Dömös - Dobogó Kő (Rám Szakadék túra)

Access to starting point:
We arrive in Hungary via the border crossing Pince-Tornyszentmiklos. We continue on the highway all the way to Budapest, before which we turn in the direction of Győr. We leave the highway at the exit Herceghalom/Zsámbek, then continue to the town of Dorog. Just before the mentioned town, we turn at the crossroads towards the settlement of Esztergom. In Esztergom, we go east along the Danube River in the direction of Visegrád. When we arrive in the village of Dömös, we park at the parking lot located slightly above the church. The parking lot is not very well visible from the main road. Parking costs 1000 forints (status 2019).

Path description:
From the parking lot by the church we continue south into the gorge along Kiralykut utca street. The first 100 m are accompanied by red markers; after the first junction, where the path from the railway station joins us, other paths and markers also join. Soon we leave the village and asphalt, and go over a small bridge into the forest. Further on, we ascend a gentle path that leads past the Vizbanya spring and the Szentfa Kapolna chapel.
After approximately 20 minutes, the Lukacs Arok path branches off to the right, which bypasses Rám Szakadék and is suitable for descent.
We walk another 5 minutes through the gorge of the Malompatak stream, then cross a forest road and the path becomes quite steep and in places rocky and slippery. Higher up the markings end, but we cannot go wrong since we continue ascending through the scenic gorge. Soon we arrive at the first fixed protections, which are not classic steel but iron ones. An ascent on slippery rocks follows, then the path levels off temporarily. On the level section the path leads us also over a more difficult part, where we go along the wall without protections. Higher the gorge narrows even further, and the path leads us past the memorial to those who had accidents on this path. Another unsecured section follows, then gradually we arrive at the part where we begin to ascend ladders. Higher, without protections, we cross a smooth rocky slab, after which another narrow passage follows, then the path turns slightly to the right. Some more traversals along protections follow; after the small bridge the harder part of the path ends, but not the steepness. An ascent through the forest follows, through which we ascend on steps. Soon we arrive at a junction and rest area, where the Lukacs Arok path joins from the right.
Just a few dozen steps further we arrive at the next junction, where the path through the Malompatak gorge also joins us, and from the right the Pilismarot path joins.
We continue to the asphalt road, which we quickly leave. A longer ascent follows through a belt of low forest and shrubbery; higher we cross another forest road and slightly higher arrive on the ridge of Dobogó Kő mountain. The path ahead turns slightly to the right and leads us to a junction, where the path from Esztergom joins.
The path ahead leads us along the forested ridge; higher we arrive at the Rezső kilató viewpoint. From there it is about 10 minutes' walk to the summit of Dobogó Kő, from which a nice view opens towards the north and east.
At the summit there are TV transmitters, the museum of Hungarian tourism and some catering facilities.
Due to the wide fixed protections, use of a self-belay set is not possible.
I do not recommend ascent in rain or snow, nor descent along the ascent path.
I recommend descent along the Lukacs Arok path.