Hochblauen-Runde – Die schönsten Rennradtouren im Schwarzwald

This sporty racing bike tour starts out relaxed, but then takes you on a long ascent directly into the Black Forest. Here you drive through quaint Black Forest villages up to the blue, where you can enjoy the fantastic view as far as the Alps. After a long, rapid descent, you roll back easily along the Rhine.

You start in Bad Krozingen, from where the Hochblauen circuit initially leads quite relaxed on flat roads to the south. Sometimes uphill, sometimes downhill, you drive over beautiful, narrow streets through idyllic villages with a typical Black Forest flair. From Kandern the route slowly picks up: the long driveway up to the 1,165 meter high Hochblauen begins. On the way there are a few tough mountain tests waiting for you. The first of these at Marzell: Here an increase of 16 percent gets your calves pumping while you keep your eyes on your goal, the high blue. After a short flat stretch, the next step is demanding: on the last ascent, inclines of nine to 13 percent await you - here you have to grit your teeth again.

Once at the top, the panorama offers you breathtaking views of the Alps, Switzerland and the entire Vosges chain in France. And of course - not to be forgotten - on the Kaiserstuhl with its small but steep climbs. After the detour to the summit, you only drive downhill. The lap leads back to Bad Krozingen via Badenweiler, Neuchâtel and the time trial course of the Tour de France 2000.

Tip:
Since the tour has the shape of an eight, you can easily shorten it: In Müllheim you decide whether you just want to roll easily through the flat or if you want to go for the Black Forest mountain rating. If you want to save some energy on the mountain or you are running out of time, you can also do the last demanding climb up to the summit of the Hochblauen and thus easily save 200 meters in altitude.