Abstract

During the early twentieth century, northernmost Sweden became integrated into a national communication network. A unique step in this development was bike trail construction in remote forest areas. These trails were only a metre wide, but were built with solid embankments, a good sub-base and drainage. Petitions, regulations, subsidies and the work of committees show the important role that the Swedish Government played in the expansion of the bike trail network. Local commercial and private needs were met during a brief period of time before larger roads were built.

Published in

Journal of Transport History
2012, Volume: 33, number: 1, pages: 42-63

SLU Authors

• Rautio, Anna-Maria

  • Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Östlund, Lars

  • Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation


UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7227/TJTH.33.1.4

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/40943