E3 in Hungary: Some Comments.

The E3 European Long Distance Path follows the Alfoldi Kektura in Hungary (as does the E4). This National Trail, also known as the Great Plains Blue Route, is well waymarked with blue and white stripes, and frequent finger posts. The farm and forest tracks it follows are generally good but can be overgrown and muddy. At the edge of the Hungary's Great Plain it consists of flat arable farmland, plus a large amount of woodland. The woodland, predominantly of black poplar, white poplar and locust trees, is on sandy soils where the ground rises and falls over what may once have been low sand dunes. Appart from the circuitous route south of Debrecen the Kektura visits a couple of villages each day, where there are usually small shops. Although there are few natural sources of water, villages have blue painted "taps" where you can obtain drinking water. However, many of these have now been disabled, maybe so the local municipalities can avoid paying water companies for the water. Kisvarda,  Nyírbátor and a few other villages have accommodation. I wild camped a number of nights however this could be avoided using buses and trains to commute each day to some larger centre, in particular Debrecen. Hungary's public transport systems is extensive and reliable. Bus and train times and options can be found on Google maps, Rome to Rio and similar platforms. Debrecen's city centre in particular is worth a visit. 

My blog of my walk on the E3 from the Black sea starts here.

My blog of this trip starts here.

My blog of this trip through Hungary starts here.

One of the very few signs on the Kektura referencing the E3 and E4 paths.