JonathanR
Aktiv medlem
First case of "allemansrätt hinder" for me
After just over three years and 50,000km, I experienced my first example of someone obstructing my access to a forest track in Sweden.
Out cycling with my friend on our gravel bikes, we went to turn into the forest and a guy was by his barn by the entrance of the track. The first words out of his mouth (in Swedish) were "fucking idiots, where the fuck do you think you're going?"
We explained that we were just cycling, he said take the big road. We explained that we had a right to use the track, he continued being abusive adn said there were people hunting in the forest (there were no signs anywhere) and we decided it wasn't worth it. My friend has lived in our village all his life, but didn't recognise him.
Had he been polite, and had asked us on this occasion to take another route because of the hunt, I would have had no problem at all doing that. The fact that he was so incredibly rude just means that I'll make a point of riding that track very, very regularly.
How does this fall legally? My understanding of allemanrätt is that non-motorised traffic has a right of access at all times, though there must be exceptions. Presumably, to close a track, he would have to have signage? Either way, why be so incredibly rude?
Any advice with how to handle this if it happens again would be really appreciated.
Out cycling with my friend on our gravel bikes, we went to turn into the forest and a guy was by his barn by the entrance of the track. The first words out of his mouth (in Swedish) were "fucking idiots, where the fuck do you think you're going?"
We explained that we were just cycling, he said take the big road. We explained that we had a right to use the track, he continued being abusive adn said there were people hunting in the forest (there were no signs anywhere) and we decided it wasn't worth it. My friend has lived in our village all his life, but didn't recognise him.
Had he been polite, and had asked us on this occasion to take another route because of the hunt, I would have had no problem at all doing that. The fact that he was so incredibly rude just means that I'll make a point of riding that track very, very regularly.
How does this fall legally? My understanding of allemanrätt is that non-motorised traffic has a right of access at all times, though there must be exceptions. Presumably, to close a track, he would have to have signage? Either way, why be so incredibly rude?
Any advice with how to handle this if it happens again would be really appreciated.

