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The Ágasvár
Tourist House is located at the Western rim of
the Mátra mountains in Hungary. It is situated 10km
East from
Pásztó at about half way between
Mátrakeresztes and
Mátraszentistván. The unmistakeable cone-shaped
peak of Ágasvár comes into view as you
reach Pásztó on the route 21. The
house itself is inaccessible by car. The last couple of kms has to be
made on foot.
 From
Mátrakeresztes it takes around 45-60 minutes to
climb up to the house following the red sign, whereas
from Mátraszentistván on the blue
pathway it is a little more than an hour walk with much less climb.
After reaching the
Ágasvár Tourist House you can have a rest at the
clearing next to the house or order some refreshments in the buffet.
 After having enough rest, it
is worth climbing up to the tip
of Ágasvár following the  blue triangle sign.
From the summit in clear weather it is possible to see even the ridges
of
the High-Tatras.
 In the neighbourhood of the house located Csókakõ
and Bárány-kõ, which are the
favourite
meeting points of the hungarian rock-climbing community, and
also the Csörgõ-lyuk cave, which is closed from the
public because of its narrow and dangerous paths. It can be visited
only with professional guides.
 The
Ágasvár Tourist House is situated far from
habitated areas and is surrounded by forest. It is popular among the
members of the Hungarian
Astronomical Association because of its little light-polluted
night skies. If you are lucky, they may show you some
interesting sights on the sky, even during the day.
 In the valley below the house
runs the Csörgõ stream. The Som mountain rises across, and the
weekend houses of Falloskút and the skiing resort
of Mátraszentistván are visible from the house.
From the windows of the tourist house you can also see the dome of
the astronomical observatory of Piszkés.
 The
house is located at the intersection point of several footpaths.
Here passes the National Bluepath  too. The
Ágasvár
Tourist House is one of the stamping points of OKT
(The hungarian abbreviation for the National Blue Footpath).
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