Dorog - Piliscsaba (OKT-12)

Itinerary

• Follow the Blue (K) marker all along the trip.
• Head southeast from Dorog train station to exit the town towards Kesztölc.
• Hike around Kesztölc on the hillside and change to the paved road to Klastrompuszta.
• Hike to Piliscsév.
• Head southeast to exit Piliscsév and to arrive at Piliscsaba train station.

Detailed description

Dorog – Klastrompuszta

Cross the rails at Dorog railway station through the underpass. On the other side turn right onto Munkás Street. Past the Reformed Church continue along Köztársaság Street and exit the town along Kesztölci Street. Walk up to the trackbed of the abandoned railroad (It used to be a railroad to transport sand to local coalmines from nearby pits, e.g. Palatinus Pond for shaft backfilling.

The trail follows the trackbed until the last houses of Dorog and soon crosses Kenyérmezői Creek. The trail continues towards Kesztölc with a view over Kétágú-hegy with white cliffs and shrubland. Cross Road 117 and enter Kesztölc. After hiking around 1.5 km along the streets you will leave the town by turning left from Esztergomi Street. The trail ascends to a plateau, crosses a paved road and ascends again to the slope of Kétágú-hegy. The Green (Z) trail leads to lookouts along the rim of the hill. Although this section of the hike neither traverses very high nor enters a majestic forest it presents a memorable experience along the Blue Trail through fields covered with feather grass and wild flowers and lined with white cliffs. The trail descends to the road to Klastrompuszta. In Klastrompuszta there are two stampers. One is placed at Tölgyfa Pub and another is further along the Blue (K) trail on a utility pole at the junction of Kémény Street and Klastrompuszta Street.

Klastrompuszta – Piliscsaba

Pilis hides spectacular attraction near Klastrompuszta. These include caves above the village (Entrance to Legény and Leány Caves with the third longest cavern behind) and the peak of Kémény-szikla, the highest cliff of Pilis with that a trail (Green + (Z+)) climbs to, with a scary view from a dizzying height on Klastrompuszta.

The trail begins a steep ascent. Past a mature oak (Szent Péter-fa) at the peak you will reach the edge of the forest and the trail starts to descend through Vad-föld towards Piliscsév with a view over Gerecse Mountains  just opposite. You will arrive at Piliscsév on dirt track and the trail joins the main street at the church. Head left where the street bends right at the WW2 cemetery. Continue along Temető Street and turn left onto Szilvás Street. The trail exits the village and traverses among low hills adjoining Pilis. Ascend along a hollow track on the slope of Gyertyános Hill. Past the pine woods turn south towards Piliscsaba.

Hike through the outskirts of the village to reach the train stop (stamper on a utility pole at the three-way junction of Wesselényi, Árpád vezér and Kálmán király Streets at the rails).