Elephant Rally

Each year between 5,000 and 10,000 riders from all over Europe participate, some bringing modified motorcycles and special designs.

The most important change is the complete prohibition of all vehicles except motorcycles for several kilometers around the periphery of the meeting area.

New regulations called Zurück für die Zukunft, or "Backwards for the Future" in English, were established for the 2015 rally to enforce a return to the event's spartan roots.

[2] The rules are meant to ensure that participants do not stage elaborate tents with furnaces or trailer their vehicles to the event.

[3][4] After the rally was canceled in 1988, some private individuals organized a parallel alternative meeting, which has taken place since then each year.