alpannonia® Light 4. - In the footsteps of millions of years… (Bozsok)
The area of Széles-kő and Kalapos-stones in Bozsok is the most sentimental part of the Mountains of Kőszeg. Walking down under the Széles-kő, we feel the power of the huge rocks and millions of years, the smallness of human life… Starting board: Bozsok, Rákóczi street, river bank near the entrance of the Sibrik castle, 7 km, 2.5 hours
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1. Kalapos-kő (Hatter Stone) GPS: 47.332859 / 16.469611
The rock formations on the surface of the green slate, delight the visiting tourist with interesting shapes. In the mountains of Kőszeg we can find green slate only around Bozsok. The formation due to the volcanic activites in the Middle ages. The subsequent metamorphosis transformed the rocks into green slates. The process due to the orogeny of the Alps. In the marine environment there was sedimentation too. The surface formation of the green slate due to a calcic part of the sea sediment which weathered much more easily, while the harder rocks („hats”) were more resistent against the weather. There are several small caves in the area.
2. Széleskő GPS: 47.33395438443526 / 16.476054491768185
The layered appearance of the green slate rock can be admired on a huge rock wall. If we are going up the National Blue Circle on the line of the technical lock, when we turn left following the route, we will start to the right to the Széleskő. We arrive at the top of a rock wall rising above the wooded valley, which is worth walking around up and down. (Be careful on the edges, because the soil can slip under us due to fragmentation!) The shale of the green slate, which looks like a stratification, can be wonderfully observed.
3. The Holler-Cave GPS: 47.331981 / 16.466212
A cave with small windows waiting to be discovered. The cave got its name from a forest clearing, the Holler-meadow (Holler-weise), which is now forested. The entrance is quite spacious, but you can be entered only by sqatting or with a hunched back. It’s 2 meter wide and 1 meter tall. After the entrance there’s a 5 meter long gradually rising booth. Its coriousity a small peephole window. It was arisen with the detachment of the slate planes along the cracks with weathering in the green slates. They were found tile fragments from the early middle ages at the bottom in the debris. It is approachable from Bozsok on the Route of giants educational trail which is starting nearby the Sibrik-Castle. We have to follow the blue sign and after the Kalapos-kő we have to go further towards the border. There’s a branch-road from the blue sign. This cave sign is going to lead us to the cave. We can find a small resting place too with tables and benches.
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