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Study
trails :
Baranyfok study trail
East of the city of Szekszard, the walking trail leading the visitor near the Gemenc forestry railway station educates about the typical floodland and floodplain forest habitats, as welll as the most important species of wildlife.
Malomteto-lake study trail
This study trail and bird-watching tower is located along the Gemenc forestry railway line. It is possible here to observe waterbirds living in the strictly protected area, and the information boards provide infos about the changes of the Danube riverbed, as well as forest and game managment.
Nyeki-Holt-Duna study trail
Being of the most unique study trails of Gemenc, this one has its starting point at the Porboly dyke-reeve house, and tells about wildlife, area management and regabilitation work. The strictly protected Nyeki-Holt-Duna with it lush aquatic vegetation and reedbeds full of life is best viewed from the bird-watching tower.
Wildlife experience
Gemenc can be explored either individually, or by National Park guided tours and canoe-tours.
Hiking
The Gemenc area can be visited using the designated hiking routes and study trails. The South transdanubian sector of the nationally acknowledged "Blue line" hiking route named after Pal Rockenbauer also crosses the area. From becoming better acquainted with the area it is recommended to ask for a National Park guided tour.
Canoeing
Canoe tours are led on a spectacular, beautiful section of Sio river. When the water tour ends, visitros can walk back to the starting point and on the way back can take a look at the "Life in the Floodplain" exhibition in Baranyfok, telling about the wildlife of Gemenc.
Canoeing on Holt-Duna
Visitors can paddle along the wonderful water world of the Rezeti side-branch of the Danube. A spectacular undisturbed setion of the side-branch is visited with the help of the National Park guide. Guests can get acquainted with the wildlife of the area, and it is even possible to see animals taking a bath in the river.
Contact informations :
Duna Drava National Park , Pecs, 9th Tettye square
Tel.:+3672518222 Send email , Website
Baranyfok study trail
East of the city of Szekszard, the walking trail leading the visitor near the Gemenc forestry railway station educates about the typical floodland and floodplain forest habitats, as welll as the most important species of wildlife.
Malomteto-lake study trail
This study trail and bird-watching tower is located along the Gemenc forestry railway line. It is possible here to observe waterbirds living in the strictly protected area, and the information boards provide infos about the changes of the Danube riverbed, as well as forest and game managment.
Nyeki-Holt-Duna study trail
Being of the most unique study trails of Gemenc, this one has its starting point at the Porboly dyke-reeve house, and tells about wildlife, area management and regabilitation work. The strictly protected Nyeki-Holt-Duna with it lush aquatic vegetation and reedbeds full of life is best viewed from the bird-watching tower.
Wildlife experience
Gemenc can be explored either individually, or by National Park guided tours and canoe-tours.
Hiking
The Gemenc area can be visited using the designated hiking routes and study trails. The South transdanubian sector of the nationally acknowledged "Blue line" hiking route named after Pal Rockenbauer also crosses the area. From becoming better acquainted with the area it is recommended to ask for a National Park guided tour.
Canoeing
Canoe tours are led on a spectacular, beautiful section of Sio river. When the water tour ends, visitros can walk back to the starting point and on the way back can take a look at the "Life in the Floodplain" exhibition in Baranyfok, telling about the wildlife of Gemenc.
Canoeing on Holt-Duna
Visitors can paddle along the wonderful water world of the Rezeti side-branch of the Danube. A spectacular undisturbed setion of the side-branch is visited with the help of the National Park guide. Guests can get acquainted with the wildlife of the area, and it is even possible to see animals taking a bath in the river.
Contact informations :
Duna Drava National Park , Pecs, 9th Tettye square
Tel.:+3672518222 Send email , Website
How to get
there...
routes to Szekszard
by car : from Budapest (154km)
take road 6 to Paks direction, after Paks take road 56. more...
by train : there are trains from Keleti and Deli stations. At least 2hours train ride.
Check schedule...
Download map of the National Park
See forestry railway train timetable
routes to Szekszard
by car : from Budapest (154km)
take road 6 to Paks direction, after Paks take road 56. more...
by train : there are trains from Keleti and Deli stations. At least 2hours train ride.
Check schedule...
Download map of the National Park
See forestry railway train timetable
Explore Duna-Drava National Park Gemenc
The area of Gemenc, located in the Danube lowland in the Sarkoz region, ia considered both morphologically and genetically to be an organic part of the Hungarian Great Plain. The area is interwoven by the so-called "fok" system made up by partially natural and partially artifical canals. These are the waterways that were used for flooding the inner wetland areas which otherwise, in the absence of canals, would be inundated by water with huge destruction. The major succession stages of the floodland are indicated by willow bushes, willow-poplar and oak-ash-elm groves. A special plant is the edemic black howthorn, its range spreading from Csepel-island to the lower Danube. Summer snowflake, wild grape, Danubian squill and thin-spiked wood-sedge are also found here. Wildlife is famous for the protected kingfisher, the strictly protected white-tailed eagle, black stork and black kite. Game animals are common here, that is what makes Gemenc one of Hungary's most important hunting region. The picturesque, wild landscape is open for tourism as well.
