Hungary - A Country of Trails

In the eyes of most foreigners Hungary is not the place to visit for hiking, trail running, trekking or extreme adventures. Sure, there are some beautiful cities that are worth a visit and the braver might even venture into the countryside to take in the mild scenery and maybe go on a brief excursion.

Mátrabérc Trail - photo by Szaszafoto

But not a lot of people know that Hungary has a blooming hiker culture that has been growing for more than a hundred years and that in the past 30 years countless organized hikes and trail events popped up ranging from easy to extreme, among which anybody can find a suitable challenge.

In this blog I will attempt to present a compact and comprehensible guide for those who would like to venture into the world of Hungarian trail challenges providing useful information about events, regions and Hungarian hiking in general.

I hope some people will find this blog useful and we will see more and more foreign faces in the Hungarian forests!