Abstract ID: 3.9827 | Accepted as Talk | Talk/Oral | TBA | TBA

In Europe, we have around 1.500.000 km of marked trails. Climate changes, such as floods, storms, landslides, droughts, etc. have a major direct impact on trails, which is why trail keepers every year have to invest more time and resources to maintain trails. However, climate changes also have a major impact on forests, which is why the forestry industry is increasingly demanding the construction of new forest and tractor roads in forest areas. Since many marked trails are in forest areas, this could be consider as indirectly impact of climate changes on marked trails, as many new forest and tractor roads damage or destroy during construction. An agreement should be reached at EU level between all stakeholders that forest exploitation shall not damage or destroy marked trails (footpaths).