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Keserűszer - Pityerszer along the Hungarian-Slovenian border
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Úton a sárga keresztenPhoto: Hegedűs Regina, Hungarian Hiking Association
On this comfortably walkable route, which can even be completed with children, you can enjoy a pleasant walk in the Őrség forest, away from the bustle of cities. In the depths of the forests and valleys, you can admire a variety of trees while treading the Hungarian-Slovenian border. Despite the short distance of the route, it will surely whet your appetite for a tasty lunch. It is worth satisfying your hunger at the hospitality unit hidden at the end of the route description. Let curiosity guide you!
Author’s recommendation
I recommend that during the route, you visit and see
- the Pityerszer Open-Air Museum (Őrség Folk Open-Air Museum)
- the European bison
- the Eurasian wild horses
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
Carry enough water with you in the summer months!
Always be cautious on road sections with car traffic!
It is worth checking the website of Őrség National Park before departure for trail closures due to fallen trees caused by storms.
Tips and suggestions
More information about the Őrség Folk Open-Air Museum can be found on the museum’s website.
Roadbook
From the Keserűszeri Research House, you can start your route following the blue cross marking through the forest on the hilltop. This route begins with a slightly gentle section until you reach a paved road, which you should follow by turning right. On this unmarked, gravel road lined with pine forests, you will travel for 3.5 km. After approximately 2 km, you will reach a small ravine, which shouldn't scare you, as it can be crossed in dry weather. During rainy periods, you can bypass it with a small detour, but there's nothing exciting about that...
After the ravine, you need to continue straight until you reach the Hungarian-Slovenian border stones, located along the green trail beside a deep valley. This is the most atmospheric section of the route due to the valley and the branches leaning over the path. Joining the green trail, you should turn right. After about 1 km, you will arrive at a marshy, waterlogged area, which you can cross on a well-built wooden plank road. Unfortunately, this marks the end of the fairy-tale section.
You need to switch from the green trail to the yellow cross, which, for a few hundred meters, also passes through Slovenian territory. On this section, the usual environment of Őrség accompanies you: a mixture of pine and deciduous trees. You need to follow the yellow cross for 2.5 km. At about two-thirds of the way, after crossing the gravel road, you must descend into the valley of the Pityerszer stream, where the last ascent of the route awaits you. In springtime, you can admire a sea of cyclamens in the meadow on the hillside. Once you reach the hilltop, you can already see the last section of the route ahead.
Upon reaching the gravel road, you should turn right to continue the route, now following the yellow trail. On the left side of the road, in a fenced area, you can admire some specimens of the European bison and Eurasian wild horses. Leaving the animals behind you, you will enter Pityerszer, which, with all its buildings, forms a part of the Őrség Folk Open-Air Museum, commonly known as the Pityerszer Open-Air Museum. As a pleasant ending to the walk, I recommend visiting the Pajta Buffet and tasting the local culinary specialty, the dödölle.
Őrségi Népi Műemlékegyüttes (Pityerszer, Szalafő)
Public transport
To the starting point of the route
From Budapest to Körmend by InterCity train
Boarding: Budapest, Keleti railway station
Transfer: Szombathely railway station
Disembark: Körmend railway station
From Körmend to Őriszentpéter by bus
Boarding: Körmend, bus station
Disembark: Őriszentpéter, bus station
From here, you can walk to the Keserűszeri Research House via Alszer - (right) Városszer - (left) Templomszer - (left) Keserűszer, which totals 4 km. Crossing the Zala bridge, the Research House complex will be clearly visible on the hill opposite.
From the end point of the route
From Szalafő, Felsőszer to Őriszentpéter
You can walk from the Pityerszer Open-Air Museum to the Szalafő, Felsőszer stop. The distance is 1 km.
Boarding: Szalafő, Felsőszer
Disembark: Őriszentpéter, bus station
From Őriszentpéter to Körmend
Boarding: Őriszentpéter, bus station
Disembark: Körmend railway station
From Körmend to Budapest by InterCity train
Boarding: Körmend railway station
Transfer: Szombathely railway station
Disembark: Budapest, Keleti railway station
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Directions
If you want to get to this route by car and then return by car, I recommend you leave your car at the bus station in Őriszentpéter. From there, you can walk to the Keserűszeri Research House via Alszer - Városszer - Templomszer - Keserűszer, which totals 4 km.
From Budapest, start on main road 1 through Budaörs - Biatorbágy - Herceghalom – Bicske, then after Bicske turn onto road 811 towards Felcsút. Before Felcsút, right before the town sign, turn right onto a side road and continue through Bodmér - Vértesboglár - Csákvár. After Csákvár, exit the first roundabout at the third exit and continue through Zámoly to Székesfehérvár. Upon arriving at Székesfehérvár, turn right onto main road 7 and continue to Új Csóri út. Új Csóri út leads straight into main road 8, which you should follow on the Székesfehérvár - Várpalota - Veszprém - Devecser - Hosszúpereszteg - Vasvár - Rábahídvég - Körmend route to Csákánydoroszló. At Csákánydoroszló, turn left off main road 8 onto Vasút street, follow it out of the village. Continue through Ivánc to Őriszentpéter, where the bus station is located next to the Reformed Church in the village center.
From Budapest, take the M1 motorway to Győr, then switch to the M85/M86 to Szombathely, from there onto main road 86 to Körmend. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto main road 8 and follow it to Csákánydoroszló, where you turn left off main road 8 onto Vasút street, follow it out of the village, then continue through Ivánc to Őriszentpéter. The bus station is located next to the Reformed Church in the village center.
Parking
You have the opportunity to park your car near the bus station in public areas.Coordinates
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Equipment
Comfortable clothing suitable for the weather and season for hiking.Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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