Hiking trail Šiatorská Bukovinka - Nature Conservation Area Šomoška

Hiking trail: Fiľakovo -› Šiatorská Bukovinka -› Mačacia Quarry -› Šomoška Nature Conservation Area -› Šiatorská Bukovinka

• Degree of difficulty: easy
• Length of trail: approx. 10 km (6.3 miles)
• Time: approx. 2 h 30 min
• Elevation gain: 230 m (1050 feet)

Trail markers:

• yellow markers - mark short connecting trails to other trails that are marked with different colors
• green markers (trail number: 5467) - marks access roads leading to interesting touristic destinations
• educational trail - touristic and excursion trails marked in various ways and with varying length and theme, nature trails, countryside trails - denote culturally or historically interesting or typical regions

Trail map:

Level of protection:

• Mačacia Quarry: level 2
  Please adhere to the rules for the level of preservation that is marked.
• Šomoška Castle National Cultural Heritage (NCH): level 5
  Can only be visited on the marked trail. Please adhere to the rules for the level of preservation that is marked.

Services:

• Šiatorská Bukovinka - restaurant, pub
• gas station on the border (Slovakia)

Other attractions:

• Entrance to NCH Šomoška: playground with wooden swings, small football field, fire pit, snack, postcards, souvenirs, etc.
  The tower is open from April 1st till October 31st. The nature trail is open year round.
• Entrance fee for the nature trail - including NCH Šomoška Castle: adults 1.15 €, children and students 0.50 €. Parking fee for cars: 1.15 €, buses 2.30 €
• Reservoir Šiatorská Bukovinka with the possibility to fish (with a valid licence).

Connections:

Fiľakovo - Šiatorská Bukovinka

Šiatorská Bukovinka - Fiľakovo

Photogallery

(1a) entrance area to Šomoška Nature Conservation Area	(1b) direction marker - junction	(2a) marker at Mačacia Quarry	(2b) Mačacia Quarry
(2c) Mačacia Quarry	(2d) NCH Šomoška, with Salgó Castle in the background	(3a) wagon on display	(3b) spring
(3c) spring	(4a) Petőfi's cottage (HU) with Šomoška NCH Castle in the background	(4b) NKP Hrad Šomoška	(4c) stone waterfall
(4d) stone sea	(4e) stone sea	(4f) information boards	(5a) Krúdy spring
(5b) small pond	divozel (Verbascum sp.)