Forest. We meet a beautiful forest environment and walk together for some distance on the P trail. We climb up through beech woods, leaving behind Kis-kút-orma when we turn onto the left branch of the Z trail coming from Kisbattyán. We descend a steep path to the Völgységi Stream winding through the Egregy Valley, where we spot Barna-kő rock, well known from the novel 'Eger Stars' - with a little adventure, we can explore the rocky hillside nearby, which hides a small cave.

From the top of the Barna-kő rock formation, Father Gábor and Gergely Bornemissza watched the Turkish Sultan's army march in the Gárdonyi novel titled 'Eger Stars'. Nearby, we find a cave that locals call the Zsivány Cave.

Crossing the stream and the country road, we leave the ascending Z trail and turn onto the P● trail, continuing along the valley. After leaving a small clearing, we pass beside a rocky hillside and cross the stream again. On a nearly pathless trail, we enter the gorge – our true wild adventure begins here. Jumping from rock to rock in or beside the stream bed, we move forward. We leave a nice small waterfall behind, followed by gurgling sounds on mossy rocks, as the stream winds in an S-shape. On this section, we cross the stream many times and climb over fallen tree trunks in several places. The beaver-dam-like wood debris and small gravel banks prove the power of the water. After about one kilometer, the valley widens and becomes gentler, and we are crossed by the S+ trail, which leads from Máré Castle toward the Hidasi Valley. We continue through the dense thicket along the winding stream valley. At the end of the valley, we find the small spring of Szederindás Well, where after a short rest we change trail.

The P● trail goes right toward the Hidasi Valley; we take the left branch of the Z+ trail, splitting in a wedge shape. We climb steeply by a cart road to the ridge, where we meet the Z trail and continue together to the right. After a few hundred meters, we leave the cart road and the Z trail, turning left again into the forest.

We descend through a very atmospheric beech forest to a forestry road running along the Vár Valley; we turn left here, but after a few steps turn right into the charming Somosi Valley. Our valley adventure doesn't last long, as on a narrow path we leave the stream valley to the left and climb steeply out of the “pit”. At a wildlife feeder, we meet the S+ trail and continue right together. The S+ trail soon separates from our path, and we descend steeply on the “wavy” forest cart road to the Nyomákói Well flowing in the hillside of the valley. From the small spring, we reach the clearing of the Vörösfenyő hostel within 10 minutes, where we can linger for a while.

Leaving the junction of hiking trails and the idyllic small clearing behind to the west along the S◼ trail, we wander a bit in the wild valley of the Nyomákói Stream crossing our path. Then we climb onto a cart road turning right. We descend steeply through a beautiful forest, passing by the trickling Gerda Spring, and after about half an hour's walk from the beautiful valley, we emerge at the Egregy country road. Turning left, after 200 meters we arrive at the entrance of the Vár Valley, where we can take a bus towards Komló, Pécs, or Bonyhád.