Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
- The road traffic regulations (StVO) apply
- Helmet is mandatory
- Traffic safety responsibility lies with the individual municipalities
- Please carry your ID card with you (France)
Tips and suggestions
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You start your route at the Günter-Bimmerle Halle in Oppenau. Turn left onto "Hauptstraße" and ride into the town center of Oppenau. Here you pass the Church of St. Johannes Baptist. Also, the Protestant church is located along the Karl-Friedrich Straße. Continue to the roundabout and exit at the first exit towards Oberkirch. Turn left at Autohaus Roth onto the bike path. Follow the bike path further in direction Oberkirch. Before the residential area turn left and follow the path to "Bärenbach" street. Follow this uphill to Kalikutt. At the top you find the Chapel of St. Josef. At the next fork (km 7) turn left. Over the Hengsthof it goes down via "Hengstbachstraße" to Ödsbach. After visiting the churches in Ödsbach, turn left onto "Alm" street. At the B28 roundabout keep left and follow the road to Hesselbach. At km 18.6 turn right and ride uphill to the Geigerskopfturm. Then it goes downhill right past the Brandstetter Chapel along "Weintalstraße" (K5369) to Bottenau. At km 25 turn left onto "Rohrbach" street and follow it uphill to the Devil's Chapel. After the visit, go back a bit and turn right towards Nußbach. Turn right onto "Renchtalstraße" (K5369). After the Church of St. Sebastian turn second right and follow "Herztalstraße" to Neuberg. At the fork go uphill left on "Neuberg" street. At the top keep right. You take a detour to the Chapel of St. Wendelin. Return the same way and go downhill on the right. Follow "St.-Wendelin-Straße" past Fröschhof. Turn left at the bottom and cross B28 on the right at the roundabout. Along "Appenweier Straße" (L89) and "Landstraße" (L88) it goes towards Tiergarten. After the cemetery (km 38.2) turn right into "Zum Altenhof" street. At the church turn right onto St. Urbanstraße (K5303). After about 200 m turn left onto "Springstraße". From here follow the bike path further in direction Ringelbach. At L86a, km 40.7, cross the street and keep left towards Ringelbach town center. After 1.1 km turn right onto "Schwender Straße" and then follow the bike path on the right in direction Oberkirch. It goes into the center to the marketplace and then left onto "Hauptstraße" (K5301). In the center you will also find the Catholic and Protestant church. After the Koehler Paper Factory turn right. Before the bridge turn left and follow the bike path along the Rench to Lautenbach. Turn left into "Sendelbachstraße" and keep right at the train station. Follow "Bahnhofstraße" and at the Pilgrimage Church Mariä Krönung keep right and immediately left into "Rüstenbachstraße". The bike path leads you down to B28, which you keep left to Hubacker. The bike path continues to Oppenau. You pass through Oppenau the same way as at the start and arrive back at the route starting point.
Renchtal Tourismus GmbH, Servicestelle Oppenau
Evang. Kirche Oppenau
Tal- und Pfarrkirche "St. Johann auf dem Hügel"
St. Josefs-Kapelle
St. Jakobus-Kaplle
Pfarrkirche St. Jakobus
Naturpark-Wirt Hotel Die Alm
Kapelle St. Josef Hesselbach
Geigerskopfturm
Brandstetter Kapelle
Teufelskapelle
Katholische Kirche St. Sebastian
Wallfahrtskirche St. Wendelin
Parkplatz (Gebührenfrei)
Kirche St. Urban Tiergarten
Martin-Luther-Kirche Oberkirch
Pfarrkirche St. Cyriak
Renchtal Tourismus GmbH
Wallfahrtskirche "Mariä Krönung"
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 is available at: www.efa-bw.de
Directions
By car you can reach us via the B28. Coming from Offenburg follow the B28 towards Freudenstadt. Coming from Freudenstadt follow the B28 downhill the Oppenauer Steige (L92) to Oppenau.Parking
Public parking is available directly at the starting point.Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Author’s map recommendations
Equipment
- Roadworthy bicycle
- Backpack with provisions
- Clothing adapted to the weather
This route is suitable for the following bicycles:
- e-bike pedelec (normal & MTB)
- Mountain bike hardtail
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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