Salabasina-árok is a roughly two-kilometre-long, very demanding ravine in the southern part of the Visegrád Hills, broadly counted within the Pilis range, in the municipality of Pomáz, Hungary. It's a place for those seeking a wild, little-known corner of nature — a rugged gorge that tests hiking skill and nerve.

The gorge collects water flowing down from the Lom-hegy and Tornyos-hegy massifs and channels it toward the Dera stream. In drier periods the streambed can be almost empty, but after heavy rain hikers may need to scramble past small waterfalls along certain stretches. Similar in character to the nearby Holdvilág-árok and the Rám Gorge near Dömös, it is far less developed, making it considerably more difficult and risky without proper experience.

How to get there

• From the road connecting Pomáz and Pilisszentkereszt — access is complicated by the fact that part of the route crosses private land (the former Podmaniczky estate, later Liszenkómajor, now Fülöp Kecskefarm), where passage is restricted; it's best to plan a detour around the farm from the west
• By Volánbusz intercity lines 860 and 861, getting off at the Gyógyáruértékesítő Vállalat stop
• From Lajosforrás in Szentendre — from the former tourist house by the Lajos spring to the Lom-hegyi saddle, passing Lom-hegy to the north (yellow trail) or south (red square, then red cross), then following the red trail toward the gorge

Practical information

• Marked hiking trails bypass the gorge itself — entering it means leaving the official route
• Part of the approach crosses private farmland with restricted access
• The Salabasina cave (Salabasina-üreg) lies on the western side of the gorge, about 800 metres from the Pilisszentkereszt–Pomáz road, some 15–20 metres below the rim

The name is believed to have Turkish origins, possibly referring to potash burning once carried out at the head of the valley — its earliest documented mention appears on maps from the First Military Survey of the 1780s.