Mediterranean running atmosphere in the Buda Hills

Itinerary

• From the bus terminus, we start on the asphalt road, then after passing the KFKI, we turn right following the S+ marker into the forest.
• After about 200 m, the S+ joins the S trail, along which we run for more than 5 km.
• At the fork below Huszonnégyökrös Hill, we turn right and run up the hill on the S▲ marked path.
• From Huszonnégyökrös Hill, we run back along the same route to the intersection with Felsőszállás Street, then continue on this street.
• At the end of Felsőszállás Street, we turn into Meggy Street, continuing on the S+ marker to the middle of the street, where we turn left on the P+ marked path.
• On the P+ path, we climb up Farkas Hill, pass under the Sailplane Monument, then enter the forest and stay on this path until the bus terminus.

Detailed description of the run

From the bus terminus, we start on the asphalt road leading into the forest; about 50 meters after leaving the KFKI fence, we turn right onto the single-track path marked S+, which after about 200 meters joins the S trail. From here, we continue running along this path, still on a trail with occasional normal dirt road sections. We descend for about 1.5 km, then a short but steep climb follows, with root-covered and partly rocky ground, before reaching the Sorrento Rocks. These stand in a charming pine grove, made of jagged dolomite blocks, and from the viewpoint here, only the blue glimmering Mediterranean Sea is missing below us.

From Sorrento, we continue running for about 4 km on a comfortable forest trail along the S marking, from which we branch onto the S▲ path leading up to Huszonnégyökrös Hill.

Huszonnégyökrös Hill is the turnaround point of our run, offering a beautiful view north towards Farkashegy airfield and Budakeszi, and south towards Törökbálint and the M7 motorway. From here, we return along the already known route to the intersection with Felsőszállás Street, where we continue on a new trail. On Felsőszállás Street, a short asphalt section awaits, then at the end, turning onto Meggy Street and the S+ marking, a gravel road starts. This is also the lowest point of our run route; from here, over the next 3 km, we will continuously and intensely ascend 220 m.

At the upper section of Meggy Street, we turn left onto the P+ path, which after a short single-track forest section becomes a gravel road. This leads up to Farkas Hill. After passing the Sailplane Monument, a rocky section that tests the soles follows, lasting until the barrier at the forest entrance.

From the barrier, we enter the forest, continuing to ascend on the single-track P+ path, passing several pictorial brick cavities preserved in the area, where paint base material used to be mined. The path widens into a forest road in the upper section. We reach the highest point of our run beside the Csillebérc riding hall, from where the road descends towards the nearby bus terminus.