Hiking Checklist

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Before you sit on the first train that goes to the edge of the nearest forest, stop for a minute, and think about what you might need to bring with you to your adventures. Why? Who knows what difficulties you will encounter – like the lack of civilized toilets or no fast food restaurants ? […]

Why choose hiking?

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You are probably sitting in a comfortable chair, asking why the heck should I go hiking? (If that’s not the case, then my bad, though it shouldn’t hurt to read this article.) Well, the answer is simple, hiking has various benefits for everybody who attempts to conquer the forest. Thankfully hiking is an activity that basically […]

The strangest types of hiking

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The term ‘hiking’ does not only cover the activity of wandering in the forest with a map or GPS. It means so much more than that, and if you’ve ever been hiking before, you should know that. In this article, we collected a few very – and I mean VERY – strange types of hiking, […]

Hike route signs in Hungary

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Official signs Line markers generally indicate routes starting from important points, such as railway, tram, boat and bus stations and stops, leading to other equally important points, and marking hiking trails through mountain ranges. The blue line sign marks the nationally significant roads leading through at least one mountain and several landscapes (e.g. National Blue […]

Easy: < 10 km 
Moderate: 10-20 km
Difficult: > 20 km