Route desk / Germany

Named routes. Current decisions.

A route page is a planning brief, not permission or a turn-by-turn navigator. Open the linked official source before travel, respect every closure and sign, and carry an offline alternative.

Cyclists on the Alb-Crossing
Route 01 · Swabian Alb

Alb‑Crossing

About 370 km and 7,000 m of ascent. Six suggested stages make the numbers legible, but consecutive climbing remains the defining difficulty.

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Mountain bike on the Stoneman Miriquidi route
Route 02 · Ore Mountains

Stoneman Miriquidi

A 162 km cross-border circuit with nine summits and 4,400 m of ascent. Stage it for experience, not a badge.

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Regional cycle track near Konzell in the Bavarian Forest
Route 03 · Bavarian Forest

Trans Bayerwald

North and south routes form roughly 700 km of journey riding. Each corridor is presented as seven stages with demanding ascent.

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Ilm-Rennsteig cycle path near Möhrenbach
Route 04 · Thuringian Forest

Rennsteig Radweg

A 195 km signed ridge journey between Hörschel and Blankenstein, with sharper off-road margins at both ends.

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What these dossiers do

Separate route identity from route condition.

A published distance describes a route concept. It does not report today’s fallen tree, forestry diversion, storm damage, heat, winter closure or local land-management instruction.

IdentityName, direction and official scale
DemandClimbing, surface and repetition
LogisticsStages, water, transport and exits
AuthorityLive official map, sign and notice

Before exporting a GPX

Build an intended line and a retreat line.

Our method turns a long route into daily questions that can be checked again on departure morning.

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