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Eastern part of Őrség-Goričko

Type of the trip: individual bike tour

Difficulty: this route is for advanced cyclists (This route runs across rolling country, going up and down all the time.)

Route conditions: paved bike path and road, Occasionally, the route climbs up or hilly

Duration: 1-2 day(s)

Recommended bicycle: trekking bike

Route description:

The eastern branch of the thematic routes starting from Őrség meanders among spectacular places in Hungary. The starting point of the round tour is in Őriszentpéter. The following settlements make up the tour: Nagyrákos, Pankasz, Hegyhátszentjakab, Őrimagyarósd, Szőce, Nádasd, Halogy, Ivánc.

Distances in km

Attractions along the route

Őriszentpéter (Petrovci)

• log barn
• brick furnace
• Edit Szikszay Ethnographic Collection
• Visitor Center of Őrség National Park

Nagyrákos

• Railway viaduct (46.8278, 16.4576)
• Catholic Church
• Calvinist Church
• Folklore Museum

Hegyhátszentjakab

• Lake Vadása (46.8769, 16.5501)
• Church of Saint Jacob

Szőce

• Church of Saint Andrew
• Peat of Szőce (46.9006, 16.5733)

Nádasd

• Rotunda

Attractions near the route (tips)

Magyarszombatfa (Sombatska Ves)

• Pottery exhibition
• Memorial Room of Potter János Cugh
• Collection of Hunter Mátyás Gömbös
• Belfry (46.7506, 16.3533)
• Educational trail crossing (Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus)

Velemér

• The church of lights

Szentgotthárd (Monošter)

• Pável Ágoston Museum of Local History and the Slovenian Minority
• Cistercian Monastery
• Church of Virgin Mary
• St. Gotthard Spa & Wellness Thermal Bath
• Lake Hársas (46.9394, 16.3139)

Accommodation options

• Őrség
• Őriszentpéter
• Szentgotthárd

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