With autumn soon with us, it’s time to take the bike out before the weather becomes too wet or chilly. Here are six suggestions for attractive cycle rides within easy reach of Budapest – plus rest stops in between.
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Lake Naplás
The official name of Lake Naplás is the Szilas-pataki Flood Protection Reservoir, because it was born from the damming of the stream, sometime in the ’70s. The origins of the word Naplás describe a place to relax all day. This is apt, as Lake Naplás and surroundings, a nature reserve since 1997, are an (almost) endless space of tranquillity. The bike path leads here from two directions: either along the Szilas stream or from east Pest transport hub of Örs vezér tere. For the sake of variety, you can come from one direction and then leave in the other. Either way, cycling around the lake provides the ideal getaway.