Great May yield: new tours in the Black Forest and Allgäu

Hochfirst (Schwarzwald)

Photo: Andreas Meyer

Ride is constantly expanding its tour database. Here is a look back at May 2024: 29 tours were recorded with a focus on the Upper Black Forest, northern Lake Constance and the Allgäu region.

The focus of Ride's tour preparation in May was on southern Germany, primarily in the Upper Black Forest. Great routes around the Schluchsee and in the Wutach Gorge area have been added here. The highlight tours include the Black Forest Three Lakes Tour, the Titisee Trail Tour or the Todtnau Trail Tour. The May focus on the Upper Black Forest fits in with the launch of the Ride Trail Book for the Black Forest at the beginning of May.

An additional focus of data collection in May was in the area of northern Lake Constance and the Allgäu.

The ride database now comprises 2170 researched and detailed singletrail tours, which were accessed a total of just over 100,000 times in May 2024 (source: Google Analytics).

Singletrail tours prepared and published by Ride in May 2024 (red) and the total routes recorded in 2024 (blue)

Newly activated tours in May 2024

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Einsiedler Kretenweg

This fantastic tour leads from the Hochstuckli region over a mountain ridge to Einsiedeln and from there along the Etzel Trail down to Lake Zurich. The fantastic scenery and the exceptionally high proportion of singletrack are the defining features.

Einsiedeln (Switzerland)

Schwarzwälder Drei-Seen-Tour

Lake Schluchsee and Lake Titisee are two highlights of the Upper Black Forest. They are the backdrop to this tour, spiced up with lots of beautiful single trails.

Upper Black Forest (Germany)

Todtnau Trail-Tour

Todtnau in the Upper Black Forest is known for its downhill trail on the Hasenhorn. But there are many more trails here. This trail combo combines some great routes around Todtnau.

Upper Black Forest (Germany)
Freiburg i.B. (Germany)

Höchenschwander Felsenweg

The Felsenweg near Höchenschwand is a great, long and super flowy single trail. The tour is an undisputed highlight in the Upper Black Forest.

Upper Black Forest (Germany)

Gipfel-Trail Hochschwarzwald

The summit trail is a multi-day mountain bike route around the Upper Black Forest. The Ride version is slightly shorter in length, but the trail section is significantly higher.

Upper Black Forest (Germany)

Retterschwanger Trail-Runde

The tour combines the trails in the Retterschwang valley with the lovely area around Sonthofen. If you are looking for a combination of nature experience, single trails, panoramic views and alpine cuisine, this is the right place for you.

Allgäu (Germany)

Titisee Trail-Tour

There are some great single trails around Lake Titisee. On this tour, they are brought together to form a combination of Hochfirst and Höllental.

Upper Black Forest (Germany)

Gehrenberg-Trails

The Gehrenberg near Markdorf has developed into a little trail gem. This route combines the Gehro Trail and the Laimbach Trail into one great loop.

Linzgau (Germany)

Höllental Trail-Runde

Trails, trails, trails! That's the motto of this loop between Kirchzarten and Hinterzarten. The Höllental forms the basis and the Wolfsteige is the entry loop. One of the most trail-rich tours in the Upper Black Forest.

Upper Black Forest (Germany)
Freiburg i.B. (Germany)

Freiburg-Umrundung

City tours are for tourists - or for mountain bikers. There is no better way to explore the spirit of a city than by bike. In this version, the trails of Freiburg are combined into a great city tour.

Freiburg i.B. (Germany)
Upper Black Forest (Germany)

Konstanzer Tal

The Alpsee is one of the most famous spots in the Allgäu. This tour takes you around it and includes the Himmelseck and the Salmaser Höhe in the route.

Allgäu (Germany)

Retterschwanger Tal

The Retterschwang valley is one of the most beautiful spots in the Allgäu. Mountain bikers combine the valley with the descent from the Hornalpe to Bad Hindelang.

Allgäu (Germany)

Hoher Randen

The Hohe Randen is located at the northern tip of Schaffhausen. For mountain bikers, it impresses with its numerous great trails. This route gets an optional shot of adventure with the additional loop through the Wutach Gorge.

Upper Black Forest (Germany/Switzerland)
Zurich Unterland & Schaffhausen (Germany/Switzerland)

Birnlücke

The well-known crossing from Austria to Italy via the Birnlücke is a popular part of an Alpine cross. The descent on the Italian side is particularly suitable as a day tour and offers a varied and challenging trail.

Kronplatz-Ahrntal (Italy)

Schluchsee – Bonndorf

There are some great, little-known single trails hidden in the Schluchsee hinterland. This route combines them into a beautiful tour in the eastern Black Forest, including a visit to the Rothaus brewery.

Upper Black Forest (Germany)

Sulzberg – Bregenzerach

An adventurous trail rides along the Bregenzerach on a former railroad line, which, combined with the Sulzberg descent, makes for a great loop in the Bregenzerwald.

St. Gallen Rhine Valley (Austria/Germany)
Bregenzerwald (Austria/Germany)

Himmelseck

The Himmelseck is located on the southern ridge of the Alpsee in the Allgäu and can be combined with a good tour around the famous lake.

Allgäu (Germany)

Feuerköpfl

The Feuerköpfl on the south side of the Unterinntal valley offers a technical trail and a magnificent view with a southern flair.

Lacherspitz

There are some extremely attractive and technical trail descents around the Wendelstein. The Lacherspitze is one of them and offers even experienced trail bikers an idea of what a challenging technical descent should look like.

Wetterfahne

The Wetterfahne is a panoramic mountain near Kössen and offers a coherent and sometimes challenging enduro route that is also perfect for a half day.

Kufstein (Austria)
Rosenheim-Chiemsee (Austria)

Obere Wutachschlucht

The Wutach Gorge is one of the hiking highlights in the Upper Black Forest. The uppermost segment can also be tackled by mountain bike, provided you ride carefully.

Upper Black Forest (Germany)

Heiligenberg

Heiligenberg is not only a well-known panoramic spot in Linzgau on Lake Constance, it is also a great and technically easy mountain bike route to put together.

Linzgau (Germany)

Lochner Horn

The Lochner Horn near Walchsee is an inconspicuous but rewarding bike summit with a sometimes challenging but impressive trail descent to Walchsee.

Kufstein (Austria)

Höchsten

This easy tour to Illmensee in Linzgau is a beautiful circular tour in the hinterland of Lake Constance, which can also be tackled on a gravel bike.

Linzgau (Germany)

Köglhörndl

The Köglhörndl, majestically situated in the Tyrolean lowlands, offers breathtaking views and a challenging and long trail descent towards the Inn Valley. This descent is peppered with numerous technical highlights.

Kufstein (Austria)

Reither Kogel

The Reither Kogel at the beginning of the Zillertal offers a challenging and varied enduro tour away from the hustle and bustle with particularly good panoramic views in the summit area.

Zillertal (Austria)

Gauchach-Schlucht

The Gauchach Gorge is a branch of the Wutach Gorge with a promising trail on the valley floor. However, the route is not worthwhile for mountain bikers.

Upper Black Forest (Germany)

Ascherjöchl

The often neglected Ascherjöchl between Plessenberg and Zunterköpfl offers technically experienced bikers a challenging trail descent in the upper section, which has a historical background in the Tyrolean lowlands.

Kufstein (Austria)

Reither Kogel Umrundung

At the left-hand entrance to the Zillertal, the tour rides around the Reither Kogel. A few spectacular trail sections provide plenty of downhill fun, especially the last trail down to Bruck.

Here you can find all of Ride's single trail tours: ride-mtb.com/touren

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Everything you need to know about the region Hochschwarzwald: Ride-Spotguide Hochschwarzwald.

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