@PLC07: the downhill track is only for bikers. But hikers don't have to pay 20'000 CHF if there walk on it... @jaybird951: I haven't forced you to read it.

i'm living in canton bern and know the problem. I live next to an official downhill trail(Biel Trail). Biel is a town of 50,000 inhabitants. And on weekend everybody, want to go into the forest. that means, in the woods are many mountain bikers, people who are walking on, grandmas and grandpas who want their peace and quiet, people with dogs or horses, families, children, joggers and and and.. This often leads to conflicts between bikers and hikers. Either because bikers ride on the way for the walkers or because walkers walk of the downhill trail. Or because mountain bikers built illegal trails. To build a legal trail in Switzerland, is a lot of work. The forest owners, foresters, residents must agree projects like these. Ten years ago this wasn't a problem. But today many more people has discovered mountain biking. And because so many people now cycling in the forest, these are bothersome. And just because more and more people want to like mountain biking, it's so stupid to make it illegal. I'm sorry for my bad english..