Water Sports and Cycling/Hiking Etiquette

To ensure you can fully enjoy nature, please follow a few rules designed to protect the environment and ensure your safety.

For Hikers and
Cyclists• Roads, field paths, and forest trails may be in poor condition due to heavy use. Please ride with caution and, if in doubt, slow down if you’re unsure about the surface.
• Please use only the main trails.
• On forest trails, be aware of fallen or falling branches.
• Keep a safe distance from agricultural and forestry vehicles; these vehicles always have the right of way on field and forest paths! Cycling is permitted but is at your own risk.
• Please also be considerate of other groups of visitors using the same paths.
• Obey signs and agricultural and forestry barriers.
• Please remember that various animals need undisturbed areas and quiet zones.

For Water Sports Enthusiasts
: The following guidelines are generally recommended:
• Take advantage of the services offered by Steinhuder Personenschifffahrt.
• Use electric boats, pedal boats, and canoes on the water.
• When sailing, present the appropriate “sailing license
.”• When surfing, present the appropriate “surfing license
.”• Please kitesurf only in the designated area.
• Have fun swimming.

Please note:
• Do not operate a boat with an internal combustion engine on the water.
• Do not operate a boat while under the influence of alcohol.
• Do not operate a boat more than one hour after sunset.
• Do not operate a boat during the winter navigation ban.
• Do not enter nature reserves or swimming areas marked off by buoys.
• Do not enter reed beds.
• Do not approach the fish traps within 100 meters.
• Do not litter.

When navigating at sea, the rules of right-of-way and general provisions of the German Inland Waterways Regulation apply.

© F. Toffel

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