Awards For The Completion of The Blue Tour
Anyone who completes the Blue Tour obtains the Blue Tour Badge of MTSZ, which is free of charge to members of the MTSZ. Non-members may buy their badge. The badge is an irregular quadrangle with a road leading towards mountains with a blue signed post and below in red stripe with the following: "Országos Kék-túra MTSZ". The MTSZ publishes and hands over the badge - if it is possible - with a small ceremony. It keeps record of the people, who have completed the Blue Tour.
The number of people who have completed the Tour is more than 4100 in year 2007. A lot of people have completed twice, or many times the Blue Tour.
There are three sections on the route of the Blue Tour, which have their own fee:
- Dorogtól Nógrádig túramozgalom (Hikers’ Movement between town Dorog and Nógrád) through the Pilis Mountains, Buda Mountains and Börzsöny Mountains – 138.8 km, 4490 m total climb.
- Mátra-Bükk útjain túramozgalom (Hikers’ Movement named on the Paths of Mátra and Bükk Mountains) through the Mátra and Bükk Mountains – 120.0 km, 4360 m total climb
- Veszprém megyei kéktúra túramozgalom (Hikers’ Movement named The Blue Tour of Veszprém County) between town Sümeg and Bodajk through the Highland of Balaton and Bakony Mountains – 247.8 km, 5360 m total climb
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The badge of Hikers' Movement between town Dorog and Nógrád
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The badge of Hikers’ Movement named on the Paths of Mátra and Bükk Mountains
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The badge of Hikers’ Movement named The Blue Tour of Veszprém County
The MTSZ has announced the Children's Blue Tour (GYKT) with a reduced 300 km distance for the children between 6 and 14, which is divided in 9 regions:
- Mountains of Kőszeg – Little Hungarian Plain
- Highland of Balaton
- Bakony Mountains
- Vértes Mountains – Hilly Country of Gerecse
- Pilis Mountains – Mountains of Buda
- Börzsöny Mountains – Hilly Country of Cserhát
- Mátra Mountains
- Bükk Mountains – Hilly Country of Aggtelek
- Hilly Country of Cserehát – Mountains of Zemplén
Children who complete at least 50 km distance in a region obtain the regional badge of Children's Blue Tour (GYKT). If the length of the completed sections reaches the 300 km, the children obtain the badge of GYKT. In case of organising and leading a group of children, the leader can obtain the badge, if the number of the children is at least 6.
The participants can get in one region only one badge, independently of the done distance.
The length of a region is appr. 100-150 km. If a child already has a badge in a region, because he/she has done at least 50 km, he/she won't get a newer budge, if he/she take trips in further 50 km length in this region. These conditions are valid at the badge for the GYKT, as well.
The done distance in the GYKT may be included in the OKT, as well. The validation of the completion is the same as in the OKT.
Read more about this topic: Countrywide Blue Tour In Hungary
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