A woman rides her bike on a cycle path. A forest can be seen in the background.
Tölzer Land Tourism, Jörg Spaniol

Cycling

Strengthening cycling is an elementary component of promoting sustainable mobility.

The main aim is to increase the attractiveness of cycling in everyday life. 

For this reason, the district had a cycling concept drawn up in 2021 with a focus on everyday cycling, which now forms the basis for promoting cycling. In order to promote mobility awareness and draw attention to the importance of cycling for the success of the transport transition, the district takes part in the Climate Alliance's City Cycling campaign every year.

Cycling is also very important from a tourist perspective. Not only because of the attractive landscape, but also the two long-distance cycle paths Bodensee-Königssee-Radweg and München-Venzia make the Tölzer Land very popular for cyclists.

Everyday bike concept

The LEADER funding notice consists of four flags or logos lined up next to each other. From left to right, first is the coat of arms of the Free State of Bavaria, then the flag of the European Union, then the LEADER logo and finally the logo of the LAG Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen. Below this, in black lettering, is "Funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Areas (EAFRD)".
LAG Action Group Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

Now that the district has had an attractive leisure network for some time, in 2019 the district set itself the goal of further promoting cycling and having a cycling concept drawn up with a focus on everyday cycling. While the focus of leisure cycling is on providing attractive routes through the countryside, everyday cycling focuses on other aspects. In order to make everyday cycling attractive, it is important that routes are as direct as possible without major detours and meters in altitude. Furthermore, asphalted paths are advantageous in everyday life, as they are easier to maintain and are easy to ride on even in bad weather. For these reasons, roadside cycle paths are particularly important for everyday cycling, as they are usually the most direct connection between town centers.

An important component of the concept was the overarching coordination between cities, local authorities, construction authorities and other stakeholders. The involvement of all stakeholders was intended to promote cooperation, increase acceptance and, last but not least, ensure that all relevant perspectives were taken into account.

In addition to the intensive coordination work, the on-site inspection and analysis of the cycle network was a key component of the concept in order to clearly identify necessary development measures within the cycle network. A total of 475 km of the everyday cycle network was cycled. Of these, almost 315 km (66%) were already well passable. However, 300 problem areas were also recorded and 50 gaps in the network were identified. The range of measures now required to rectify these is diverse. The task now is to take action step by step to eliminate problem areas and close gaps in the network. Involving representatives from politics and administration is essential. This is the only way to ensure that cycling can make a major contribution to sustainable mobility, especially for our many everyday journeys.
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