Hiking trail Šiatorská Bukovinka - Somoskőújfalu (HU)
Hiking trail:
Section I: Fiľakovo -› Šiatorská Bukovinka -› National Cultural Heritage Šomoška Castle
Section II: National Cultural Heritage (NCH) Šomoška Castle (parking on the Hungarian side) -› Medves Plateau -› Salgóbánya village -› Salgó Castle -› Basalt crest Boszorkánykő -› Salgótarján, part Eresztvény -› Salgótarján, part Somoskő -› Somoskőújfalu (railway station) -› Šiatorská Bukovinka (bus stop by the border)
- Degree of difficulty: moderately difficult
- Length of the 1st section of the trail: 3.8km (2.4 miles) - if you arrive by bus, 5 km (3.1 miles) if you arrive by train
- Length of the 2nd section of the trail: 11.35 km (7.1 miles) return by train from Somoskőújfalu, 16.2 km (10.1 miles) return by bus from Šiatorska Bukovinka
- Duration of 1st section: approx. 1 hour - if you arrive by bus, approx. 1 hour 20 min - if you arrive by train
- Duration of 2nd section: approx. 3 hours - return by train from Somoskőújfalu, approx. 4 hours - return by bus from Šiatorska Bukovinka
- Elevation gain: 320 m (1050 feet)
Trail markers:
- on the Slovak side: green markers - number of trail 5467
- on the Hungarian side: red markers, yellow markers
Trail map:
Level of protection:
- Nature Conservation Area Šomoška: level 5
Can be visited on the marked trails. Adhere to nature protection according to the level of protection.
Services:
- Šiatorská Bukovinka (SK) - meals
- gas station on the border (SK)
- Somoskő (HU) - accomodation, meals
- Somoskőújfalu (HU) - accomodation, meals
- Salgóbánya (HU) - accomodation, meals
Other scenic spots:
- At the entrance of Nature Conservation Area Šomoška: playground with wooden swings, small football field, refreshments, fire pit, postcards, souvenirs, etc.
The tower is open from April 1st to October 31st. The education trail is open year round. - Entrance fee to the nature trail includes entrance to Šomoška castle. Adults: 1.15 EUR, children and students: 0.50 EUR. Parking fee: cars 1.15 EUR, buses: 2.30 EUR
- Šiatorská Bukovinka reservoir with the possibility of fishing (with a valid licence).
- Small zoo in Šiatorská Bukovinka, hoofed animals (deer, wild boar, fallow deer, wild sheep)
Summer hours: Tuesday-Sunday (2pm-6pm). Also open during winter Saturday-Sunday: 10am-2pm. Entrance fee: 300 HUF. Contact tel. 00-36-32-430940 - Ranger's house in Salgóbánya
Summer hours: Tuesday-Sunday (9am-3pm). Winter hours: Saturday-Sunday (10am - 2 pm). Entrance fee: 300 HUF
Contact tel. 00-36-32-435049
Note: Groups can visit the ranger's house or the small zoo besides the hours mentioned above. - Ferenc Zenthe Memorial Park
- Bird Park (free entrance)
Connections:
Fiľakovo - Šiatorská Bukovinka
Šiatorská Bukovinka - Fiľakovo
Photogallery
(numbering on photos corresponds to numbering on the map)
 (1a) NCH Šomoška Castle |
 (1b) NCH Šomoška Castle |
 (2a) Somoskő |
 (2b) Petőfi's cottage |
 (3) in the background NCH Šomoška Castle |
 (4a) Medves Plateau |
 (5a) Medves Plateau |
 (5b) Medves Plateau |
 (6) Medves Plateau - fork in the road |
 (7) Salgótarján, suburb Salgóbánya |
 (8a) Ranger's house Salgóbánya |
 (8b) inside of the ranger's house |
 (9a) Basalt crest Boszorkánykő |
 (9b) Basalt crest Boszorkánykő |
 (9c) Basalt crest Boszorkánykő |
 (10) Salgó Castle |
 (11) view of old Bučoň |
 (12) bird park - Eresztvény |
 kozák osikový (Leccinum aurantiacum) |
 bedľa (Macrolepiota sp.) |