80 mountain bikers from Zug met in mid-June to found the "IG Mountain Bike Zug" in order to take joint action against the planned restrictions on the Zugerberg, Walchwilerberg and Rossberg. However, the group's intentions go much further. In future, they want to be a point of contact for the cantonal and communal authorities on mountain biking issues and represent the interests of mountain bikers in terms of a shared, tolerant and future-oriented use of the trails.

The cornerstone of the initiative is a development plan for the area between Wildspitz and Zug, which was adopted by the cantonal council a year ago. This proposes, for example, imposing a comprehensive driving ban in the region at weekends. The canton of Zug is still under the misapprehension that mountain bikers ride cross-country.Under the banner of "diversification of use" and "visitor guidance", many local mountain bikers now fear that existing and attractive bike routes will be subject to a ban in future. It also goes without saying that forestry, hunting and agriculture were involved in the development of the guiding principles, but not the recreational interests of mountain bikers, for example. Nevertheless, it was recognized during the development of the mission statement that bans alone are not a solution. For example, new attractive routes for bikers and a downhill route are to be examined. Media release from the canton of Zug
www.zug.ch/behoerden/baudirektion/amt-fur-raumplanung/aktuell/entwicklungsleitbild-zuger-walchwiler-rossberg

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