Kis-Kőhát-nyerge is a climb of 13.6 kilometers (category 1). The climb finishes at 836 m above sea level. It is located in Felsőtárkány, Alföld és Észak, Magyarország. The average gradient is 3.4% with a maximum of 9.5%. The climb has 462 meters of elevation gain.
Difficulty analysis: At 13.6 km for 462 m of elevation gain and an average gradient of 3.4%, this Category 1 climb is demanding but within reach of a well-trained cyclist. Most of the effort is concentrated in the first half, with gradients of 4% to 6% between km 0.0 and 4.0, the steepest section being km 2.0 to 3.0 at 6%. Between km 6.0 and 9.0, the road becomes almost rolling (0% to 2%), giving you a real breather. The final stretch, between km 11.0 and 13.0, reminds you that the pass isn't in the bag yet, with gradients of 5% then 4%.
Tips for managing your effort:
1. Pace yourself from the bottom: the first kilometres sit between 4% and 6%, so don't go out too hard before tackling the steepest section, km 2.0 to 3.0.
2. Make the most of the false flat between km 6.0 and 9.0: this is the ideal time to drink, eat and find a steady rhythm before the last part.
3. Save something for the finish: km 11.0 to 13.0, at 5% then 4%, demand a sustained effort, so hold a steady cadence and only go for the final sprint as you approach the summit.
A cyclist who did Kis-kőhát from Miskolc talks about a 75 km round trip via Jávorkút and Nagymező. For him, it was a great day on the bike and a good training ride. Along the route, he took plenty of photos in the Bükk.
From Nagymező or from the Bánya-hegy car park, you first follow the paved road. A sign shows where to leave the tarmac: a bulldozed track heads into the forest. It is also an interpretive trail (Kis-kőhát-Nagymező), and green triangle waymarks lead toward Három-kő. A few stones are placed on the boards of the sign. It's about 1 km on this track to reach a junction. Take the left, climb another 400 to 500 m, and you'll reach the Kis-kőhát transmission tower, roughly in the middle of the plateau.
At the top there's a radio tower, which helps with orientation, a house next to it, and a bit further on the summit sign. One cyclist advises paying close attention to the three-stones sign. Another didn't find any marked trail to the summit. You get there through a clearing in the forest.
The weak point comes up again and again in the accounts: there's no view. One cyclist describes the summit as a house and nothing else, and sees no panorama in any direction. The summit offers no panorama, which is the clearest takeaway from these reports.
13.6 km • 462 m D+
VAM: average climbing speed, based on elevation gain
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