Following this sign for 4 days, for a total of about 240 km....
....we cycled through the Upper Black Forest, the Upper Rhine, the Three Nations Corner, and the Markgräflerland....
Starting from our doorstep in Freiburg....
and cycled through the Dreisamtal to Kirchzarten
where we bravely climbed about 500 m in height by taking the train called the Höllentalbahn to Hinterzarten.
We cycled from Hinterzarten, through Titisee, Neustadt, and on the Bähnle-Radweg
where one can see beautiful scenery of the Upper Black Forest:
...stopping in Lenzkirch for a late lunch.
After lunch, back on the Bähnle-Radweg towards Bonndorf where beautiful fields stretch as far as the eye can see....
before racing downhill to Stühlingen where we stopped to rest for the night. We biked 68 km the first day....
Views from our hotel were marvellous!
We start Day 2 continuing downhill through the Wutach valley towards the Upper Rhine.
The Upper Rhine forms the border between Germany and Switzerland...truly majestic!
We biked through the Upper Rhine region and stopped for lunch at an idyllic town called Laufenburg, which has a little bridge across the Rhine to a town in Switzerland with the same name.
It was a neat feeling to just walk across the bridge into Switzerland!
About 10 km more, and we arrived at our destination for the second night: Bad Säckingen. A bit larger than Laufenburg, it's also a town right on the Rhine, with a bridge to Switzerland. In the late afternoon, we even fit in a 6 km hike, back into the Black Forest, to enjoy the views of Switzerland across the river.
Altogether, we cycled 54 km on Day 2.
Day 3 would be the shortest ride of the journey, but not easy at all. We continued along the Upper Rhine towards Rheinfelden. From there, we took the variation towards Lörrach through the hilly Dinkelberg region, with great panoramic views.
We arrived in Lörrach for lunch, and then checked into our hotel, having cycled a total of about 44 km. We managed to hike in the surrounding hills in the afternoon.
Day 4 would be the most challenging and strenuous day, a fitting way to end our trip. We cycled through the hilly region from Lörrach to Bad Bellingen where we met up again with the Rhine river, this time flowing north, and forming the border with France. We continued along the Rhine about 10 km until Neuenburg, where we stopped for lunch.
After lunch, we biked through the flat Markgräflerland, loaded with picturesque vineyards, and a gorgeous view of the western edge of the Black Forest.
After biking a total of 77 km on Day 4, we arrive back home in Freiburg, quite exhausted, but enriched from our four days on the Südschwarzwald Radweg!
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