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Szalajka Valley Crystal Clear Stream and Waterfalls

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Szalajka Valley Crystal Clear Stream and Waterfalls

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Szalajka Valley Crystal Clear Stream and Waterfalls

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Location: Heves, Hungary

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1. Szikla-forrás (Rock Spring) – Szalajka Upper Lake loop from Szalajkavölgy-Lovaspálya

9.58km

02:37

150m

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2. Szikla-forrás (Rock Spring) – Szalajka Upper Lake loop from Szilvásvárad

12.8km

03:34

220m

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3. Szikla-forrás (Rock Spring) – Szalajka Upper Lake loop from Szalajkavölgy-Lovaspálya

11.2km

03:06

210m

200m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Bruce

October 29, 2021

The Szalajka Valley has crystal clear water

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Bubu7168

February 14, 2022

Very nice clear clean water. Here you can admire the many fish.

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Marion

September 5, 2025

Extensive archaeological work since 2000 has confirmed that people lived in the Szalajka Valley as early as 40,000 years ago. The cave dwellers lived in the Istállós cave and even had contact with other tribes from the valley, some of which lived 500 kilometers away. People also lived in the idyllic valley during the Bronze Age, as evidenced by Celtic relics and an early earthwork. Nevertheless, there were no major settlements within the valley until the Middle Ages, as trade routes were difficult to establish in the heavily forested area.

Permanent settlement in the Szalajka Valley began in the 14th century, when people settled in the village of Wárad, now known as Szilvásvárad. The high-quality timber served as a source of urban income even in the Middle Ages, attracting increasing numbers of people to settle there. Later, potash was also extracted from the valley, which ultimately gave the area its current name. Potash means "sal alcali" in Latin, and these words have been incorporated into the Hungarian language. Until the 20th century, the valley was only known regionally. With the construction of the Szilvásvárad narrow-gauge railway, the first tourists arrived to travel to the valley by train. Since the 21st century, however, the Szalajka Valley has become a purely tourist destination, with forestry operations remaining minimal.

Source: urlaub-ungarn.at/sightseeing/natuerliche-sehenswuerdigkeiten-ungarn/szalajka-tal.html

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Szalajka Valley Crystal Clear Stream and Waterfalls

1. Szikla-forrás (Rock Spring) – Szalajka Upper Lake loop from Szalajkavölgy-Lovaspálya

2. Szikla-forrás (Rock Spring) – Szalajka Upper Lake loop from Szilvásvárad

3. Szikla-forrás (Rock Spring) – Szalajka Upper Lake loop from Szalajkavölgy-Lovaspálya

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