There are tracks that have a soul – Bazita is like that. Generations have worn the tires here, and the atmosphere of classic races can still be felt in the air. Discover one of the most beautifully located tracks in the country! Whether it’s a relaxed weekend ride or a tough training session, the feeling of freedom is guaranteed here.

What awaits:

• approx. 1600 m track length
• 40 m difference in level
• 12 massive jumps
• technical rhythm section
• deep sloping Berm turns
• regularly maintained soil is sandy and clayey
• excellent view of most of the track
• adrenaline
• challenging battles
• clouds of dust

Who do we recommend?

• for beginners
• for advanced students
• for competitors

The rental shop offers well-maintained touring bicycles for those willing to explore the area by bike. Electric bikes can also be provided upon request, even by the next day.

The new bike paths will connect the sights of Zalaegerszeg, providing unparalleled bike-friendly experiences for all those who want to cycle, play sports or hike.

Roll, splash, relax! – AQUA PLATOON
Culture on two wheels – MUSEUM TOUR
Close-to-nature experiences in Egerszeg – ECOTRAIL
Cycle slowly, explore the city – SIGHTSEEING BIKE CIRCLES

We welcome passers-by, athletes, hobby cyclists, young and old, those who want to relax, obsessed with special sights and unique tastes!

Experience the unique experiences provided by the bike path, Zalaegerszeg is waiting for you too!

Get around Egerszeg too!

Set in an enchanting green environment filled with birdsong and fresh forest air, the Alsóerdő Sports and Adventure Park welcomes all who seek recreation or active leisure across more than 3 hectares of natural surroundings.

Sports enthusiasts can enjoy a wide range of activities: climbing walls, a training slope for ski practice, outdoor basketball, football and handball courts of excellent quality, and street-workout equipment. Younger children will love the playground, while the traffic park helps them learn the basics of safe road behaviour.

Older children and teenagers can explore entirely new worlds in the virtual gaming zone thanks to VR headsets or even experience skiing in any season with the SkyTechSport ski simulator.

This approximately 5,000-square-meter skills-based bike park is suitable for hosting both national and international competitions.

The terrain consists of two main sections: a jump track and a pump track, both open to anyone who would like to try them. On a pump track, riders move mainly by pumping their body weight through the waves and curves rather than pedalling.

Cycling is becoming increasingly popular in Zalaegerszeg, and local young people can practise the sport in several associations. The bike park, located in the southern district of the city, offers them an excellent training opportunity.

The following facilities can be booked at the Institution of City Sports Facilities

• Ostoros Károly Hall
• Artificial turf football fields of Zala Meadow
• City Youth and Sports Centre on Vágóhíd Street (artificial turf football field, athletics field, bowling alley)
• Modelling Club

Sports shooting range on Ebergényi Street (there are 3 shooting ranges: small rifle range, air rifle and air pistol range, sports handgun range). The shooting range is operated by the Civil Shooting Association, shooting range manager and chairman: Balázs Góra +36-30 9461-447, www.plezeg.hu.

Located at 16 Október 6 Square, the ZTE Arena stands on the historic grounds of the former MOVE sports field, where lively sporting activity flourished as early as the first decades of the 20th century. In those days, Zalaegerszeg had three football clubs; among them, the association founded in 1914 as the Zalaegerszeg Sports Club was later renamed the MOVE (National Defence Association) Sports Club. Their headquarter used as a skating rink in winter, was eventually taken over by the footballers of the Zalaegerszeg Gymnastics Association (ZTE), founded in 1920.

The ZTE Arena was constructed in 1972 with the enthusiastic assistance of hundreds of local residents. The timing was no coincidence since that same year the ZTE football team was promoted to the first division, prompting designers and builders to complete the new stadium in time for the season’s opening match. The all-time attendance record was set that autumn on 22 October 1972, a crowd of 22,000 spectators watched ZTE defeat Újpesti Dózsa 1–0.

In March 2017 the stadium underwent a complete renovation; all four stands are now fully covered. Today the arena can welcome 11,200 fans.

For opening hours, centre rules, restrictions and booking inquire using the contact information listed below.

The stadium’s capacity is more than 2,500 people and is a suitable arena for arranging championship matches, tournaments and training.

Home of the:
• the ZTE, First Division National men’s team
• the ZTE, First Division National women’s team

The stadium has also served as a venue for international events such as the

• Junior Fencing World Cup
• Nine-Pin Bowling World Championship

We can find the Sports Arena of ZTE (Zalaegerszeg Football Club) at 16 Október 6. tér (built in 1972 and refurbished in 2002) in the place of which a vivid sports life already developed in the first part of the 20th century. In winter, ice skaters enjoyed this area. Heading in an easterly direction, after a few minutes’ walk, we arrive at the modern buildings of the Town Sports Hall (3 Stadion utca) and Zalaegerszeg Ice Rink (3a Stadion utca) – the former was inaugurated in 1980 while the latter in 2004. In the square in front of the hall we can find another statue by Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl, titled Íjász (Archer). Sport has always played a central part in the town’s life, which is rightly confirmed by ‘The Sports Town of the Nation’ award title which was conferred on Zalaegerszeg in 1996. Sixteen other towns were awarded a similar title between 1994 and 2003.

Alsóerdei Sport- and Adventure Park

Bike park

Bathing: Indoor Thermal Spa (open all year), AquaCity Waterslide and Adventure Park (seasonal), Lake Gébárti Lido (seasonal)

Swimming: Fedett Uszoda (Indoor Swimming Pool)

Support a team: ZTE football, basketball and other sporting events

Join a sporting activity: running track, football, skittles, tennis, bowling, jorky ball

Visit the City Sports Centre and other locations or the Ice Rink

Hiking and cycling (at the Arboretum in Csácsbozsok, in Alsóerdő and Parkerdő forests)

Live room escape games

Hang-gliding

Go karting

Paintballing

Bowling

Hiking trails

Zalaegerszeg train station– Jánka-hill – Erdőgyöngye Guesthouse (Erdőgyöngye Vendégház) – TV observation tower.
Signposted: red stripe, distance 5.5km, approx. 1.5hr
The walk begins in front of the train station in the Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Square by the liberation memorial. Head towards Jánka hill- the route is not sign-posted at this stage.
Once you have climbed Jánka hill, you will come across the red stripe sign-post and continue following it. During clear weather, you can see the tops of the Kőszegi mountains from the top of Jánka hill.
Leaving the wooden belfry, you will come to a junction where there is a stone cross. In the forest, carry on until you reach the guesthouse called Erdőgyöngye Vendégház. Continue past the forester’s house until you reach the end of the walk in the park surrounding the TV tower.

Circular route around Zalaegerszeg
Signposted: red stripe, distance 10km, approx. 3hr
You can chose your starting point anywhere on this circular route finishing at the same point.
Zalaegerszeg Köztársaság Street bus turning- Luka hill Cross – TV tower – Egerszeg hill – Köztársaság Street bus turning
The route hugs the hills, crosses residential areas, and takes hikers along the crest of the hills scattered with wine cellars. Part of the walk goes through forests and parklands.

Cycle Routes

Zalaegerszeg – Egervár, distance 17km
Zalaegerszeg – Ságod – Kispáli – Nagypáli – Egervár (Roman Catholic church, Castle)

Zalaegerszeg – Szentkozmadombja, distance 22km
Zalaegerszeg – Bazita (Azalea Valley, Aranyoslap, TV observation tower) – Gellénháza (oil wells, lido, (War) Heroes’ Memorial, Roman Catholic church, statue of St Stephen in the church grounds) – Lickóvadamos (chapel, (War) Heroes’ Memorial, belfry, peasant houses) – Zalatárnok (500-year-old Roman Catholic church in which Ferenc Deák’s ancestors are interred, sculpture garden around the ornamental pond – Szentkozmadombja (mostly wooden houses arranged in clusters, Holy Trinity consecrated chapel)

Thematic experience routes, adventure, culture: ROLL IN EGERSZEG!

For more information and ideas, please contact one of the following organisations:

Göcsej Sportegyesület (Göcsej Sports Association)
Postal address: 8901 Zalaegerszeg, Pf. 105.
Tel: +36 30/240-7376
info@gocsejsport.hu, gocsejse@t-email.hu
www.gocsejsport.hu

Egerszegi Bringaklub és Természetjáró Egyesület (Egerszegi Cycling and Ramblers Association)
Mr Pál Grünwald President: +36 30/522-3066
Ms Márta Kiss Trip Organizer: +36 70/236-4461
bringaklubse@vipmail.hu
www.bringaklub.hu

Zöld Irány Környezetvédelmi Túra és Sport Egyesület (‘Direction Green’ Environmentally Friendly Hiking and Sports Association)
Tailor-made personalised programmes organised.
Programmes out of your comfort zone.
Tel: +36 30/557-6195
zoltan.zeg@gmail.com

Zalai Teker(g)ők Kerékpáros Sport és Túra Egyesület
(Zala „Teker(g)ők“ Bicycle, Sport and Hiking Association)
8985 Becsvölgye, Petőfi Sándor u. 75.
Tel: +36 30/268-4083
zalaitekergok@gmail.com www.zalaitekergok.hu

The rink expanded the range of sport facilities in the town in 2006. Ice hockey aside, visitors can try other ice sports such as synchronised ice skating. Thanks to the town council, it is possible to have pre-school and young children attend specially organised sessions on weekdays. Discounted admission prices apply for public skate sessions in the evenings and at weekends.

Opened in 2022, the 10 – lane, 50- metre long Zalaegerszeg Sports and Training Swimming Hall offers a full range of water-based facilities, including
🌊 a 50-metre indoor competition pool with 10 lanes,
🌊 a training pool,
🌊 a sauna and wellness area,
🌊 an outdoor leisure pool, and
🌊 an interactive splash park for children.

Spread across three levels and encompassing 8,000 square metres, the complex also features spectator stands with seating for 270 guests.