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 A common error is to assume that the red lines on the map (the official waymarked routes) will be very obvious on the ground. Unlike the faint dotted lines on the map denoting tracks, the red lines tend to stand out, but they might be less obvious on the ground.

 In a few examples the superimposition of the red lines on the map can be inaccurate enough to place the waymarked route on the wrong side of a stream or valley. It is not a common problem but the knack to not getting lost in the forest is to balance waymark awareness with good map reading.

 Military maps (katonai térkép) in the standard 1:50 000 and 1:25 000 scales are available in a few specialist shops in Budapest. There is really no need to buy these more expensive maps as the walks in this guide are covered by the Cartographia series, which is sufficiently accurate for following waymarked trails.

Forestry, Hunting, National Parks, Privatisation and Access

Forestry

About 15 per cent of Hungary is covered in woodland, most of which is in the hill country. The state planted a third of today’s forest in the 1940s, although many clear-cut areas have since regenerated naturally. The state continues to manage over half of the forests, but the little forest trains no longer haul tonnes of timber down from the hills. Since the 1980s there has been more selective felling and an increasing emphasis on conservation. Forty per cent of forest is now in private hands or belongs to those agricultural co-operatives that survived the changes after 1989. Forestry operations during the week are a fact of life and a route may be closed for safety reasons. There is usually an alternative route to get around the obstacle.