German Barefoot Parks


Figure 1--We note school groups in Hirsau (Baden-Württemberg), taking a school trip in a local barefoot park. Here we see 2nd graders enjoying the park.

Germany has many barefoot-parks and many children visit them. This is a trend which began in Europe during the 1990s. It is primarily centered in Germany and Austria, although there are barefoot parks in some other countries. There are now several hundred of these parks set up. Various groups manage these parks, inclusding municipalities. The parks offer people the experience of walking barefoot for a distance. The longest walks are about 3 miles. The parks are frequented by young adults, families, school groups, and others. The walkers have the opportunity to feel natural ground and various materials with the bare soles of their feet. There is a facility at the beginning of each hike for the walkers to store their shoes and sandals in shelves and lockers. Then at the end there are facilities to wash their feet. Visitors enjoy various activities such as climbing and walking through streams and rivers. Many barefoot parks have special facilities for children such as playgrounds.







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