Badacsony - Badacsony (south path)

Access to the starting point:
From the Pomurje motorway, take the Dolga Vas exit and then continue to Hungary. The route ahead takes you through Redics, then follow signs for Zalaegerszeg, and from there towards Lake Balaton, Heviz and Keszthely. When you reach Keszthely, turn onto the bypass and follow the signs for Balatonfuered (there are roundabouts along the bypass). At the end of Keszthely, when the road turns off towards Sopron, we continue eastwards and arrive in Badacsony (Badacsony is a suburb of Badacsonytomay). We park in the parking lot behind the MOL petrol station (in summer months there is a charge!) or in a suitable parking space nearby.
The route Lendava - Pince - Tornyszentmiklos - Nagykanizsa - Balatonszentgyörgy exit - Keszthely is slightly shorter, but it is much more difficult in terms of orientation.

Path description:
The route officially starts at MOL, where there is a boat harbour and from which you can see our destination, but since we parked in a regulated parking lot, our route starts there.
From the parking lot, we return to the main road and then cross the railway line slightly uphill (here we will see markings in the shape of a yellow line). The route continues through the streets of Badacsony and then through the park, through which it climbs moderately. Above the park, turn left at a crossroads and right at the next one. The road becomes a little steeper and leads to the next crossroads, where you turn right again to the nearby Kisfaludi Haz restaurant (you can also reach it by car, but there is a charge for parking).
Continue on the path which takes you higher up to where you join the path that circles the volcano (here the yellow trail ends and you join the red trail - the red trail circles the volcano and passes at a height of about 300 m). Follow the trail to the right, which takes you past a rest area, after which it begins to climb to a marked crossroads. At this crossroads, leave the path marked with a red line and continue to the left along the path marked with a red triangle. The path ahead becomes steeper and begins to climb stone steps and leads us past the memorial to Bishop Ferenc Hertelendy to a place where the path from the west joins us on the left. We continue climbing the stairs for a while, but then they end and the path is laid. The way ahead leads past a shelter, where an unmarked path joins from the left from the aforementioned westbound route. Continue right to the east on a gently ascending path, which quickly leads to the summit of Badacsony.
From the top, you can climb at your own risk to the lookout tower, which offers views as far as Donacca Mountain, Boč, Ivanščice, Ravne Gora and Pohorje.

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