Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
- The traffic regulations (StVO) apply
- Helmet use is mandatory
- The responsibility for traffic safety lies with the individual municipalities
- Please carry your ID card with you (France)
Tips and suggestions
This route is a simplified route. You can find the original church route under ID: 27377407. This route is ideal for an e-bike.
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Roadbook
You start your route at the Oberkirch Tourist Information. Proceed to "Josef-Geldreich-Straße" (K5301). Turn right here. Before the bridge, turn left and follow the bike path along the Rench to Lautenbach. Here, an optional detour to the Pilgrimage Church Mariä Krönung is possible. Turn right into "Sendelbachstraße". After crossing the bridge, turn left towards Ödsbach. At K5301 (km 5.8) turn left. After visiting the churches in Ödsbach, go back a bit and turn left into "Alm" street. You cross the roundabout with the B28 and drive left (km 9.4) towards Oberkirch. On "Ödsbacher Straße", which later leads into Oberdorfstraße, you pass the Oberkirch cemetery and then turn left into "Butschbacher Straße". Turn right at km 11.3 and follow the bike path to "Weintalstraße" (K5369). Passing Fröschhof ("St.-Wendelin-Straße"), it goes uphill to the St. Wendelin Chapel. Take the same path back a bit and then turn left down into the Herztal. At km 15.5 turn left onto "Herztal" street. At the following fork, keep left. From here, you descend to Nußbach. You enter K5305. Turn right onto "Renchtalstraße" (K5369). Immediately turn left again, directly in front of the St. Sebastian Church, into "Zusenhofener Straße". You cross the B28 and arrive at Zusenhofen. Turn right at the town hall into "Lindenstraße" (K5304). A visit to the St. Josef Church is worthwhile. You drive through the town center and continue on "Stadelhofer Straße" (K5304) towards Stadelhofen. Here you pass the St. Wendelin Church. After 300m, turn right onto "Langbühndweg". From here, it goes back parallel to the Rench to Oberkirch. Arriving at "Appenweierer Straße" (L89), cross the street and then the bridge over the Rench on the right. On the dike, continue left along the Rench. At km 26.2, turn left onto "Renchallee". Cross the Rench and the railway line straight ahead. Then immediately turn right into "Eisenbahnstraße". Here you return to the starting point of the route. If you wish, you can still visit the Protestant and Catholic churches in downtown Oberkirch.
Wallfahrtskirche "Mariä Krönung"
Pfarrkirche St. Jakobus
Naturpark-Wirt Hotel Die Alm
Wallfahrtskirche St. Wendelin
Katholische Kirche St. Sebastian
Martin-Luther-Kirche Oberkirch
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
By train to Oppenau station. Also by bus to Oppenau station.
You can reach us via public transport. All information can be found at: www.efa-bw.de
Directions
By car you reach us via the B28. From Offenburg, follow the B28 towards Freudenstadt. From Freudenstadt, follow the B28 downhill through the Oppenauer Steige (L92) to Oppenau and then continue to Oberkirch.Parking
Public parking spaces are available directly at the starting point. Additional public parking spaces outside Oberkirch are optionally available.Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Author’s map recommendations
Equipment
- Roadworthy bicycle
- Backpack with provisions
- Weather-appropriate clothing
This route is suitable for the following bicycles:
- e-Bike pedelec (normal & MTB)
- Mountainbike hardtail
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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