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Black Forest Cycle Route from Karlsruhe to Lörrach

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Black Forest Cycle Route from Karlsruhe to Lörrach

Black Forest Cycle Route from Karlsruhe to Lörrach
Schwarzwaldverein e.V.

Black Forest Cycle Route from Karlsruhe to Lörrach

Cycling Collection by Schwarzwaldverein e.V.

6

days

4-5 h

/ day

377 km

7,580 m

7,420 m

From time immemorial, the Black Forest has exerted a very special fascination on people. The romantic, hilly landscape with its deep coniferous forests and lush green meadows is not surprisingly one of the most popular hiking regions in Germany.

Those who want to experience the impressive hiking region by bicycle will find the ideal route on the approximately 375-kilometer-long Black Forest Cycle Path between Karlsruhe and Lörrach.

Cycling means getting ahead quickly and yet enjoying nature with all your senses. "Nature experience pure" is therefore the motto on the Black Forest Cycle Path, because on the varied tour you either cycle away from the main traffic roads on well-driveable forest paths or on designated cycle paths on the RadNETZ BW.

Where it is not otherwise possible, less frequented roads are also used.
Originally conceived as a mountain bike variant of the Black Forest Club's Westweg trail, the long-distance cycle route also inspires ambitious touring cyclists or E-bike riders. Fitness is required not only in view of the total length, numerous Black Forest peaks have to be overcome, coming from Karlsruhe a total of 7,200 meters have to be climbed.

Now not everyone wants to cycle hundreds of kilometers. The suggested daily stages do not constitute a recommendation, you can plan individually. The Black Forest Club wishes you an unforgettable cycling experience.

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Black Forest Cycle Route

378 km

7,600 m

7,420 m

Last updated: August 19, 2025

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  1. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

    Black Forest Cycle Route Stage 1: From Karlsruhe to Gernsbach

    04:41

    63.5km

    13.6km/h

    1,080m

    1,030m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    From the main station to Geigersberg, there are flat cycle path kilometers, then moderate and short climbs to Pfinzweiler. First steep section up to Dobel. Weithäuslesplatz is the highest point of the first stage. Steep to very steep descent to Plotzsägmühle on the Alb. After a short counter-climb, a

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  2. 04:31

    53.8km

    11.9km/h

    1,210m

    790m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    There is a slight incline from Gernsbach to Raumünzach, but a long, sustained incline between Raumünzach and Hundseck. Relaxing cycling on the northern Black Forest heights to Ruhestein, from there a descent to Baiersbronn-Obertal.

    The Black Forest Cycle Path now runs on the same route as the Tour de

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  4. 05:27

    71.8km

    13.2km/h

    940m

    1,310m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Continuous ascent from Baiersbronn-Obertal to the Black Forest High Road. Otherwise there are hardly any climbs worth mentioning, but instead twelve kilometers of descent to

    Wolfach. Pleasant cycling in the Kinzig Valley to Haslach.

    

    The cycle path initially runs on Rechtsmurgstraße (K 4735), before turning

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  5. 05:45

    67.9km

    11.8km/h

    1,660m

    1,070m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

    Long climb at the beginning. From the Weißenbacher Höhe up to the Martinskapelle, to the Brend and the Alte Eck, climb to the Kalten Herberge. Otherwise easy. With Haslach you leave the Kinzigtal at the same time.

    

    First the route leads towards Hofstetten, then left towards Mühlenbach. The Bücherntal

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  6. 04:27

    50.7km

    11.4km/h

    1,430m

    1,220m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Frequent changes between steep climbs and descents, for example to the Saiger Kreuz, on the Feldberg, in Todtnauberg and Muggenbrunn. Coming from the train station, past the Hotel Jägerhof, the cycle path leads towards Hochfirst and Saig. Along the Hochfirst flank, you initially work your way up very

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  7. 05:44

    69.2km

    12.1km/h

    1,260m

    2,000m

    Expert
    Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Climb from Wiedener Eck to Lückle, then relaxing cycling to Oberböllen. Climb and descent to Neuenweg and from there to Egerten, partly steeply uphill. Beautiful descent into the Kandertal and only short climbs to the red Rain and behind Nebenau. In the valley of the Wiese, the last few kilometers are

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Collection Stats

  • Activities
    6
  • Distance
    377 km
  • Duration
    30:34 h
  • Elevation
    7,580 m7,420 m

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