Great article! The part on the Freedom to Roam resonates with how things are in Norway where I live. It grants access to fantastic riding, but there are loads of grey areas on what is allowed. Also, getting permission to build things can be tricky since it is hard for the land owner to benefit from it. The result is often continuous improvements on natural trails, but very little purpose-built trails.
Heavy use by different user groups on the same trails can also cause issues. Specifically when a lot of new riders see videos from other locations (BC for instance) of high speed shredding on purpose built trails. Doing the same thing on multi-use trails does not always work out well.
On a positive note we have massive amounts of great natural trails available :)
June 8, 2020, 4:43 a.m. - olaa
Great article! The part on the Freedom to Roam resonates with how things are in Norway where I live. It grants access to fantastic riding, but there are loads of grey areas on what is allowed. Also, getting permission to build things can be tricky since it is hard for the land owner to benefit from it. The result is often continuous improvements on natural trails, but very little purpose-built trails. Heavy use by different user groups on the same trails can also cause issues. Specifically when a lot of new riders see videos from other locations (BC for instance) of high speed shredding on purpose built trails. Doing the same thing on multi-use trails does not always work out well. On a positive note we have massive amounts of great natural trails available :)