Nyikom Ridge Tour — Western Mátra

Short but punchy loop onto Nyikom above Hasznos: a lookout on the summit, caves along the way and one of the western Mátra's finest panoramas.

Duration

~3 h

Distance

19.6 km

Elevation gain

700 m

Difficulty

challenging

Group size

max. 3 people

Price / person

15 900 Ft

Meeting point

📍 Mátrakaland base, 3065 Pásztó, Vár út 69.

We start climbing almost as soon as we leave the base: the first six and a half kilometres gain more than 500 metres, all the way up to the Nyikom summit (764 m). The Gortva–Jójárt lookout awaits at the top: the Zagyva valley below, the Muzsla massif across.

From the ridge we descend past the rock crevices and small caves of Vörös-kő-bérc (including the Szézám Cave) and the Vidróczki Cave, named after the famous outlaw, down to Mátrakeresztes — the Fakanalas Csárda inn is an unmissable stop. On the way home we roll past the hill of the Cserter castle ruins back to the base.

A short tour with a big payoff: done in half a day, yet among our sportiest loops thanks to the dense climbing — though on an ebike, anyone can play along.

The route

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Elevation profile

Sights along the route

#	km	Place	Good to know
	0.2	Reál grocery
1	6.4	Nyikom (764 m) – lookout	The Gortva–Jójárt lookout on the summit: views over the Zagyva valley and the Muzsla.
2	7.8	Caves of Vörös-kő-bérc	Rock crevices and small caves (Szézám Cave) right next to the trail.
3	10.0	Vidróczki Cave	A small cave named after the famous outlaw of the Mátra.
4	10.7	Mátrakeresztes	Village in the valley: Fakanalas Csárda inn, Mátrakapu grocery.
	10.9	Fakanalas Csárda inn	Food, drinks and drinking water (km 10.7–11.4).
5	17.4	Cserter Castle ruins	Castle site on the hill above Hasznos, at the end of the ride home.