A pathway to legal and sustainable mountain biking trails : Case study from Switzerland

Wyttenbach, Martin; Hochreutener, Adrian; Rupf, Reto

Publication type:	Conference other
Type of review:	Editorial review
Title:	A pathway to legal and sustainable mountain biking trails : Case study from Switzerland
Authors:	Wyttenbach, Martin Hochreutener, Adrian Rupf, Reto
et. al:	No
Proceedings:	The 11th MMV Conference: Behavioural changes of outdoor and landscape recreational consumption in Global Green Deal context. Book of abstracts
Conference details:	11th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV11), Jūrmala, Latvia, 19-22 September 2022
Issue Date:	21-Sep-2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Jūrmala
ISBN:	978-9984-633-74-9
Language:	English
Subjects:	Visitor management; Visitor monitoring; Landscape; Recreational resources; Tourism; Outdoors
Subject (DDC):	306.48: Free time and tourism 333.7: Land, natural recreational areas
Abstract:	Mountain biking has become a very popular outdoor sports activity in Switzerland in the last two decades. Currently, 7.9% (680,000 people) of the Swiss population regularly practice mountain biking (Lamprecht et al., 2020). According to Swiss federal law, trails that are not suitable or obviously not intended for use by vehicles or bicycles -such as footpaths and hiking trails - must not be used by them. Exceptional permits for unofficial trails are possible at the cantonal level. To meet the needs and to better channel mountain bikers at places that are not critical for nature conservation and other stakeholders, such as hunters, infrastructure should be designed to be attractive and sustainable (Pröbstl-Haider et al., 2018). To ensure that trails are accepted and used by mountain bikers, it is crucial to involve the local mountain biking scene in the planning, implementation and maintenance of the proposed infrastructure (Hardiman & Burgin, 2013). The aim of this study was to develop exemplary solutions for the legalization of existing trails for mountain biking. in a small recreational forest perimeter in the Canton of Aargau. Different methods such as user monitoring and participatory process management were applied. The study is not yet complete. This report provides an insight into the ongoing process.
URI:	https://www.mmvconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MMV11_abstract_book_2022.pdf https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/26797
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Wyttenbach, M., Hochreutener, A., & Rupf, R. (2022, September 21). A pathway to legal and sustainable mountain biking trails : Case study from Switzerland. The 11th MMV Conference: Behavioural Changes of Outdoor and Landscape Recreational Consumption in Global Green Deal Context. Book of Abstracts. https://www.mmvconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MMV11_abstract_book_2022.pdf

Wyttenbach, M., Hochreutener, A. and Rupf, R. (2022) ‘A pathway to legal and sustainable mountain biking trails : Case study from Switzerland’, in The 11th MMV Conference: Behavioural changes of outdoor and landscape recreational consumption in Global Green Deal context. Book of abstracts. Jūrmala: Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. Available at: https://www.mmvconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MMV11_abstract_book_2022.pdf.

M. Wyttenbach, A. Hochreutener, and R. Rupf, “A pathway to legal and sustainable mountain biking trails : Case study from Switzerland,” in The 11th MMV Conference: Behavioural changes of outdoor and landscape recreational consumption in Global Green Deal context. Book of abstracts, Sep. 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.mmvconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MMV11_abstract_book_2022.pdf

WYTTENBACH, Martin, Adrian HOCHREUTENER und Reto RUPF, 2022. A pathway to legal and sustainable mountain biking trails : Case study from Switzerland. In: The 11th MMV Conference: Behavioural changes of outdoor and landscape recreational consumption in Global Green Deal context. Book of abstracts [online]. Conference presentation. Jūrmala: Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. 21 September 2022. ISBN 978-9984-633-74-9. Verfügbar unter: https://www.mmvconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MMV11_abstract_book_2022.pdf

Wyttenbach, Martin, Adrian Hochreutener, and Reto Rupf. 2022. “A Pathway to Legal and Sustainable Mountain Biking Trails : Case Study from Switzerland.” Conference presentation. In The 11th MMV Conference: Behavioural Changes of Outdoor and Landscape Recreational Consumption in Global Green Deal Context. Book of Abstracts. Jūrmala: Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences. https://www.mmvconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MMV11_abstract_book_2022.pdf.

Wyttenbach, Martin, et al. “A Pathway to Legal and Sustainable Mountain Biking Trails : Case Study from Switzerland.” The 11th MMV Conference: Behavioural Changes of Outdoor and Landscape Recreational Consumption in Global Green Deal Context. Book of Abstracts, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, 2022, https://www.mmvconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MMV11_abstract_book_2022.pdf.