Countryside Guides: Börzsöny Hills

In contrast to the Pilis Hills to the south and across the Danube, the Börzsöny range consists of dormant volcanic hills, deep valleys, and oak and beech slopes.

Along its many hiking and cycling trails, light-footed explorers frequently come across stags, wild boar and moufflon, as well as a score of fortresses dating back to the resistance to Turkish occupation. One of many popular routes is to take the ferry from Visegrád to Nagymaros before approaching Nagyhideghegy by narrow gauge railway. Translated literally as Large Cold Mountain, Nagyhideghegy is popular for its fantastic views of the Börzsöny range and the Danube, but a climb up any of the Börzöny range's many volcanic peaks is richly rewarded.

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