The route

Route length
Circular route, 48.8 kilometres
Altitude
Ascent: 19 m, descent: 22 m
Orientation
Signposts bearing the logo
Cycle map
Information flyer and map, available free of charge from KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH
Digital tour information
Start/finish Karlsruhe Palace
Travel
By car: Schloßbezirk 10, 76131 Karlsruhe
By public transport: mainline train to Karlsruhe main station, www.bahn.de, local train or tram to Marktplatz station, www.kvv.de
Car parking: Schlossplatz car park, Schloßplatz 16, 76131 Karlsruhe
Special features/sights along the route
Karlsruhe Palace with exciting special exhibitions in the Badisches Landesmuseum; Hardtwald with numerous endangered bird species; the Rhine with its ports, Altrhein nature reserve and Hofgut Maxau; the Alb, which gives the Black Forest valley its name, divides the urban area and flows into the Rhine and Oberwald Zoo, home to elks, antelopes, fallow deer, Przewalski horses and many other wild animals; the Durlach district with its inviting Medieval alleyways and Turmberg, Karlsruhe's local mountain that is accessible by bike – or via Germany's oldest funicular railway.