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Greentrails – 400 kilometers of bike trails and routes
In the German Low Mountain Range, a trail network is being created that is second to none: 14 communities are building a trail center and all are connected with other trails. The whole project is called Greentrails and includes 400 kilometers of bike trails and routes. The EU supports the project with 20 million euros.
Guarda / St. Moritz / German Low Mountain Range - In the German low mountain range, a trail network is being created that is second to none: 14 communities are building a trail center and all are connected with other trails. The whole initiative is called Greentrails and includes 400 kilometers of bike trails and routes. The EU supports the project with 20 million euros.
Germany is still struggling to let mountain bikers ride on existing narrow paths. It is better to build your own trails for them. The district of Waldeck-Frankenberg, located in the north-west of the federal state of Hesse, now wants to do things with a big scoop under the name Greentrails. 14 communities will each have their own trail center. 200 kilometers of bike routes are to be created by 2026.
The 14 trail centers will be connected to each other by a further 200 kilometers of existing paths. So, this is a signaling project. 400 kilometers of connected paths and trails are more than Germany's flagship project in Freiburg has to offer. Whereby a club and the bikers themselves have realized everything. The Greentrails are a public sector project. 20 million euros for beginner trails.
The financing is of a different dimension: the EU is contributing 20 million euros through its support program for rural development. According to media reports, the region is also hoping for a tourist effect. The trails are not only intended for the local population.
They are also intended for everyone, from beginners to experts. They should be built accordingly. Trail building expert Diddie Schneider is responsible for making sure it turns out this way. The German has been building tracks all over the world since the 1990s. He is joined by Thomas Schlecking and the planning office Bioline. The design for the public does not necessarily promise experienced trail bikers a spectacle in the form of serpentines. But if Diddie Schneider is the designer, it could be truly interesting.
The Greentrails should be complete in 2026.
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