Design Guide for Barefoot Parks
Stairs and ladders
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descends, stairs may prevent inexperienced barefooters from slipping and suffering injury. |
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| Stone stairs | Steps of rough stone prevent slipping on slopes. |  |
| Somewhat irregular natural flagstones are well suited for stairs in barefoot parks |
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| Lying ladders | Stepping uphill from
rung to rung is a nice balancing exercise.
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 A handrail provides more safety and is especially recommended in downhill direction. |
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| Wooden stairs with different materials | Stairs can have varying
wooden surface or gaps to be filled with all kinds of material. To avoid mixing, loose
materials should not change from step to step.
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 Various foot sensation materials can be
placed within the stairs: pavestones as well as sand, and even mud. |
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