Luxury bike tour in Germany's Black Forest, gourmet cuisine, wine

Difficulty

Location: southwest Germany

Distance: 193 km (39 km/day)

Type: independent

Interest:

Type of Biking: Hybrid

Duration: 6 days / 5 nights

Germany’s Black Forest Wine & Gourmet Cuisine Bike Tour

Overview
Itinerary & Map
Bikes & Services
Accommodations & Dates

About your bike tour

This luxury Independent bike tour heads through the Black Forest, the center of Germany's culinary and wine revolution. We'll taste delicious German wines and schnapps, dine in Michelin rated restaurants and cycle along casual, traffic-free bike paths.

Our tour takes us through the vineyards and orchards of the Kaiserstuhl, Breisgau and Markgräflerland regions, including the Taubergiessen nature preserve. We pedal through picturesque villages, like the medieval Gengenbach and visit the famous cathedral in Freiburg.

The Black Forest is the home of an exciting and creative new European cuisine. We'll dine at some of the finest restaurants, including the Adler in Reichenbach and Black Eagle in Vogtsburg - both awarded with one Michelin star. We also taste some of the areas top local wines and spirits, including the distillery at Heuberg Oberkirch and a wine tasting at Dr. Heger Ihringen, one of Germany's most renowned wineries.

The pace of riding is casual, through mostly-flat valleys and rolling hills of wine fields and a pristine nature preserve along mainly traffic-free cycle paths.

What we love

the fine wines of the Kaiserstuhl region, including Müller-Thorgau, Riesling, Pino Blanc, Gewürtztraminer and more
cycling through the traffic-free bike paths in the Black Forest
chef Otto Fehrenbacher's Michelin star rated restaurant at the Hotel Adler in Reichenbach
Freiburg, the picturesque university town

What to know

GPS devices are available for better navigation

Photos of this bike tour

Travel destinations on the map

8 km Day 1: Oberkirch (Baden-Württemberg)

Arrive in Oberkirch, in the southwestern tip of Germany.

The tour begins at the Romantik-Hotel Zur Oberen Linde, a long name for a lovely spot. We take a short pedal through the local orchards to the local “Schnapps” distillery in Heuberg. The proprietor, Mr. Holder will introduce us to the art of distilling schnapps.

48 km Day 2: Reichenbach bei Biberach (Baden-Württemberg)

Oberkirch – Reichenbach

Today we ride in the Rhine Valley through sweet smelling orchards to Offenburg. From there, we pedal along the “Lauf der Kinzig”, a small river that separates the North and South Black Forest, to the medieval city of Gengenbach.

In the afternoon, we pedal by picturesque Black Forest farming villages through the Schutter Valley.

Our hotel is the wonderful Hotel Adler in Reichenbach. The reward for a good day’s riding is dinner at the hotel where the chef Otto Fehrenbacher’s kitchen was awarded a Michelin star.

56 km Day 3: Oberbergen (Baden-Württemberg)

Reichenbach – Oberbergen

After breakfast at the Hotel Adler, we ride through the Rhine valley into the pristine Taubergiessen nature preserve, with its rivers, woods and grasslands along the French border. From here, we can see the Kaisersfuhl volcano (yes, there are volcanoes in Germany!), which helped create the rich soil here in the region.

No need to pack our bags since we’ll continue to stay at the Hotel Schwarzer Adler in Oberbergen for the next two nights. The gourmet cuisine continues tonight as we dine in the restaurant of the Rebstock winery, run by the Keller family.

28 km / alternative route: 56 km Day 4: Oberbergen (Baden-Württemberg)

Trip to Freiburg

Our ride takes us through the rolling hills of the wine growing region, the Kaiserstuhl, literally the “King’s Chair”, where we pass fields growing Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Gewürztraminer and more. We ride into Freiburg, a laid-back, beautiful university city known as the “jewel of the Black Forest”.

From here, we can choose to cycle or take the local train to Ihringen, where we visit the renowned winery of the vintner Dr. Heger for some wine tasting on his patio. Back in Oberbergen, we savor another dinner in the restaurant Schwarzer Adler (1 Michelin star).

56 km Day 5: Oberbergen (Baden-Württemberg)

Tour of the Kaiserstuhl

Today we enjoy a leisurely ride around the Kaiserstuhl. We pedal by terraced vineyards, fruit orchards, gentle fields and local gardens. We ride through cute wine-producing villages with colorfully painted Fachwerk (timbered) houses on our way back to the hotel in Oberbergen.

Free night in Oberbergen.

— Day 6: Oberbergen (Baden-Württemberg)

After breakfast, the Baden tours comes to an end. We hope you enjoyed the cycling, scenery, food and wine. See you soon, Tschuess!

Arrival Info

From all major locations, take train to Offenburg, transfer to Ortenau Oberkirch (15 min).

Closest major airports are Strasbourg, Zurich, Stuttgart or Frankfurt

24 Speed hybrid man

$75.00

24 Speed hybrid woman

$75.00

E-bike

$150.00

ebike

Included

5x hotel (2 x 4-star, 3 x Small Leading Hotel)
5x breakfast
2 x 1 Michelin Star dinners
detailed maps and information
carefully selected restaurant recommendations for free nights
daily luggage transfer
emergency support hotline

Not included

bike rental - available at an extra cost
tour of Schnapps distillery - about 7 € per person

Description of Accomodation during the bike tour

Oberkirch (1 night): Romantik-Hotel Zur Oberen Linde. This 4-star hotel is a beautiful half-timbered building set among vineyards of the Black Forest. Reichenbach (1 night): Hotel Adler. A 3-star hotel run by the Lohn family for four generations. The restaurant, run by chef Otto Fehrenbacher, has been awarded a star by Michelin for its excellence. Oberbergen (3 nights): Hotel Schwarzer Adler is a 4-star hotel run by the Keller family. The hotel and restaurant have also been awarded a Michelin star for excellence. The family also produces its own award winning wines, Franz Keller wine.

Accommodation & Rates

$1,181: Double Room (1 bed)
$1,181: Double Room (2 beds)
$1,370: Single Room

Photos of Accommodation

Photos are examples, actual hotel & room may vary.

Tour Season

May 5th – September 22nd 2012

Check-in

Saturday

Questions & Answers about this bike tour

Are the meals included in the price of the tour?

Reply
Hi, two dinners at Michelin rated restaurants are included in the price of this tour. The dinner on the second night at the Hotel Adler in Reichenbach and the dinner at the Schwarzer Adler in Oberbergen.

Hello - we are very interested in taking the Black Forest trip for July 14th. We would need to rent bikes (one male, one female). I understand that you carry the luggages to each location - is that true? What is the best way to sign up?!

Reply
Hi there, glad to hear of your interest in the trip, it's a great one. Bike rental is available on this trip, the bikes are waiting for you at your first hotel. Your luggage is transfered from hotel to hotel so all you need to do is ride and enjoy the day. You can either book directly on this tour page or contact us at info@bikesherpa.com or 646 403 4432 and we'll be glad to help you out. Take care, Robert and the BikeSherpa team.