Way character

of examples of way characters

as way characters, or also moving characters or moving marking, is designated a symbol laid on in the landscape, which marks the distance of a moving way in nature.

purpose

way characters possess a tutoring and are to also non-resident Wanderern out the further process of a moving way to point. In addition the indications are often laid on or in the form of stickers at lantern stakes or other smooth surfaces glued on in view distance at trees with color. These symbols appear likewise on moving map works . The way characters are explained often by information and synoptic charts at output or points of entrance. The way characters at branches are supplemented frequently with directional markers and with Zählziffern, in order to be able to differentiate homogeneous ways from each other.

The way characters must be refurbished regularly, since them by the forest management, by environmental influences and Vandalismus in the course of the years to disappear or fade. The revitalization of the way characters takes place usually honorary via moving associations.

Way characters are attached more rarely by municipalities or local associations for local history or historical. These mark usually culture-historical, industrialhistorical or other topic moving ways and are subject to their own symbolism and organization.

symbolism

the kind of the symbol and also the colour lies in the hand of the respective moving association, which prepared and marked the moving ways. In many regions proper systematics for these indications were developed, so that also non-resident visitors can close on the basis the indication giving on the kind and length of the moving way.

• Germany far frequently a white St Andrews cross for supraregional main moving straining is used. These distances can be long several hundred kilometers.
• By moving parking lots outgoing, so-called driver moving ways are frequently marked by a A by added number, the numeral, ex.s. A1. With these acts it are usually around short, usually three to seven kilometers, rare over 20 kilometers long, local round moving ways, which lead back again to the starting point.
• In individual regions like the Black Forest the entire Wegenetz is provided with a uniform way character. At points of crossing signposts/guides inform about the next in each case stage goal. Here one cannot identify to an individual way however on the basis the Zeiches.

permission for the mounting of way characters, given by the upper landscape authorities, supraregional working, large moving associations with defined effective range possess legal basis those after German right only regionally or. This regulation decreases/goes back to a realm law from the year 1934 , with which mark the savage be dammed should. This law applies this very day in form for that nationallandscape - and forest laws.

In addition, with this overall permission new moving ways before that müsen the marking by the lower landscape authorities in the detail to be approved.

quality criteria

there the way characters primarily non-resident one pilot are, are certain qualitative requirements for the mounting of the way characters to be fulfilled.

• Environmentalcompatible and uniform mounting with color in the natural landscape area and by means of stickers in the residential area.
• Regular revitalization.
• The next in each case indication should in view direction and - distance its
• distance sufficient depending upon area and kind of way. (At paths within more closely vegetation more frequently, on long cross-country distances more rarely)
• directional markers may not leave a clearance open for interpretation
• the change of the vegetation should be considered. In the winter appropriate way characters can be covered in the summer by sheets.

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