A Walk in Sóstó Forest

Sóstó Forest is a favourite recreation area for the local people of Nyíregyháza. Take a long walk in the forest trail that is beautiful in every season, enjoy the birdsong and recharge your batteries!
The lung of Nyíregyháza is the 371-hectare Sóstó Forest, embracing the city. This is one of the few surviving original forests of the regions. With its hiking trails, forest gym, playground and barbeque places it is an attractive area for those who are fond of outdoor activities all year round. Within 3 kilometres from Ózoon Hotel, hiding in the woods, we reach the centre of Sóstógyógyfürdő, where we find some of the well-known attractions of Nyíregyháza, the Nyíregyháza Zoo, the Aquarius Spa, as well as the Sóstó Village Museum.

Although wolves and wild cats no longer live in Sóstó Forest, but the lucky hiker may encounter deer, tawny owl or black stork. Along the hiking trail we find educational material that introduce the visitor into the world of the plants and animals of the forest, as well as forest management and the Nyírség region.
A walk along the nature trail does not only refresh the body. It also nourishes the mind, as the visitor may read Krúdy’s work entitled The Bedouins of Nyíregyháza. Krúdy, a prolific prose writer, lived and worked in this area. There are six boards located along the trail, each containing a part of Krúdy’s short story.