diff --git a/contribs/osm/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReader.java b/contribs/osm/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReader.java
index c34157f34e9..168c97f9513 100644
--- a/contribs/osm/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReader.java
+++ b/contribs/osm/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReader.java
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ public final class OsmBicycleReader extends SupersonicOsmNetworkReader {
 	private static final Set<String> bicycleNotAllowed = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(OsmTags.MOTORWAY, OsmTags.MOTORWAY_LINK,
 			OsmTags.TRUNK, OsmTags.TRUNK_LINK));
 	private static final Set<String> onlyBicycleAllowed = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(OsmTags.TRACK, OsmTags.CYCLEWAY, OsmTags.SERVICE,
-			OsmTags.FOOTWAY, OsmTags.PEDESTRIAN, OsmTags.PATH, OsmTags.STEPS));
-
+//			OsmTags.FOOTWAY, OsmTags.PEDESTRIAN, OsmTags.PATH, OsmTags.STEPS // Steps should only be allowed if there are ramps.
+			OsmTags.FOOTWAY, OsmTags.PEDESTRIAN, OsmTags.PATH, OsmTags.STEPS_RAMP, OsmTags.STEPS_RAMP_BICYCLE
+	));
 	private final SupersonicOsmNetworkReader.AfterLinkCreated afterLinkCreated;
 
 	public OsmBicycleReader(OsmNetworkParser parser,
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ public Builder() {
 			addOverridingLinkProperties(OsmTags.FOOTWAY, new LinkProperties(10, 1, 10 / 3.6, 600 * BIKE_PCU, false));
 			addOverridingLinkProperties(OsmTags.PEDESTRIAN, new LinkProperties(10, 1, 10 / 3.6, 600 * BIKE_PCU, false));
 			addOverridingLinkProperties(OsmTags.PATH, new LinkProperties(10, 1, 20 / 3.6, 600 * BIKE_PCU, false));
-			addOverridingLinkProperties(OsmTags.STEPS, new LinkProperties(11, 1, 1 / 3.6, 50 * BIKE_PCU, false));
+			addOverridingLinkProperties(OsmTags.STEPS_RAMP, new LinkProperties(11, 1, 1 / 3.6, 50 * BIKE_PCU, false));
+			addOverridingLinkProperties(OsmTags.STEPS_RAMP_BICYCLE, new LinkProperties(11, 1, 1 / 3.6, 50 * BIKE_PCU, false));
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/contribs/osm/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmTags.java b/contribs/osm/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmTags.java
index 0c5dc5d6cb2..df552ca6c2a 100644
--- a/contribs/osm/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmTags.java
+++ b/contribs/osm/src/main/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmTags.java
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ public class OsmTags {
 	public static final String FOOTWAY = "footway";
 	public static final String PEDESTRIAN = "pedestrian";
 	public static final String PATH = "path";
-	public static final String STEPS = "steps";
+	public static final String STEPS_RAMP = "ramp";
+	public static final String STEPS_RAMP_BICYCLE = "ramp:bicycle";
 
 	public static final String HIGHWAY = "highway";
 	public static final String MAXSPEED = "maxspeed";
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class OsmTags {
 	public static final String CROSSING = "crossing";
 	public static final String TYPE = "type";
 	public static final String RESTRICTION = "restriction";
-	
+
 	public static final String RAILWAY = "railway";
 	public static final String RAIL = "rail";
 	public static final String NARROW_GAUGE = "narrow_gauge";
diff --git a/contribs/osm/src/test/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT.java b/contribs/osm/src/test/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT.java
index 5e023e1fff0..e848342c80d 100644
--- a/contribs/osm/src/test/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT.java
+++ b/contribs/osm/src/test/java/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
 import org.matsim.api.core.v01.network.Network;
 import org.matsim.core.network.NetworkUtils;
+import org.matsim.core.network.io.NetworkWriter;
 import org.matsim.core.utils.geometry.CoordinateTransformation;
 import org.matsim.core.utils.geometry.transformations.TransformationFactory;
 import org.matsim.testcases.MatsimTestUtils;
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ void test_andorra() {
 				.build()
 				.read(inputFile);
 
-		Network expectedResult = NetworkUtils.readNetwork(Paths.get(matsimTestUtils.getInputDirectory()).resolve("expected-result.xml.gz").toString());
+		new NetworkWriter(network).write(matsimTestUtils.getOutputDirectory() + "andorra-output.xml.gz");
+//		Network expectedResult = NetworkUtils.readNetwork(Paths.get(matsimTestUtils.getInputDirectory()).resolve("expected-result-steps.xml.gz").toString());
+		Network expectedResult = NetworkUtils.readNetwork(Paths.get(matsimTestUtils.getInputDirectory()).resolve("expected-result-stepRamps.xml.gz").toString());
 
 		Utils.assertEquals(expectedResult, network);
 	}
diff --git a/contribs/osm/test/input/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT/test_andorra/expected-result-stepRamps.xml.gz b/contribs/osm/test/input/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT/test_andorra/expected-result-stepRamps.xml.gz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac8b29038bf
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diff --git a/contribs/osm/test/input/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT/test_andorra/expected-result.xml.gz b/contribs/osm/test/input/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT/test_andorra/expected-result-steps.xml.gz
similarity index 100%
rename from contribs/osm/test/input/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT/test_andorra/expected-result.xml.gz
rename to contribs/osm/test/input/org/matsim/contrib/osm/networkReader/OsmBicycleReaderIT/test_andorra/expected-result-steps.xml.gz