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Black Forest Cycle Route
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Wolfach Market SquarePhoto: Werner Hillmann, Schwarzwaldverein e.V.
Up and down by bike over the Black Forest heights
BY BIKE FROM KARLSRUHE TO LÖRRACH
The Black Forest has always held a very special fascination for people. The wild romantic low mountain landscape with its deep coniferous forests and lush green meadows is rightly counted among the most popular hiking regions in Germany.
Those who want to experience this impressive hiking region by bike will find the approximately 375 km long Black Forest Cycle Route between Karlsruhe and Lörrach the ideal route.
Cycling means moving quickly and still enjoying nature with all senses.
"Pure nature experience" is the motto on the Black Forest Cycle Route, because on this varied route you cycle either away from main roads on well-ridable forest paths or on designated cycle paths on RadNETZ BW. Where no other option exists, you also use lightly trafficked streets.
Originally designed as a mountain bike variant of the Black Forest Association West Trail, the long-distance cycle route also attracts ambitious riders of touring bikes or e-bikes.
Stamina and fitness are necessary not only because of the total length; numerous Black Forest peaks must be overcome, totaling 7,200 m altitude to be managed coming from Karlsruhe.
Of course, not everyone wants to cycle hundreds of kilometers. The proposed daily stages are recommendations, and you can plan individually.
The Black Forest Association wishes you an unforgettable cycling experience.
Author’s recommendation
Technical equipment:
Whether with muscle power or with electric support: We recommend a tour-compatible MTB, a robust trekking bike or a gravel bike. Due to the altitude meters to be achieved, the use of bicycle trailers is not recommended, especially in the southern Black Forest.
Signage:
On forest roads and side streets, traditional signage applies: white signs with the red lozenge of the Black Forest Association with the bicycle symbol. The signs are attached to trees or signposts.
On routes that run on public cycle paths – e.g. RadNETZ-BW – you will also find route stickers on the cycle path signs. There, the directional signage is provided by the general green cycle path direction arrows.
As of 30.04.2025, Stage 2 from Unterstmatt the route runs newly on the tourist cycle path 11 to the Mummelsee. The signage is done using route logos on the cycle path signs and with green arrows along the route.
From Ruhestein, the route has been restored to the original routing and runs parallel to the tourist cycle paths 4, 7 and 8. The signage rules are the same as before.
11.11.2024 Stage 4: From Friedenweiler, the route runs exclusively on the RadNETZ BW cycle route towards Neustadt and is guided by the route logo on the main cycle route signs. The change applies in Neustadt from Schwarzwaldstraße to Hotel Jägerhaus, where there is a connection to the previous cycle path routing. The same applies in reverse direction from Saig.
16.09.2024: Stage 2: At Ruhestein, at the National Park Center, the route guidance was changed. A few meters after crossing the street, the cycle path leads right down into the forest to soon meet the original route again.
19.07.2024: Stage 1: Between Straubenhardt and Dobel route changed (to previous routing)
17.07.2024: Stage 2: Route change between Seibelseckle and Darmstädter Hütte towards Ruhestein.
08.07.2024: Stage 6: At Malsberg-Marzell the route was relocated shortly after the town exit onto the road. The signage is done using the route logo at the cycle path sign location.
24.05.2024: Stage 2: small adjustments Baiersbronn-Obertal, Seibelseckle. Digital track of the routing locally adjusted.
22.03.2024: Stage 1: Shortly after the start in Karlsruhe, in the area of the Oberwald Animal Park up to Aue, the route was adapted to the urban cycle network. The signage is mostly done by route logos on the main cycle path signs.
13.05.2023: Route change Stage 4. New: Schönwald - Martinskapelle - Brend - Alte Eck. Old: The long descent via Katzensteig is no longer valid.
This measure eliminated a steep and difficult ascent in Schochenbach.
The Black Forest Cycle Route is signposted in both directions.
Visit the numerous sights in towns and communities
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
Special caution is required on steep sections
Tips and suggestions
You can get information at the tourist information offices along the route as well as from the Black Forest Associations located along the route, see individual stages
Roadbook
Description of the route see individual stages (click on the stage title):
- Karlsruhe Main Station–South Exit (110 m) – Aue (117 m) – Thomashof (265 m) – Mutschelbach (203 m) – Karlsbad-Langensteinbach (245 m) – Ittersbach (325 m) – Pfinzweiler (362 m) – Dobel (689 m) – Weithäuslesplatz (822 m) – Zieflensberg–Plotzsägmühle (530 m) – Rißwasenhütte (570 m) – Loffenau (319 m) – Gernsbach (172 m).
Stage 2 Gernsbach - Baiersbronn / Obertal
- Gernsbach (172 m) – Obertsrot (189 m) – Hilpertsau (193 m) – Weisenbach (194 m) – Au im Murgtal (228 m) – Langenbrand (260 m) – Forbach (332 m) – Raumünzach (400 m) – Hundsbach (660 m) – Hundseck (884 m) – Unterstmatt (928 m) – Mummelsee (1,029 m) – Seibelseckle (956 m) – Ruhestein (918 m) – Baiersbronn-Obertal (600 m)
Stage 3 Baiersbronn/ Obertal - Haslach
- Baiersbronn-Obertal (600 m) – B 500-Alexanderschanze (971 m) – Kniebis (920 m) – Zwieselberg (841 m) – Roßberg (752 m) – Zieflesbrunnen – Schmidsberger Platz – Waldhans (630 m) – Waldlehne (730 m) – Staufenhof (640 m) – Wolfach (263 m) – Hausach (238 m) – Fischerbach-Eschau – Haslach (220 m)
Stage 4 Haslach - Neustadt i.Schw.
- Haslach (220 m) – Mühlenbach (260 m) – Landwassereck (629 m) – Rensberg (923 m) – Schonach (885 m) – Wittenbach-Weißenbacher Höhe (1,010 m) – Martinskapelle (1,100 m) – Brend (1,150 m) – Alte Eck (1,065 m) – Neueck (980 m) – Neukirch (950 m) – Kalte Herberge (1,030 m) – Schwärzenbach-Ahornhäuser (1,030 m) – Kleineisenbach (980 m) – Friedenweiler (902 m) – Rudenberg (900 m) – Neustadt (805 m).
Stage 5 Neustadt i. Schw. - Wiedener Eck
- Neustadt (805 m) – Saiger Kreuz (988 m) – Saig (988 m) – Altglashütten (991 m) – Bärental (976 m) – Feldberger Hof (1,260 m) – Todtnauer Hütte (1,320 m) – Todtnauberg (1,019 m) – Muggenbrunn (967 m) – Wiedener Eck (1,043 m)
Stage 6 Wiedener Eck - Lörrach
- Wiedener Eck (1,043 m) – Lückle (1,157 m) – Untermulten (1,030 m) – Oberböllen (923 m) – Neuenweg (743 m) – Grube (893 m) – Jungholz (990 m) – Lipple (892 m) – Egerten (923 m) – Vogelbach (679 m) – Malsburg (480 m) – Kandertal-Roter Rain (490 m) – Egerten (350 m) – Nebenau (326 m) – Hauingen (312 m) – Lörrach (294 m)
Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd
Hauptbahnhof Karlsruhe
Tourist-Information Karlsruhe
The Baden State Museum
Karlsruhe Palace
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Karlsruhe Main Station www.bahn.de ; www.bwegt.de
Get Timetable to destination
Directions
A5: B3; B36; B10 Karlsruhe - be sure to follow appropriate signs to the main stationParking
Parking lot train station UTM 32U E 456441.887 N 5426812.742Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
13.05.2023 Due to numerous route adjustments, the cycling and hiking maps listed below are no longer up to date.
R753 Northern Black Forest Cycle map 1:75,000 Northern Black Forest area from Karlsruhe in the north to Schramberg in the south and from the Rhine Valley to the eastern line Pforzheim - Rottweil.The map content includes long-distance cycle routes, supraregional and regional cycle routes as well as tourist information. ISBN 978-3-89021-768-0
R756 Southern Black Forest Cycle map 1:75,000 Southern Black Forest area from Lahr in the northwest and Schramberg in the northeast to the Hochrhein in the south and from the Rhine Valley to the eastern line Schramberg - Klettgau.The map content includes long-distance cycle routes, supraregional and regional cycle routes as well as tourist information. ISBN 978-3-89021-772-7
Available at bookstores, tourist information offices and the main office of the Black Forest Association in Freiburg www.schwarzwaldverein.de E-mail: verkauf@schwarzwaldverein.de
Book recommendations for this region:
Equipment
Biker-appropriate clothing, sufficient drink for the trip, helmet, day backpack
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions
Unanswered