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7 spring flowers of the Buda hills
We can be honest, hiking in Budapest during early spring is not as beautiful or interesting as in the rest of the year. There is no snow anymore, nothing is green yet, the forest is grey and dull, and we can only find a very few types of mushrooms. Fortunately even in...
Finishing the National Blue Trail – Part 2
This is my second blogpost about finishing the National Blue Trail, if haven't read the first part, you can read it here. If you have no idea what this trail is, check my other blogpost about it. The second section in Zemplén We continued the hike the next day from...
Finishing the National Blue Trail – Part 1
It has been such a long journey to complete the National Blue Trail, so I guess finishing it deserves a separate blogpost. It took us 8 years, and so much changed in between. If you want to read about the trail itself and my former experiences, I recommend reading my...
Trail markers of Hungary
When I go hiking in other countries, I see a lot of different solutions for trail blazing. Sometimes there is just one colour and one type of marker for all trails (with texts under them), or sometimes they have more types and...
The coolest canyons of Hungary
Hiking during summer can be quite tiring, the temperature is high, you are sweating as you climb a higher mountain, or you cross a large open-air meadow. That is why I usually prefer to hike in the other three seasons. In this...
Mushroom hunting in Hungary
Hungary has a rich background for mushroom picking (in Hungarian we have a single verb for it: 'gombászni' coming from the noun 'gomba' for mushroom in Hungarian), and it is becoming more and more popular amongst hikers as well. If you decide to go hiking after a...
Hiking in Hungary along the National Blue Trail
Many countries have their own famous trails, like the Appalachian Trail in the United States, the El Camino in Spain or the Pennine Way in the United Kingdom. Of course Hungary also has one, called the National Blue Trail or ’Kéktúra’ (official name: Országos Kéktúra)...
The best hikes around Budapest
Not many capitals around the world can offer so many great possibilities for hikers just in their neighborhood, like Budapest. On the western side of Budapest, the Buda hills make a natural border of the city, and offer their treasures for outdoor enthusiasts and...
Get more ideas on what to do on the Budapest Travel Guide.