Dachs Trail – Merklinger Trail loop from Weil der Stadt

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Dachs Trail – Merklinger Trail loop from Weil der Stadt

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Dachs Trail – Merklinger Trail loop from Weil der Stadt

03:32

40.3km

750m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.0 km for 186 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.61 km

Galgenberg

Forest

2.73 km

Short Trail in the Black Forest

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These trees are just gigantic .. you have to see them ...

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6.30 km

View of Simmozheim

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Let your gaze wander over the landscape.

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6.88 km

Hörnle

Viewpoint

12.1 km

Narrow forest trail in the Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

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Nice trail, very narrow, otherwise easy to ride with some practice and technique. However, the bridge is missing at the beginning, ie. you have to carry the bike through the creek bed.

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13.7 km

Nagold Bridge

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Stone bridge in Hirsau over the Nagold.
Decorated with colorful flowers.

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15.6 km

Ernstmühl Weir and Half-timbered House

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Weir on the Nagold. Many boaters also get in here or carry the weir around.

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18.4 km

Dachsbauhütte

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Forest hut, which was originally built as accommodation for forest workers, but now also offers seating for hikers in front of the hut.

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18.6 km

Dachs Trail

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Varied trail through the dense, dark forest with some larger roots. Enjoy!

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28.1 km

Monbach, Maisgraben und St. Leonhardquelle

Nature Reserve

35.2 km

Merklinger Trail

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A must to avoid the road

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40.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.6 km

3.34 km

3.09 km

2.30 km

1.17 km

472 m

354 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

13.3 km

6.18 km

3.49 km

208 m

114 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

March 21, 2024,Weil der Stadt, Ottenbronn, Hirsau, BaLi, Monbachtal

It was now time to travel into “foreign” territory and use the day off to bike in the beautiful Black Forest. I took the train and bike from Stuttgart to Weil der Stadt, actually logical with the usual delays and changing trains in Zuffenhausen to allow a little more time each time... As soon as we started at the start, …

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August 28, 2024,🚲BF🌲Sundowner⬇️🌞⬇️ Kumpels loop

A little after-work round trip with the mates to the Black Forest🌲
Meeting point as always the Calwer Tor in WDS.

Tour route.
Over the fitness trail to the Köpfle↗️ and the NSG ridge Geißberg and Hörnle to Ottenbronn to the girls' lounge🤗💃.
Then a dream trail from OT. to the Wolfsschlucht⬇️ was actually planned, the upper part with the …

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July 12, 2022,2022-07-12 Bad Liebenzell-Burg Liebenzell-Monbachtal

The trails and paths below the castle are quite damaged by forest work, so I won't be driving again anytime soon.

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March 3, 2024,Heute auf den Matschspuren von sport-biken😂🤣🤣

@BF 🌲🥾hike🚴‍♂️bike 〽️ Today I rode a small but challenging tour with a larger portion of trails. Thank you Gerhard for the great template for a great tour that saved Sunday. Following you is just fun! More is nothing more to say.

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