At the northern point of Wiesbaden (my local town), we have the Neoberg (a hilltop overlooking the city).
Generally, there are three ways to reach the summit (about 700 ft).....a winding paved road (taking 30 min of a walk), a railcar (4 min) that costs a couple of Euro, and a steep 'rough' trail that you could climb in 20 minutes (if you were in great shape).
Generally, I'd tell most people (especially over the age of forty)....take the winding road down or ride the rail vehicle. DON'T walk down the steep trail.
Well....Friday night came and some older gal (they don't give her age) stumbled around and probably broke 'something'.
Rescue services got called.
In the end, a team showed up....got her up to the top level, and had a ambulance take her down the mountainside.
For a hundred years....this steep trail has existed, and I would imagine every year......some guy or gal has gotten injured.
Concreting up the trail or making it safe? They could probably do it, but it's probably a million-Euro job.
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