German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier enjoys hiking and is promoting the German Hiking Day in Oberwiesenthal. The event is taking place under the motto “Active and Connected—Together Through the Ore Mountains,” with Steinmeier serving as patron. He recently tested a section of the trail in the low mountain range near Eibenstock together with his wife, Elke Büdenbender, and representatives of the German Hiking Association—in perfect weather. “It’s not just the patron who’s happy when an umbrella isn’t needed on a day like this,” he remarked about the conditions.
Steinmeier thanked all the volunteers who, in their free time, ensure that hiking trails in the woods, fields, and mountains are well maintained. Repairing and maintaining the trails, as well as putting up signs, involved a lot of work. “We both enjoy hiking ourselves,” said the Federal President on behalf of his wife, mentioning recent hikes in the Pre-Alps and the Swabian Alps. Hikers not only enjoy hiking but are also very responsible toward nature.
