Route: Békés – Right bank of the Kettős-Körös - Kereki-bridge – Békés
Distance: 22 km
Békés-Békéscsaba, on the dyke of the Élővíz-channel
Settlement: Békés, Békéscsaba
Sights: Békés Reformed Church, „Cédula House”, twin sluices, Malomvéges cemetery, Csatárkert farm-stead school, Sikkony dyke-keepers house, Mladonyiczky monument, 35 tree methuselahs, and the Békéscsaba sluice.
Békés- Mezőberény (Kereki-bridge)
Settlements: Békés, Mezőberény
Tour. : (22 km)
Sights: Békés Reformed Church (monument), small bridge of the Fekete-Körös, bridge of the Kettős-Körös, boat shelter, Csikójárás (manor). Memorial of the breach of the dyke in 1980, Hosszúfok dyke-keepers house and pump station, Berényi or Kereki bridge, Petőfi memorial
Békéscsaba – Jamina Mine Lakes - Szabadkígyós
Settlement: Békéscsaba, Szabadkígyós
Length of trip: 7,8 km. Advised to take the trip: by bike or on foot Journey time:(green route) 7,8 km - 2 óra.
This tour introduces the farm-stead world south of Békéscsaba, and the central part of the Szabadkígyós Nature Protection Area, the steppe. Sights: Szabadkígyós Wenckheim Castle.
Dévaványa – “Bird Christmas” (Madárkarácsony) – Winter Nature Trail Tour
The tour can be carried out in every season!
Tour description: Theory and practice of bird feeding. Tour guide for the nature trail available upon buying the entry tickets.
Réhely Visitor’s Center, Dévaványa, Réhely
Detailed information about the programs and appointment:
Szélné Sándor Katalin +36 30/445-2409, +36 66/483-083
Doboz-Maró forest-Póstelek
Settlement: Doboz
Tour description: (red route, 8,6 km) From the reformed church of Doboz, we head towards Békéscsaba on the bicycle road.
Sights:
Hunter pension (guest house) in the Doboz Forest. Ruins of the neo baroque Póstelek Castle and Castle Park, Mókus Restaurant (Mókus csárda)
Bicycle and walking route
Settlement: Gyomaendrőd
Tour description: The marked length of the tour route is 26 kilometers, in the 5-700 meter wide floodplain of the Hármas-Körös, where the width of the river is 80-100 meters. Signs introducing flora and fauna. Site suitable for camping.
Tour description: (45 km) The tour route can be found north-east from Gyula. It is advised to roam the area on the dyke system.
Sights: Kossuth square, Fehér-Körös, Gyulavári, Dénesmajor, fishing ponds, Fekete-Körös, Bihari-mountains (in the distance), ancient oak forest of Mályvád, József Sanitarium, Gyula-Városerdő.
Gyula-Szabadkígyós-Gyula
Settlement: Gyula, Szabadkígyós, Gyula
Tour description: (30 km).
Sights: Kossuth square in Gyula, Vértanúk road, Bárdos-bridge, sporting field, Gyulahús facility, Szabadkígyósi Wenckheim Castle, steppe natura protection area (part of the Körös-Maros National Park)
Gyula-Szanazug-Doboz-Vésztő-Vésztő-Mágor
Settlement: Gyula, Doboz, Vésztő
Tour description: (90 km.
Sights: Kossuth square in Gyula, Béke avenue, railway station, Dobozi-road, Szanazug, Doboz bridge. Doboz settlement, 10 km long steppe towards Vésztő, beautiful line of poplar trees along the road almost to Vésztő, Vésztő-Mágor Historical Memorial towards Szeghalom, ruins of the Csolt monastery.
Gyula-Szanazug-Gerla-Póstelek-Gyula
Tour description: (50 km).
Sights: Kossuth square in Gyula, Béke avenue, railway station, Madách-street. Railway crossing towards Doboz, then Szanazug (beach). Further towards the Doboz bridge on the dyke, and left before the bridge towards Békéscsaba. At the Gerla turnout following the Yellow route tourist marks towards Póstelek. Back to Gyula on the Red route tourist marks to Gyula.
Gerla Franciscan monastery, Wenckheim-castle (designed by Ybl Miklós), ruins of the neo baroque Póstelek Castle and Castle Park, including the Zoo and the Mókus Restaurant (Mókus csárda)
Three City Tour (Háromváros Túra -Békéscsaba, Gyula, Békés)
Settlement: Gyula, Békéscsaba, Békés
Tour description:
3 parts: Békés - Gyula (30 km) Békés - Békéscsaba (13 km) Békéscsaba - Gyula (20 km)
Szanazug-Holt-Körös riverbed
Settlement: Gyula
Tour description. : (3 km)
Sights:
Szanazug is a most favourite recreation area of the settlements in Central Békés. At the right bank of the Kettős-Körös summer-houses, shops, restaurants, and on the Gyula side weekend houses, a pension and a camping can be found. In the summer season boat rent is possible. The Queen Elisabeth Memorial Park built and taken care of nicely by the Gyula Water Directorate and nature lovers of the county is also worth a visit. Young breeding material trees of the old, remarkable, partly died trees were planted here.
Walking-tour routes on Maroshát
Settlement: Mezőhegyes, Mezőkovácsháza, Tótkomlós
Tour description: Maps of tour routes can be found at http://www.maroshat.hu
Tour description: The tour starting from Orosháza-Gyopárosfürdő leads back to Gyopárosfürdő via Szentetornya, Justh manor, Gádoros, Árpádhalom and Rákóczitelep
City Knowledge Tour
Settlement: Orosháza
Tour description: During the 16 km trip starting at Orosháza-Gyopárosfürdő, participants are introduced sights of the city. Among others, for example the Well Museum, the Historical Memorial Park, the Szántó Kovács János Museum, Darvas József Literary Memorial House, City Gallery.
Tour guiding on the Kígyós Nature Trail
Settlement: Szabadkígyós
Tour description: Roaming the nature trail gives the opportunity to meet the various wildlife of the Kígyós steppe. Bird migration at the Kígyós steppe.
Information: Gusztáv Boldog nature-protection district leader
Phone number.: +36 30/475-1777.
Tours are started only with 5 attendants.
Tour guiding for a fee. Duration of the tour: 3 hours.
Tour description: The historical memorial road leads from the center of Szarvas to the mill monument, indicating the former center of the old Kingdom of Hungary.
Walking tour at the Anna Grove Nature Trail
Settlement: Szarvas
Tour description: The 2 km nature trail has been established in Szarvas, in the Anna Grove. The various wildlife is introduced through 8 stages. It takes one and half hour for a pleasant walk, or three hours for detailed study of the stages. The route can only be used on foot.
Vésztő-Mágor Nature Trail
Settlement: Vésztő
Tour description: At the nature trail along the banks of the Holt Körös, visitors can meet the flora and fauna, an old building at the end of the trail introducing former fishing tools as well as ruins of the Csolt Monastery.
