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View from Hârom-kő, Bükk, Walk 9

National Parks and Protected Areas

Hungary boasts many national parks and they provide a refuge for the nation’s rarest flora and fauna. The territory of a national park or other specially protected area is delimited on walking maps using red dots. On the ground a sign with an egret symbol marks the entrance to a national park, although some regions have their own symbol: the fire salamander in the Aggtelek; and the carline thistle in the Bükk. Look for the letters NP (Nemzeti Park – National Park); TVK (Tájvédelmi Körzet – Landscape Protection Area); and TVT (TermészetvédelmiTerület – Nature Conservation Area). Many walks in this guide pass through national park land and other conservation zones, so keep to the waymarked paths and access will not be a problem. Red hatching on a walking map or the words Nem látogatható! (No visitors!) denote highly restricted areas where rare birds are nesting. Do not be tempted to enter these zones hoping to see rare species as the restriction might be for another reason such as hidden mine shafts dating back to the eighteenth century. Note that all caves in Hungary are protected.