Dömös - Dobogó Kő (Rám Szakadék túra)
Starting point: Dömös (105 m)
Path name: Rám Szakadék túra
Time of walking: 2 h 15 min
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 594 m
Altitude difference (by path): 610 m
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Access to starting point:
To Hungary we come over the border crossing Pince-Tornyszentmiklos. We continue on the highway all the way to Budapest in front of which we turn in the direction of Györ. We leave the highway at exit Herceghalom/Zsambek, and then we continue to town Dorog. Just before the mentioned town we will at the crossroad turn towards the settlement Esztergom. In Esztergom we go towards the east by the river Danube in the direction of Visegrad. When we come in the village Dömös we park on a parking lot, which is situated a little above the church. Parking lot isn't very well visible from the main road. For the parking lot we have to pay 1000 forint (year 2019).
Path description:
From the parking lot at the church, we continue towards the south, into a gorge on street Kiralykut utca. First 100 meters we are accompanied by red signs, and after the first crossing, where joins the path from the railway station also the other paths join. We soon leave the village and asphalt and we go over a small bridge into the forest. Further, we are ascending on a gently sloping path which leads us past a source Vizbanya and chapel Szentfa Kapolna.
After approximately 20 minutes, the path Lukacs Arok branches off to the right which bypasses Ram Szakadek and it is appropriate for a descent.
5 more minutes we still walk through the gorge of the stream Malompatak, and then we cross the forest road and the path becomes quite steep and in parts rocky and slippery. Higher the blazes end, but we can't miss, because further we are ascending through a scenic gorge. We soon get to the first fixed safety gear, which are not made of steel, but iron. Next follows an ascent on slippery rocks, and then the path for some time flattens. On gentle part, the path leads us also through difficult part, where we go by the wall without fixed safety gear. Higher the gorge narrows even more, and the path leads us past the memorial. Next follows one more unsecured part, and then we gradually get to part, where we start ascending on ladders. Higher without fixed safety gear we cross smooth rocky plate, and then follows one more narrower passage, and then the path turns a little to the right. Next follows a little more of crossing by fixed safety gear, and after the small bridge the harder part of the path ends, but the steepness doesn't. Next follows an ascent through the forest, through which we are ascending on stairs. We soon get to a crossing and resting place, where from the right side joins the path Lukacs Arok.
Only few 10 strides ahead we get to the next crossing, where joins also the path through gorge Malompatak, and from the right joins the path Pilismarot.
We continue to an asphalt road which we quickly leave. Next follows a longer ascent through a lane of a low forest and bushes, and higher we cross another forest road and a little higher we get to the ridge of the mountain Dobogo Kő. The path ahead turns slightly to the right and it brings us to a crossing, where we join the path from Esztergom.
The path ahead leads us on a forested ridge and higher we get to a viewpoint Rezső kilató. From here follows for approximately 10 minutes of walking to the top of Dobogó Kő, from where a nice view opens up towards the north and east.
By the summit there are TV transmitters, museum of Hungarian tourism and few catering facilities.
Because of wide fixed safety gear the use of self-belay set isn't possible.
I don't recommend ascent in rain or snow, and also not a descent on the ascent route.
It is recommended to descent on the path Lukacs Arok.
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