FootpathSwitzerland
8. Footpath
A footpath is a path or part of a road intended primarily for pedestrian traffic. It may run alongside a road, through a park or residential area, or independently from roads used by motor vehicles.
A footpath may be reserved exclusively for pedestrians or may form part of a shared route with cyclists or other permitted users. Access, priority and permitted users depend on the traffic signs and local regulations applying to the path.
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What does Switzerland’s blue circular pedestrian-path sign mean?
It marks a Fussweg in German or chemin pour piétons in French, a path for pedestrians. Pedestrians must use the indicated path. Signs showing both pedestrians and bicycles identify a different facility, which may be shared or divided into separate parts.
🔗 fedlex.admin.ch • OCR Art 41(4); OSR Art 33(2): child cycling and pedestrian paths
Mandatory path for pedestrians.
English • Traffic sign 2.61 • Footpath.
Deutsch • Verkehrssignal 2.61 • Fussweg.
Français • Signal 2.61 • Chemin pour piétons.
Italiano • Segnale 2.61 • Strada pedonale.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Fedlex.admin.ch • SSV, Anhang 2 (DE)
🔗 Fedlex.admin.ch • OSR, annexe 2 (FR)
🔗 Fedlex.admin.ch • OSStr, allegato 2 (IT)
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Bundesamt für Strassen (ASTRA) • Public domain • Original revision 2017-07-08. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Swiss signalling ordinance, version 1 October 2026, annex 2: Fedlex.admin.ch • Signal 2.61, PDF page 110. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. This is an educational illustration, not a manufacturing specification.
Can children cycle on Swiss pavements and pedestrian paths?
Children under 12 may use pavements and pedestrian paths when no cycle path or cycle lane is available. They must adapt their riding and speed to the circumstances, take particular care of pedestrians and give them priority.
🔗 fedlex.admin.ch • OCR Art 41(4); OSR Art 33(2): child cycling and pedestrian paths
May an adult cycle on a Swiss pavement merely to accompany a child?
No. The under-12 exception does not extend to an accompanying adult. The adult must use a lawful cycling route or walk with the bicycle. Separate signed cycling permission, if present, must be assessed on its own terms.
🔗 fedlex.admin.ch • OCR Art 41(4); OSR Art 33(2): child cycling and pedestrian paths

Traffic rules
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