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Forest tracks or forest roads are roads or tracks intended to carry motorised vehicles or horse-drawn wagons being used mainly or exclusively for forestry purposes, such as conservation or
Forest roads may be tarmacked, gravelled or metalled (using hard core) and often have restrictions on use. In many regions the establishment of forest roads is not only subject to approval under forest management law, but also conservation law. Forstweg
in Tyrol retrieved 28 June 2010 In riparian forest and other especially important conservation areas, forest roads and tracks are generally signed as being out of bounds and/or closed off with barriers. In mountainous regions the situation is more complex. On the one hand, forest roads on steep mountainsides must be wider than on the plains in order to enable vehicles to safely negotiate hairpin bends. On the other hand, the widening of old tracks runs the risk of heavier erosion or
Forest roads may be subdivided into various classes according to their capacity. For example, in Germany, the key of topographic maps distinguishes between are metalled roadways (''Befestigte Fahrwegen''), roadways (''Fahrwegen''), forest tracks (''Waldwegen'') and footpaths (''Fußwegen''), the latter not being suitable for forest vehicles.
Funktionenbezogene Optimierung der Walderschließung im Göttinger Stadtwald unter Einsatz Geographischer Informationssysteme
especiall
Kap. 3.4 - Herleiten eines bedarfsorientierten Erschließungsnetzes
Diss. Göttingen, July 1999 * Verwaltungsgericht Köl
Urteil Az. 14 K 5008/07
(PDF; 38 kB), Begründungsteil zur Waldwegedefinition, Cologne, 2 December 2008
Forest roads - access to our forests
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Forest tracks or forest roads are roads or tracks intended to carry motorised vehicles or horse-drawn wagons being used mainly or exclusively for forestry purposes, such as conservation or logging
Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.
Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...
. Forest tracks may be open to ramblers or mountain bike
A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which ...
rs depending on local rules.
Description
Forest roads may be tarmacked, gravelled or metalled (using hard core) and often have restrictions on use. In many regions the establishment of forest roads is not only subject to approval under forest management law, but also conservation law.in Tyrol retrieved 28 June 2010 In riparian forest and other especially important conservation areas, forest roads and tracks are generally signed as being out of bounds and/or closed off with barriers. In mountainous regions the situation is more complex. On the one hand, forest roads on steep mountainsides must be wider than on the plains in order to enable vehicles to safely negotiate hairpin bends. On the other hand, the widening of old tracks runs the risk of heavier erosion or
landslide
Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated grade (slope), slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of ...
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Classification
Forest roads may be subdivided into various classes according to their capacity. For example, in Germany, the key of topographic maps distinguishes between are metalled roadways (''Befestigte Fahrwegen''), roadways (''Fahrwegen''), forest tracks (''Waldwegen'') and footpaths (''Fußwegen''), the latter not being suitable for forest vehicles.
See also
*Agricultural road
An agricultural road or farm track is a service road that serves predominantly agricultural or forestry purposes and has only local significance. Agricultural roads are typically unpaved dirt roads or covered with gravel, but in some cases a ...
Further reading
* Peter Dietz, Wolfgang Knigge, Hans Löffler: ''Walderschließung. Ein Lehrbuch für Studium und Praxis unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Waldwegebaus''. Parey, Hamburg und Berlin 1984, 426 pp., * Swen HentschelFunktionenbezogene Optimierung der Walderschließung im Göttinger Stadtwald unter Einsatz Geographischer Informationssysteme
especiall
Kap. 3.4 - Herleiten eines bedarfsorientierten Erschließungsnetzes
Diss. Göttingen, July 1999 * Verwaltungsgericht Köl
Urteil Az. 14 K 5008/07
(PDF; 38 kB), Begründungsteil zur Waldwegedefinition, Cologne, 2 December 2008
References
External links
* PodcasForest roads - access to our forests
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