diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/BikeCommonAccessParser.java b/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/BikeCommonAccessParser.java
index c2be912699..12a6f24875 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/BikeCommonAccessParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/BikeCommonAccessParser.java
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ public WayAccess getAccess(ReaderWay way) {
                 return WayAccess.CAN_SKIP;
         }
 
+        String mtbScale = way.getTag("mtb:scale");
+        if (mtbScale != null) {
+            if (!isMtbScaleAllowed(mtbScale))
+                return WayAccess.CAN_SKIP;
+        }
+
         // use the way for pushing
         if (way.hasTag("bicycle", "dismount"))
             return WayAccess.WAY;
@@ -105,6 +111,11 @@ boolean isSacScaleAllowed(String sacScale) {
         return "hiking".equals(sacScale);
     }
 
+    boolean isMtbScaleAllowed(String mtbScale) {
+        // keep even more difficult accessible as one may push, see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:mtb:scale
+        return "0".equals(mtbScale) || "1".equals(mtbScale) || "2".equals(mtbScale);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void handleWayTags(int edgeId, EdgeIntAccess edgeIntAccess, ReaderWay way) {
         WayAccess access = getAccess(way);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/MountainBikeAccessParser.java b/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/MountainBikeAccessParser.java
index 64e855ec30..87de9a011b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/MountainBikeAccessParser.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/MountainBikeAccessParser.java
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ boolean isSacScaleAllowed(String sacScale) {
         return "hiking".equals(sacScale) || "mountain_hiking".equals(sacScale)
                 || "demanding_mountain_hiking".equals(sacScale) || "alpine_hiking".equals(sacScale);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    boolean isMtbScaleAllowed(String mtbScale) {
+        return !"6".equals(mtbScale);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/AbstractBikeTagParserTester.java b/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/AbstractBikeTagParserTester.java
index 7f415ddc62..6e2ef175d5 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/AbstractBikeTagParserTester.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/AbstractBikeTagParserTester.java
@@ -25,14 +25,10 @@
 import com.graphhopper.routing.util.OSMParsers;
 import com.graphhopper.routing.util.PriorityCode;
 import com.graphhopper.storage.IntsRef;
-import com.graphhopper.util.Helper;
 import com.graphhopper.util.PMap;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
-import java.text.DateFormat;
-import java.util.Date;
-
 import static com.graphhopper.routing.util.PriorityCode.*;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
@@ -373,17 +369,25 @@ public void testSteps() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSacScale() {
+    public void testSacScaleAccess() {
         ReaderWay way = new ReaderWay(1);
         way.setTag("highway", "service");
         way.setTag("sac_scale", "hiking");
-        // allow
         assertTrue(accessParser.getAccess(way).isWay());
-
         way.setTag("sac_scale", "alpine_hiking");
         assertTrue(accessParser.getAccess(way).canSkip());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testMtbScaleAccess() {
+        ReaderWay way = new ReaderWay(1);
+        way.setTag("highway", "path");
+        way.setTag("mtb:scale", "0");
+        assertTrue(accessParser.getAccess(way).isWay());
+        way.setTag("mtb:scale", "3");
+        assertTrue(accessParser.getAccess(way).canSkip());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testReduceToMaxSpeed() {
         ReaderWay way = new ReaderWay(12);
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/BikeTagParserTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/BikeTagParserTest.java
index e0e1435c97..9dede16683 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/BikeTagParserTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/BikeTagParserTest.java
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ public void testUnchangedRelationShouldNotInfluencePriority() {
 
     @Test
     @Override
-    public void testSacScale() {
+    public void testSacScaleAccess() {
         ReaderWay way = new ReaderWay(1);
         way.setTag("highway", "path");
         way.setTag("sac_scale", "hiking");
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/MountainBikeTagParserTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/MountainBikeTagParserTest.java
index 246444384f..7e627382bb 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/MountainBikeTagParserTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/MountainBikeTagParserTest.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public void testSmoothness() {
 
     @Test
     @Override
-    public void testSacScale() {
+    public void testSacScaleAccess() {
         ReaderWay way = new ReaderWay(1);
         way.setTag("highway", "service");
         way.setTag("sac_scale", "hiking");
@@ -152,6 +152,19 @@ public void testSacScale() {
         assertTrue(accessParser.getAccess(way).canSkip());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Override
+    public void testMtbScaleAccess() {
+        ReaderWay way = new ReaderWay(1);
+        way.setTag("highway", "path");
+        way.setTag("mtb:scale", "0");
+        assertTrue(accessParser.getAccess(way).isWay());
+        way.setTag("mtb:scale", "5");
+        assertTrue(accessParser.getAccess(way).isWay());
+        way.setTag("mtb:scale", "6");
+        assertTrue(accessParser.getAccess(way).canSkip());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testHandleWayTagsInfluencedByBikeAndMtbRelation() {
         ReaderWay osmWay = new ReaderWay(1);
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/RacingBikeTagParserTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/RacingBikeTagParserTest.java
index fe83bc2749..ac7b952380 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/RacingBikeTagParserTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/graphhopper/routing/util/parsers/RacingBikeTagParserTest.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public void testTrack() {
 
     @Test
     @Override
-    public void testSacScale() {
+    public void testSacScaleAccess() {
         ReaderWay way = new ReaderWay(1);
         way.setTag("highway", "service");
         way.setTag("sac_scale", "mountain_hiking");
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ public void testSacScale() {
         assertTrue(accessParser.getAccess(way).canSkip());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Override
+    public void testMtbScaleAccess() {
+        // Intentionally use the same accessibility as ordinary bikes as pushing a racebike is easier
+        // compared to an ordinary bike. The problem is more the shoes, which makes the situation comparable
+        super.testMtbScaleAccess();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testGetSpeed() {
         EdgeIntAccess edgeIntAccess = ArrayEdgeIntAccess.createFromBytes(encodingManager.getBytesForFlags());