Before the Bavarian Forest Nature Park and Bavarian Forest National Park, the Bavarian Forest Club was the only institution that placed the culture and nature of the Bavarian Forest at the centre of activties, with its goal of development of the forest for hiking and holiday, and marking and maintaining the hiking trails.
Until the founding of the Bavarian Forest Nature Park in 1967 and the Bavarian Forest National Park in 1970, the Bavarian Forest Club was the only major institution that placed the culture and nature of the Bavarian Forest at the centre of its activities. The main goals of the club were the development of the Bavarian Forest as a hiking and holiday area, the creation of a dense network of hiking trails and the construction of refuge huts. 
