Gravel road

Forest roads are intended for the transport of motor vehicles or wagons, non-public roads, together with the associated ancillary facilities which are exclusively or predominantly as infrastructure for forestry, which involves maintaining the forest and the Delivering the logging. Forest roads in the forest are a part of the forest.

The Legend German topographic maps is in ways that open up the forest, differentiated by capacity between Paved driveways, driveways, forest roads and footpaths, the latter are more likely not accessible by a forestry vehicle.

In the riparian forest and other high conservation value areas are forest roads and streets usually characterized by a driving ban or shut off with barriers.

In the mountains, the situation is more diverse. On one hand, the forest roads must be wider on steep slopes than in the lowlands, to allow for the large machines a safe driving on switchbacks ( hairpin bends ). On the other hand, increases by widening driveways age the risk of greater erosion or landslides.

About the general accessibility of forest roads for mountain bikers is discussed controversially. The forestry sector often finds itself in precisely the regions led to restrictions on where the tourism industry for free navigability advocates. In some regions, the establishment is not only forestry law, but also under nature conservation law subject to approval.

See also: Wirtschaftsweg in Germany, dirt trail in Austria