Access to the open countryside on roads and paths as well as on unused ground areas for the purpose of recreation is permitted to all and is governed by

• for the forest according to the Federal Forest Act and the Thuringian Forest Act,
• in the open countryside according to the Federal Nature Conservation Act and the Thuringian Nature Conservation Act.

The term "open landscape" generally includes areas outside contiguous built-up districts.

In the open countryside, the following is considered equivalent to "entering": horseback riding, cycling, and driving with harnessed vehicles or ambulances (Section 34 (1) Sentence 4 ThürNatG).

In the forest, cycling and driving with ambulance chairs as well as with passenger cars whose drivers or passengers are in possession of a special parking permit for severely handicapped persons is permitted on fixed paths and roads, as well as horseback riding on marked paths and roads (Section 6 (3) sentences 1 and 2 ThürWaldG).