Starting from Gazdagréti Square with the bus station behind cross the road at the zebra crossing and turn right before the post office and Príma supermarket. Passing the parking lot of the supermarket you will reach Gazdagréti Street soon. Turning left we can take the spiritual hiking route “Mary Trail” following the blue “m” markers on lamp posts. Going down the street we will notice the unique shaped church on the other side.

Before crossing the street we can have a quick look at 1 Csíkihegyek Street. From 1987 to 1999 the four flats on the first floor served as the main filming location of the most popular soap opera of the ‘90s in Hungary. It was the series spanning more than 10 years that made Gazdagrét a well-known and popular location in Hungary.

The residential area seems to be a concrete jungle still it provides shelter for rich fauna and flora. The presence of lichen on the trees is a true indication that air here is free from sulfur-dioxide pollution.

Approaching Budapest from the west on highway M1-M7 it is easy to recognize the distinctive shape of Holy Angels Church with a green slope below. The church gained fame by its charismatic founder, late Father László (László Lipp), who frequently appeared in the media, even hosted his own TV program, started a blog, organized airborne weddings and funerals, and, of course, was featured in more episodes of the “Neighbors”.

Holy Angels Church (Church of Gazdagrét) On catholic locals own initiative the building of Holy Angels Church of Gazdagrét began in the 1990s. Suspended construction works restarted in 2013. The interior was completed with mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik and a group of artists in 2016.

After passing the church turn right to Angyalka Street as the marker shows. There we reach an area with an interesting history. Hosszúrét used to be composed of fruit gardens, however, they were also nationalized for building the residential area. Finally, the area was left empty and native wildlife began to return. Despite the gardens have not been maintained since the early ‘80s cherry, nut almond and plum trees can still produce an abundance of fruit.

Just past a playground turn right and leaving the marked route walk along the concrete trench in Hosszúréti Street.

The slope on the left called Madárhegy used to be a plowland in the ‘80s right next to the border of Budapest and Budaörs.

Walking up on Hosszúréti Street and then along Nagyida Street turning right to Törökbálinti Street we will arrive at the marked trail (red circular arrow) in Ördögorom Street. Turning left and walking along the street we can reach the wooded slope of Rupp Hill after 400 meters. Here a short educational trail helps to discover the local environment. The hill provides habitat for a unique wildlife being a rich research area for botanists and zoologists. The southern slope facing Budaörs is covered by a karst brushwood while the top is a dolomite rocky meadow. In mid-March beautiful greater pasque flowers flourish here and the meadow turns into a flower bed in April with Iris pumilas of three color varieties: white, yellow and violet.

Reaching the trail turn left after 20 meters and there a steep but spectacular path leads up to the top where you will be rewarded with a marvelous view over Budapest and Budaörs. The highest point is marked by a little metal pole, that is a trig point fixed in 1872. The four sides display the distance from the trig point on Gellért Hill (in fathoms) and heights above the Danube and the Adriatic (in feet).

Rupp Hill Rupp Hill is the easternmost peak of Csíki Hills ranging from Budaörs to South Buda. The hill surrounded by inhabited areas and somewhat isolated from other hills can be discovered along a nature trail with 5 stations. Rupp Hill has a versatile wildlife and also offers a scenic view over the city.

Continuing our trip along the red arrow mark we leave the hill to the north-west. We leave the marked route at the paved road and turning right we will reach Ördögorom lejtő. The street joins Irhás-árok where we turn left and walking a few meters take the stairs on the right to Lidérc Street. Then we take the first street on the left, the steep Magasúti lejtő, where trails to Ördögorom (Devil’s Peak) start.

Devil’s Peak is famous for its geological values. Until the 1930s millstones were mined here and mineral-rich flint dolomite as well as flint breccia layers unearthed are unique in the Buda Hills. As the mine was abandoned nature regained the area. An impressive educational trail was formed in the ‘80s with winding stairs and paths running deep, which make it a real maize.

Ördögorom (Devil's Peak) Devil’s Peak and its rich flora gained a protected status in 1982. Following the green triangle sign you can reach the highest point of the hill and find a stunning view over the surrounding hills. In 2016, a new educational trail was added to the hiking path.

At the edge of the forest we will continue on a straight path and turn right at the second turnout. Stairs will take us to a fire pit at the bottom of a pine tree. Rock walls of Devil’s Peak are also visible from here. Winding stairs will take us to a former strip pit. Passing another fire pit we will climb up stairs again and reach the ridge of Devil’s Peak and take the right. A rocky and steep path takes us along the ridge granting a scenic view over Farkas Valley and the Széchenyi Hill with villas on the slopes and the antenna tower. Descending from the top we will arrive at white dolomite rocks of Devil’s Pulpit with Edvi Illés Street running below. Here the path gets steeper and we will climb down over bigger and bigger rocks. Walking along the street it will join Törökbálinti Street. Turning right it will take us to the beginning of Irhás-árok.

Here, on the corner of Törökbálinti Street and Gazdagréti Street we can find the last sight of our trip, the baroque style Holy Trinity Statue.

Holy Trinity Statue The Holy Trinity Statue in Gazdagrét was erected by a Swabian grape farmer where he survived a flood. The baroque votive statue is characterized by vividness, pathos and sophisticated decorative elements. It was renovated in 1997 by the German ethnic minority government.

After a short walk along Gazdagréti Street and crossing Father St Pio Square we will get back where we started. The park formerly unnamed was named after a canonized capuchin monk in 2015.