Háromhuta: Hiking Trails, Nature Trail and Village History

Háromhuta offers several specific points of interest to help you plan your trip: numbered hiking routes with named waypoints, the Tölgyesbérc Tanösvény, and a village landscape featuring old farmhouses, crosses and a historic bell tower. This will help you decide whether to focus your time on hiking, the nature trail or local architectural history.

Hiking routes by route and waypoints

Numbered hiking route 2 runs from Újhuta via Gerendás-rét, Kerek-kő and Szpalanyica-rét, returning to Újhuta. Route 3 also starts and ends in Újhuta, but follows different waypoints: Eljegyzés-híd, Zsidó-rét, the Eszkálai erdészház and Gerendás-rét.

Another numbered hiking route runs from Óhuta via Kis-Zabarla, the Pálos kolostorrom, Barátok-pihenő and Kis-Királyos, returning to Óhuta. Numbered route 5 starts in Középhuta, goes via Czárán-pihenő, Éles-bérc and Üveggyár, and also returns to its starting point. Note that this route is not officially maintained and its trail markings may vary. As trail conditions can change, check local conditions before setting out.

Nearby recommended hiking destinations in the forests surrounding Háromhuta include István-kúti nyíres, Kerek-kő at 494 m, Nagy-Péter-mennykő at 709 m and Sólyom-bérc at 564 m. The Országos Kéktúra passes by István-kúti nyíres. Sólyom-bérc is also a rock-climbing practice area.

Tölgyesbérc Tanösvény: route and facilities

Above Középhuta, the Tölgyesbérc Tanösvény winds across municipal hay meadows and other grasslands, as well as through forests. The trail is 4 km long, has an elevation difference of 70 m and is rated moderate. Allow about two to three hours to walk it—a specific timeframe to help you plan a hike.

Along the nature trail are four covered rest areas with benches and tables. There is also a 6 m-high birdwatching tower with a viewpoint and four separate information boards. The route thus combines scenery, opportunities for observation and information along the way, without conflating different routes.

Architectural history and landmarks in the village

Among Háromhuta’s old farmhouses are buildings that are more than a hundred years old. Their façades are often adorned with religious symbols, statue niches and dates; a tornác, or covered veranda, runs along the side of the houses. These features give the rural architecture a distinctive character: alongside their age, the façade details and long side veranda stand out.

Crosses stand in front gardens and along the roads. Over the past centuries, residents erected them for protection or as votive offerings. The bell tower also tells part of the village’s history: local residents built it in the first half of the 1830s using communal donations. The bell was cast in 1834 by the “Regéczi Újhuta Római Katholika Echla.” The houses, crosses and bell tower thus reflect different aspects of the village’s religious and architectural heritage.

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén in regional context

The wider travel destination of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén also offers other natural and cultural highlights. The Baradla-Domica Cave System is part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Caves of the Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst. The short Aggtelek Cave Tour is 1 kilometre long, takes 60 minutes and is rated easy. Compared with the moderately rated, 4-kilometre Tölgyesbérc Tanösvény, which takes about two to three hours, the two routes differ considerably in duration and stated difficulty.

Discover more destinations: Bodrogolaszi, Sárospatak, Makkoshotyka, Vámosújfalu, Vajdácska, Hercegkút, Komlóska, Tolcsva.

For the broader travel overview: Sárospataki.