Nemesgulacs - Gulacs

Access to starting point:
From the Mura motorway, take the Dolga Vas exit, then continue driving towards Hungary. The route leads us through the town of Redics, then follow the signs to the city of Zalaegerszeg, from there in the direction of Blatno Lake / Balaton, Heviz and Keszthely. Upon arriving in Keszthely, turn onto the bypass and then follow the signs to Balatonfuered (there are roundabouts along the bypass). When the road to Sopron branches off at the end of Keszthely, we continue east, but only 2 km, then turn right towards the village of Badacsonytoerdemic. Continue through the village (the road in the middle of the village is cobblestoned) and arrive at the village of Nemesgulacs. In the mentioned village, we reach a junction where there is a church with a cemetery. Park in the parking lot next to the church or cemetery.
A somewhat shorter route is Lendava - Pince - Tornyszentmiklos - Nagykanizsa - Balatonszentgyörgy - Nemesgulacs, but it is much more difficult in terms of orientation.

Route description:
From the church and cemetery, continue east along an easy-to-orient path, as our goal is already visible ahead. At the equestrian club, continue left onto a less trodden cart track, which begins to gently ascend. When we reach the spring, the cart track turns into a trail, which we follow for a few minutes, then join the cart track leading to the abandoned quarry. We walk along the cart track for a short time, then turn left into the forest onto a narrower and initially still gentle trail. Further on, the path becomes steeper and ascends the northeast slope. Higher up, the path moves to the east slope, where the path from the village of Badacsonytomaj joins us.
Continue straight and further ascend increasingly to the right. Higher up, the path leads across a basalt scree, after which we gradually reach the south side of the summit. Further on, the markers are sparser, but since there are no more junctions, orientation is not difficult. The path then takes us from the south to the west, higher up to the north slope. A short steep ascent follows, and the path brings us to the summit of Gulacs, from which we have a view of the volcano Szentgyörgyhegy and in the background the Keszthely hills.

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