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With a few exceptions the walks described in the guide follow the official waymarked trails to ensure that there are no access problems or disputes with landowners. Apart from the restricted areas mentioned above it is permissible to explore the many unmarked tracks through state forest land and national parks. Hungarian walkers tend to follow waymarks, so this is a good way of seeing the more secretive wildlife such as the moufflon or eagle owl. Respect boundaries whether in the public or private domain: do not climb fences or gates unless there is a ladder provided and it is on a waymarked route. Appendix 2 lists a few warning and no entry signs the walker is likely to encounter. As a general rule stay out of an area with signs saying Tilos! or Figyelem!

Village Facilities

The practical information about accommodation and local public transport should cover the traveller’s needs, but as much of the walking passes through villages it is worth mentioning a few points. A village with a tiny population can be spread along a very long main street – more than a mild inconvenience if you have walked a long way on a hot day. Facilities are often not well centralised, and it can be a long trek to find accommodation, a shop or a bar which is situated, from the exhausted walker’s point of view, at the wrong end of the village. A few tourist-friendly villages have information boards in English and German but they are often poorly designed, badly translated or have faded lettering. With few exceptions village shops tend to close by midday Saturday and do not open again until Monday, although shops in villages geared to tourists open later and on Sundays. Bread runs out early, and goodquality fruit and vegetables are difficult to find because most villagers grow their own. Look out for tables in front of houses laden with garden produce. There is an honesty box for the payment, although it is not often clear how much the householders, who are rarely around, want for a green pepper.