A continuous bike trail from Gempen to Muttenz remains a pipe dream for the time being, however. The approved route is around three kilometers long and rides from Winterhalle-Wald to Eselhalle via Rütihard. It ends at the "banana bridge" on the outskirts of Muttenz. The intention on this section is to separate mountain bikers and hikers because high speeds were reached on the previous route through the Rothallen nature reserve. The new bike trail will include berms as well as double and table jumps. Construction work is due to start at the end of April.

The aim is to later create a continuous mountain bike descent from Gempen to Muttenz. However, what has not been possible for 15 years cannot now be completed in one summer. Instead, the aim of this section of trail is to prove that bikers and other forest users can coexist without any problems, even in heavily used areas.The financing of the route is unusual. The funds from the "bike4trail" fun race as part of the Basel Bike Festival are being used for the construction. The man hours are being put in by the Trailnet Basel section with the support of other mountain bikers. "bike4trail" will take place again on August 24, 2012, and this time the funds will also be used to build and maintain the bike trails.Map of the planned bike trail:
http://map.schweizmobil.ch/?trackId=125130&map=0.75