Hungary
Description
Hungarians enjoy walking. In this tidy country the scenery may appear to be somewhat monotonous. Apart from the hill country in the north, with Kékestetö (1014m) as highest mountain, all is rather flat. All the same, there are 11000km of marked hiking trails!
Much walking is done in national parks. Most famous is Hortobágy Puszta Park, the ultimate plain so to say, and consequently declared World Heritage Site. Another is Bükk National Park, an area of mountains and forests in the north of Hungary. Also great for hiking is the northern karst region of Aggtelek National Park, where you can go underground as well.
Of the 11000 kilometers of hiking trails, 2500 have been marked as Blue Trail. These Blue Trails or Kéktúra in Hungarian, lead right across the country and coincide with European long distance trails E3, E4 and E7. The original Blue Tour is said to be the oldest long distance hiking trail of the European continent. It dates back to 1938 and was laid out to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the death of King St. Stephen, first king of Hungary. Good reason for celebration of course. The current 1128km long route strings together all hilly ranges and touches on Lake Balaton. On the way you can collect 147 stamps at so-called check-points, often in railway stations etc. You are kindly requested to address the local officials in a friendly manner for a stamp, and the official website advises as follows: "It is useful (and advised) to carry an ink pad with you along your hikes, because the inking of the official stampers can not be guaranteed." Also forests, and with it portions of the trail, may suddenly be cut down and cleared.
A few practicalities: excellent topographical maps and guides are available. Bring a tent, and swimsuit/trunks, because Hungarians build the best swimming pools in Europe.
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Books
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2003
- Hungary Walking
- Walking in Hungary by Tom Chrystal and Beata Dosa is a Cicerone walking guide to one of central Europe’s most accessible and ideal walking countries. Hungary’s Great Plain often dominates walkers’ image of the country and as a result many visitors are unaware of the ridges of the Matra and Borzsony or the limestone outcrops of the Bukk which... Read more

Netherlands
2003
- Wandelgids Walking in Hungary / Hongarije | Cicerone
- Guidebook to 32 walks throughout upland Hungary, with its landscape of rolling hills, high karst meadows, vineyards, crags, castles and villages. The ancient trails of the country are now a network of walking paths with a good system of coloured waymarks. Background information on preparing for walking in the country also included. Read more

United Kingdom
- Discovering the Heart of Hungary
- A Comprehensive Travel Guide Read more

United Kingdom
- Insight Guides Explore Budapest (Travel Guide with Free eBook)
- Insight Guides Explore BudapestTravel made easy. Ask local experts.Focused travel guide featuring the very best routes and itineraries, now with free eBook.Part of our UEFA Euro 2020 guidebook series. If you`re planning to visit Puskas Arena in Budapest to watch Euro 2020 matches, then this pocket guidebook provides all the information you need... Read more

United Kingdom
- Walking the Woods and the Water
- In Patrick Leigh Fermor's Footsteps from the Hook of Holland to the Golden Horn Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium

Netherlands
- Walking the Woods and the Water
- In 1933, the eighteen year old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out in a pair of hobnailed boots to chance and charm his way across Europe, like a tramp, a pilgrim or a wandering scholar. The books he later wrote about this walk, A Time of Gifts, Between the Woods and the Water, and the posthumous The Broken Road are a half-remembered, half-reimagined... Read more

Belgium
- Walking the Woods and the Water
- In 1933, the eighteen year old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out in a pair of hobnailed boots to chance and charm his way across Europe, like a tramp, a pilgrim or a wandering scholar. The books he later wrote about this walk, A Time of Gifts, Between the Woods and the Water, and the posthumous The Broken Road are a half-remembered, half-reimagined... Read more

Netherlands
- Croatia
- Waterproof Tear-Resistant Travel MapCalled the jewel of the Adriatic Sea," Croatia's medieval cities, turquoise waters, and rugged mountains make this small Mediterranean county big on adventure! National Geographic's Croatia AdventureMap will meet the needs of Croatia's travelers with its durability and detailed, accurate... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

Belgium
- Croatia
- Waterproof Tear-Resistant Travel MapCalled the jewel of the Adriatic Sea," Croatia's medieval cities, turquoise waters, and rugged mountains make this small Mediterranean county big on adventure! National Geographic's Croatia AdventureMap will meet the needs of Croatia's travelers with its durability and detailed, accurate... Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart 3324 Adventure Map Croatia - Kroatië | National Geographic
- Waterproof Tear-Resistant Travel MapCalled the jewel of the Adriatic Sea," Croatia's medieval cities, turquoise waters, and rugged mountains make this small Mediterranean county big on adventure! National Geographic's Croatia AdventureMap will meet the needs of Croatia's travelers with its durability and detailed, accurate... Read more

Netherlands
2017
- Time to momo - Boedapest
- Dit is de vernieuwde versie van de 100% Boedapest-gids! Jij gaat Boedapest ontdekken! Boedapest is een stad van tegenstellingen. Het eerste wat opvalt, zijn de heuvels van Boeda en het vlakke Pest. Maar je ziet er ook oud vs. nieuw, traditioneel vs. hip, en westers vs. oosters. Vergaap je aan de geschiedenis en kunst in musea, paleizen en... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
2017
- Time to momo - Boedapest
- Dit is de vernieuwde versie van de 100% Boedapest-gids! Jij gaat Boedapest ontdekken! Boedapest is een stad van tegenstellingen. Het eerste wat opvalt, zijn de heuvels van Boeda en het vlakke Pest. Maar je ziet er ook oud vs. nieuw, traditioneel vs. hip, en westers vs. oosters. Vergaap je aan de geschiedenis en kunst in musea, paleizen en... Read more

Netherlands
- Semantic Change. a Comparison Betweenwandel Der Wortbedeutung by Hermann Paul and Semantic Change and Cognition by Gabor Gyori
- Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject German Studies - Semiotics, Pragmatics, Semantics, grade: 1.0, University of Hannover, language: English, abstract: The study of language change has evolved at a high rate throughout the last century. Significant insights have been gained concerning the workings of the human mind and, by... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- Semantic Change. a Comparison Betweenwandel Der Wortbedeutung by Hermann Paul and Semantic Change and Cognition by Gabor Gyori
- Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject German Studies - Semiotics, Pragmatics, Semantics, grade: 1.0, University of Hannover, language: English, abstract: The study of language change has evolved at a high rate throughout the last century. Significant insights have been gained concerning the workings of the human mind and, by... Read more

Netherlands
2017
- Reisgids ANWB extra Boedapest - Budapest | ANWB Media
- Handige en overzichtelijke, kleine reisgids voor een eerste kennismaking met de vakantiebestemming of een weekendje stad. Globale uitklapkaart achterin, makkelijk binnenzakformaat. Ontdek Boedapest met de compleet vernieuwde reisgids ANWB Extra Boedapest! Door de combinatie van de pronkgebouwen uit de 19e eeuw en de moderne wijken met... Read more

Netherlands
- Between the Woods and the Water
- The acclaimed travel writer's youthful journey - as an 18-year-old - across 1930s Europe by foot began in A Time of Gifts, which covered the author's exacting journey from the Lowlands as far as Hungary. Picking up from the very spot on a bridge across the Danube where his readers last saw him, we travel on with him across the great Hungarian... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- Between the Woods and the Water
- The acclaimed travel writer's youthful journey - as an 18-year-old - across 1930s Europe by foot began in A Time of Gifts, which covered the author's exacting journey from the Lowlands as far as Hungary. Picking up from the very spot on a bridge across the Danube where his readers last saw him, we travel on with him across the great Hungarian... Read more

Netherlands
2011
- Wandelgids Ungarn West - Hongarije west | Rother Bergverlag
- Duitstalige wandelgids met zeer goed beschreven wandelingen in de genoemde gebieden. Redelijk kaartmateriaal, vooral de beschrijving van de route en de praktische info die er bij hoort is goed. 50 Wanderkärtchen im Maßstab 1:50.000 und 1:75.000, 50 Höhenprofile, vier Übersichtskarten im Maßstab 1:500.000, eine Übersichtskarte im Maßstab... Read more

Netherlands
2018
- Reisgids Budapest - Boedapest | Rough Guides
- Zeer goede reisgids voor zowel de georganiseerde maar vooral voor de zelfstandige reiziger. Boordevol informatie over reizen, slapen, eten, maar ook musea en cultuur. Voor Europese landen en vooral steden meestal completer en beter dan de Lonely Planet ! he Rough Guide to Budapest is the ultimate travel guide to one of Europe's most fascinating... Read more

Netherlands
- Medienfreiheit in Estland Und Ungarn
- Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Medien und Politik, Pol. Kommunikation, Note: 1,3, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Warum hat sich die Medienfreiheit in Ungarn und Estland, glaubt man bekannten Medienfreiheits-Rankings,... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium

Belgium
- Medienfreiheit in Estland Und Ungarn
- Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Medien und Politik, Pol. Kommunikation, Note: 1,3, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Warum hat sich die Medienfreiheit in Ungarn und Estland, glaubt man bekannten Medienfreiheits-Rankings,... Read more
Maps

United Kingdom
- Hungary Michelin
- The Michelin National road map of Hungary at 1:400,000 scale is ideal for route planning. The map gives comprehensive coverage of national road networks showing all major motorways, dual carriageways, national & regional main roads and some single-lane roads. [[Also shows unsurfaced roads and tracks and major footpaths.Distances between major... Read more

United Kingdom
- Hungary - Budapest Road Atlas SPIRAL-BOUND
- Road atlas of Hungary at 1:250,000 combined with a street atlas of Budapest at 1:20,000 from Cartographia, presented in a handy glovebox size and spiral-bound format, each section with an extensive index, plus an enlargement of the Budapest region, etc.The road atlas section shows six different classes of roads, plus cart tracks and selected... Read more

United Kingdom
- Drava Cartographia Water Sports & Cycling Map
- The course of the river Drava along the border of Hungary and Croatia and its section in Croatia to is confluence with the Danube on a detailed contoured map at 1:75,000 from Cartographia in Budapest highlighting waymarked and recommended cycling routes, etc.The course of the river is presented on four panels. An overprint highlights waymarked... Read more

United Kingdom
- Sopron
- Sopron in western Hungary on a street plan at 1:12,500, with a more detailed enlargement of its historic town centre, plus on the reverse a road map at 1:230,000 covering the region between Sopron and Gyor.On one side a street plan covers Sopron; three insets at a slightly reduced scale of 1:20,000 extend coverage to the adjoining... Read more

Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Padurea Craiului Mountains | Dimap
- Padurea Craiuli Mountains at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary Read more

Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Trascau Mountains - south part | Dimap
- Trascau Mountains South at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary Read more

Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Salaj Region and Meses Mountains | Dimap
- Salaj Region at 1:75,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary Read more

Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Ignis, Pietrii and Gutai Mountains | Dimap
- Ignis, Pietrii and Gutai Mountains in northern Transylvania at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary Read more

United Kingdom
- Rodnei Mountains Dimap Hiking Map
- Rodnei Mountains in northern Romania presented at 1:50,000 on a map from Dimap - one of Hungary’s leading cartographic publishers specializing in mapping Transylvania, showing local hiking routes, campsites, places of interest, etc. Contours are at 50m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and colouring for forested areas. The map shows local... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Rodnei Mountains | Dimap
- Rodnei Mountains in northern Romania presented at 1:50,000 on a map from Dimap - one of Hungary Read more

United Kingdom
- Retezat Mountains Dimap Hiking Map
- Retezat Mountains at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary’s leading publishers specializing in mapping of that region. The maps show local hiking routes and provide tourist information such as campsites, places of interest, etc. Many titles include... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Retezat Mountains | Dimap
- Retezat Mountains at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary Read more

Netherlands
- Wandelkaart Vladeasa Mountains | Dimap
- Vladeasa Mountains at 1:50,000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary Read more

Netherlands
- Wegenkaart - landkaart Hungary - Hongarije | Marco Polo
- MARCO POLO Länderkarte Ungarn 1:300 000 ab 11.99 EURO Zoom System Marco Polo Karte Marco Polo Länderkarte. 7. Auflage, Laufzeit bis 2022 Read more