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Gundelfingen

Kandel Serpentines – Kandel Summit Viewpoint loop from Gundelfingen (Breisgau)

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Gundelfingen

Kandel Serpentines – Kandel Summit Viewpoint loop from Gundelfingen (Breisgau)

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Kandel Serpentines – Kandel Summit Viewpoint loop from Gundelfingen (Breisgau)

02:50

49.8km

1,140m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 20, 2026

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Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 10.3 km for 141 m

After 32.5 km for 114 m

After 33.0 km for 99 m

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Start point

Train Station

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17.8 km

Kandel Ascent

Highlight • Climb

The climb from Waldkirch to the 1,204-meter-high Kandelsattel not only offers a respectable height difference of a good 900 meters, but the route also offers an almost Alpine flair with its winding and partly steep course. One of the most beautiful climbs in the Black Forest. Currently (12/2022) the lower half has been newly asphalted, but the upper half is in poor condition. Which doesn't matter on the way up, but requires caution on a possible descent and significantly reduces the fun.

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18.6 km

Kandel Serpentines

Highlight • Climb

One of the sporting highlights in the Black Forest is the north-west ascent to the Kandel from Waldkirch. Here you climb almost 1,000 meters over a distance of 12 kilometers. The asphalt isn't quite as good anymore, but that doesn't bother you so much uphill - with up to 18% it doesn't roll that well here anyway.

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22.3 km

Kandel Summit Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Kandel attracts many visitors, both in summer and winter. There is plenty of parking space at the top of the pass. There is also a starting point for hang gliders and paragliders. The hotel at the top of the pass has been closed for a long time. There is a kiosk where you can buy drinks and small snacks. There are also some seating areas from which you can easily watch the planes.

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22.4 km

Kandel Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Kandel offers an ascent of quite alpine quality with the starting point in Waldkirch. A good 900 meters in altitude and up to 13% incline on a narrow mountain road demand one or the other drop of sweat. You will be rewarded with a great view from the high point at 1,200 meters down into the Elztal, the Rhine plain, across to the Vosges and, with good visibility, even to the Alps in the south.

The route from Waldkirch is also recommended for the ascent because of the quality of the roads. Currently (01/2022) it has numerous potholes and longitudinal cracks in the upper area, which make the descent quite rough. Renovation measures were in progress in 2019 and 2020 and so the first almost 350 meters in altitude and 3.6 kilometers from Waldkirch are smooth and freshly asphalted again. In general, the route is much wider in the direction of St. Peter/Glottertal, but here too the ravages of time are gnawing, and in some sections you have to be careful on the descent.

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29.9 km

St. Peter Panorama

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This small Hoferschließungsweg is an attractive alternative to the direct descent from Kandel to Glottertal. Well paved leads the way over pastures with the best views, which extends to Feldberg, over to the pass between St. Peter and the Glottertal. Here you can either continue to St. Märgen or via St.Peter to Freiburg or directly to Glottertal. A little caution, in the curves like sand.

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32.5 km

Scheuerwald

Forest

32.9 km

St. Peter Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

Large and spacious church/monastery square. Very beautifully designed inside.

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42.6 km

Vineyards above Glottertal

Highlight • Natural

The vineyards in the Glottertal, which lie above the village, are somewhat unusual for the Black Forest, but are therefore all the more interesting.

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43.7 km

Glotter Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Probably the most famous valley in the area but not necessarily the most beautiful. In the lower part it is still quite flat towards St. Peter and then becomes a real uphill climb. Due to the large number of tourists, the traffic is usually quite heavy.

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49.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.2 km

3.30 km

2.38 km

690 m

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.1 km

333 m

162 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,200 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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Kandel Serpentines – Kandel Summit Viewpoint loop from Gundelfingen (Breisgau)

Kandel Ascent

Kandel Serpentines

Kandel Summit Viewpoint

Kandel Pass

St. Peter Panorama

St. Peter Abbey

Vineyards above Glottertal

Glotter Valley

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