The target was to designate 850 kilometers of narrow paths less than two meters wide in the Black Forest alone. 80 kilometers of these were already in existence, 70 kilometers were added by 2015. A comparison with the 85,000 kilometers of forest roads in the state, which were primarily created for forestry operations, shows that these figures do not come close to meeting demand. The existing paths that are less than two meters wide but prohibited for cyclists are likely to have a total length of several 10,000 kilometers.

Four years after the presentation of the mountain bike handbook, only 185 kilometers of narrow paths in the forest have been designated for cycling. Since 2015, the increase has only been a meagre 35 kilometers. This means that the target of designating 850 kilometers in the Black Forest alone has failed miserably, according to a press release from the German Initiative Mountain Bike e.V. - DIMB for short - in cooperation with the ADFC Baden-Württemberg e.V., the Württembergischer Radsportverband e.V. and the Badischer Radsportverband e.V.

According to the press release, the state government is called upon to admit the failure of the concept and to abolish the unique discrimination against cyclists in the "cycling state of Baden-Württemberg". The egg dance around the 2-meter rule, the effectiveness of which is only believed in at regulars' tables, is making politics increasingly untrustworthy. Yet a more open attitude towards mountain biking would be particularly important to keep rural areas attractive for young people.

According to the DIMB, guests also prefer to travel to destinations that focus on opening up all trails and use the available funds to create additional mountain bike offers. In this way, a region shows that mountain bikers are really welcome. According to the Federal Forest Act, cycling is permitted on all roads and paths. Baden- Württemberg is the only federal state to restrict this to paths over two meters wide in §37.3 of the State Forest Act.The regulation has been ignored in practice by local cyclists since its inception, as shown by studies and even admitted in the current magazine of the Black Forest Association, the press release continues. Mountain biking is being pushed into illegality by this legislation. The ban would not only cause problems for teachers and the youth work of the clubs. It is also a problem for tourism, which is unable to offer attractive routes.