Cantonal Regulation on Footpaths and Hiking Trails (759.111). Pays/Territoire Suisse Sous-division territoriale Aargau Type du document Règlement Date 1989 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén., Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Protection de l’environnement Éco-produits/processus écologique Mise en application Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Zone de montagne Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Résumé This Ordinance implements the Federal Act on Footpaths and Hiking Trails, and the Federal Council's Regulation on Footpaths and Hiking Trails (FWV) of November 26, 1986. The text provides for consideration of the needs of nature and landscape, as well as agriculture and forestry for implementing footpaths and hiking trail legislation by local authorities. The Ordinance prescribes that the footpaths and hiking trails are freely accessible; where necessary, appropriate rights must be acquired for the use of paths that pass through private land. The footpath network should include connections between residential areas, schools, public transport stops, and central public and private facilities with public access. The text consists of 15 Articles divided into 5 Parts and among others refer to assignments of tasks, planning, and maintenance. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.gesetzessammlungen.ag.ch