St. Michael’s orbit

Launch your boat in Szob in front of the kayak-canoe club house, at the 1707 river kilometer marker! At medium and low water levels, the shore is pebbly. If you stay along the left bank, you only need to avoid one or two pontoons; otherwise, your path to Zebegény Island is unobstructed. If you choose the opposite shore, you can row into two bays. Their sandy-pebbly shores and faster warming waters invite swimming, but be careful, as these are not designated bathing areas! Zebegény is located opposite the entrance to the lower, smaller bay.

If the water pushes you under the island during crossing, don’t worry! You can dock well just below the lower tip of the island, after the ferry boat pontoon. Visit the Shipping History Museum and take a walk through the village reminiscent of early 20th-century atmosphere as painted by István Szőnyi! Continuing your journey, a pleasant riverside buffet awaits at the Dömös ferry, opposite which you can see the Hermit Cave on the side of St. Michael's Hill. Be particularly cautious when docking under the ferry at Dömös! One of the area’s strongest backwater currents (a water mass flowing backwards behind a shore promontory) endangers docking.

Rowing further, keep close to the left bank again, at the foot of the hill! If you pass to the left of the green navigation markers on the water, you will certainly stay out of the way of large ships. A beautiful moment of the route is when the Visegrád Castle emerges behind the poplar row. From here, it’s still 3 km to the Visegrád-Nagymaros ferry. Beware, as it always has right of way; never row across in front of it! In Nagymaros, stop about 100 m below the ferry ramp at the pebble shore beach.