Hiking magazine denounces shortcuts by hikers

The Ride blog about shortcuts on hiking trails made a big splash. Many readers wrote in the comment columns at the time that hikers are often also responsible for the creation of shortcuts. This topic does indeed seem to be topical in hiking circles and, interestingly, is not blamed on mountain bikers.

In the "Mountain etiquette" section of the hiking magazine Bergwelten.com, the Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Alpine Association explains why hikers should avoid the time-saving line choice - mostly for the same reasons as in our blog: Plant protection, landscape and erosion. So mountain bikers and hikers are not that different.

Click here for the article: www.bergwelten.com/berg-knigge-darf-man-beim-wandern-abkuerzen

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Hiking magazine denounces shortcuts by hikers

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