0.9km
Total Distance
36m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 0.9 km walk with 36 m of climb through the old town of Eger, past the minaret and the Dobó bastion, up to the castle. The castle is famous for the siege of 1552, when its defenders under captain István Dobó held off the much larger army of the Ottoman Empire.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water · 0.3km
  2. 2
    Hippolyt-kapu · 0.7km
    Viewpoint
  3. 3
    Ágyúdomb
    at the end · Viewpoint
Bus stop
Dobó Gimnázium · 302m from the start
Parking
54m from the start
Surface
paved
Marked route
A törökök nyomában

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Difficulty

1/5 · Very Easy