Graf-Rhena Trail in the Alb Valley – Graf-Rhena Trail loop from Karlsruhe Hagsfeld

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Graf-Rhena Trail in the Alb Valley – Graf-Rhena Trail loop from Karlsruhe Hagsfeld

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Graf-Rhena Trail in the Alb Valley – Graf-Rhena Trail loop from Karlsruhe Hagsfeld

04:08

66.7km

460m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 32.8 km for 113 m

After 34.5 km for 316 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.7 km

Old town around Ettlingen Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Ettlingen Castle is a baroque castle in the center of the Baden-Württemberg town of Ettlingen.
Today's castle had two, possibly three, previous buildings. After the Baden Margrave Hermann V was …

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12.8 km

The Alb River and Ettlingen Old Town

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Old, historic, well-kept city worth seeing with many highlights. After exploring the city, be sure to stop by the Vogelbräu. It's worth it!

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20.1 km

Graf-Rhena-Weg Forest Path

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Beautiful forest path through the Alb valley

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23.3 km

Graf-Rhena Trail in the Alb Valley

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Here you are on the Graf-Rhena-Weg in the Albtal. The path is the classic path through the Albtal. It leads picturesquely along meadows through the Black Forest landscape. The path takes its name from the German diplomat Friedrich von Rhena.

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30.7 km

Graf-Rhena Trail

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Nice view and great way into the Albtal.

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32.9 km

Mündungsbecken

Lake

35.5 km

View of the Albtal Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Interesting landscape and nature

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37.7 km

View of Frauenalb Abbey

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view of Frauenalb Monastery on the state road towards Bad Herrenalb.

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39.7 km

Albtal und Seitentäler

Nature Reserve

44.5 km

Newly Paved Cycle Path in Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

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"Bicycle forest highway"; really fun, in both directions. Only moderate inclines.

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66.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.5 km

23.0 km

6.47 km

4.33 km

285 m

119 m

Surfaces

51.5 km

10.2 km

3.10 km

1.53 km

404 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 30 October

13°C

4°C

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

June 20, 2026,KA - Bad Herrenalb

It was also a birthday present: Together with daughter and son-in-law (my wife and my youngest were also allowed to come) to the Badische Alb

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May 13, 2025,KA - Ettlingen - Bad Herrenalb und zurück

In Karlsruhe again. As the driver of the best of all wives, I seized the opportunity and took my bike along to cycle a few kilometers through the predominantly flat terrain. Flat terrain probably applies primarily to the Rhine plain, but on the route I chose – Karlsruhe, Ettlingen, and along the Alb (=small river) to Bad Herrenalb – the …

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May 1, 2024,Albtal mit Oldtimern auf Straße 🚙🚗🚐 und Schiene 🚂🚋

The Dampfnostalgie Karlsruhe (a section of the Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde eV) has been running in the Albtal for 45 years. The first locomotive was the 86 346, which will hopefully be able to run again soon. Later the 58 311 was added and even express train locomotives of the 01 series! For this anniversary on May 1st, vintage cars were invited …

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February 6, 2023,Fahrradtour

Was a nice tour, but the forest is something cut down, that looks really wild

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August 19, 2023,Kloster Frauenalb und zurück!

Count Rhena Weg. Actually a "must have" if you live in or around Karlsruhe. There was also a monastery festival in Frauenalb, which is always very nice. With the temperatures, the path is predestined because it only goes through the forest and is pleasant to drive. A small "mountain rating" is included, but easy to manage with ⚡️. We made …

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November 3, 2024,Eis-schleck-Fahrrad 🍨 Challenge die 21. 😋😀

Bicycle is repaired...
The weather is perfect...

So I took the chance to have another ice cream in November.

The tram took me and my bike to Bad Herrenalb.

Then I rode the Graf Rhena Weg, which runs along the Alb, to Ettlingen.

In Ettlingen I treated myself to a delicious ice cream at the Pierod ice cream parlor.

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August 17, 2024,Albtalb rauf und runter und Runde durch KA zum Braustübl 🍻

From Ettlingen we first took the Pamina cycle path leisurely uphill to Bad Herrenalb, where we made a circuit through the town. Then we took the Graf-Rhena-Weg, the nicer side, via Frauenalb past the former monastery back to Ettlingen. From there we took the Pamina Weg again and kept going along the Alb to Grünwinkel to the Moninger Braustübl.
Then …

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