The Foia trail in our guide book alluded us two years ago as we could not even find the start. This time we asked at the shop. The friendly owner gave us directions to the starting point of the trail but asked us to call back and let him know if we could follow it, he seemed in doubt.. We should have known from past experience with our book that it would not be easy. The maps are to say the least vague and there is no actual description. At first all went well, walking down the road fro the top of Foia and even had some markings on the way. Things got less exact as we continued down the valley with a lot of guess work on Sarah's behalf and a bit of luck. The final section took us down the main road and we had to guess where to turn off. The track was overgrown and not signed at all and we started to doubt whether we were correct. Then Sarah spotted the radio masts on the top of Foia so we just headed towards them. A great walk in some lovely countryside and well worth the effort. The shop at the top is an Aladdin's cave majoring on knitwear, most of which were cheaper than the wool needed to make them. Great value. The last picture is a house an English guy was restoring. He is intending to set up a B&B as a walking base for the area. He will do guided walks. Good luck.
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