Betliarska cycling route (Revúcka vrchovina)

Location: Košický kraj, okres Rožňava, Rožňava

GPS: N48°39'36'' E20°31'12''

Rožňava - Betliar - Vlachovo-závod - Vyšná Slaná - Brdárka - Roštár - Štítnik - Gemerská Hôrka (61,5 km)

Situation: Revúcka vrchovina
Region: Gemer

Starting point: Rožňava, bus stop, railway station, parking lot, district Rožňava.
Finishing point: Gemerská Hôrka, bus stop, parking lot, district Rožňava.

Route: Rožňava - Betliar (5,5 km) - Vlachovo-závod (16 km) - Vyšná Slaná (5 km) - Brdárka (4 km) - Roštár (9,5 km) - Štítnik (4 km) - Gemerská Hôrka (17,5 km)
Map: Tatry - Spiš - Zamagurie, 1:100 000 (sheet 3), VKÚ a. s., Harmanec.

Description of the route: Interesting moderately demanding trip void of any abrupt ascents. Only the short and steep ascent up the field road from Vyšná Slaná do the saddle Široké pole is an exception. Beware of traffic on a comparatively busy stretch of the state road between Rožňava and Vlachovo. The route coincides with the Gothic Route where you can contemplate valuable historic monuments including the manor of noble family Andrássy in Betliar with a big park and the Evangelical church in Gemerská Poloma with its belfry. The route continues around the dominant mountain Veľký Radzim and through Koceľovce (Evangelical church with numerous wall paintings) and Štítnik (Gothic Evangelical church).

Source: Vydavateľstvo Dajama