Trails

The official trails offer many options for a long weekend of fun riding! Typically the trails have sandy forest soil which allows them to dry relatively quick. Gravel, roots and smaller rocks occur frequently. There are trails for all levels – some short trails (e.g. Floh-Trails) allow beginners and kids practicing obstacles and fun. The features increase in size and difficulty on the more challenging trails, but there are always chicken ways available. Consequently ambitious riders can gradually increase their challenges. All trails are very well- and safely built, and are fun for every riding level. Tour bikers might want to try riding up to the Schauinsland peak and enjoy the fantastic views and landscapes. In addition to the “Floh-Trails” “Badish Moon Rising” and “Hexentrail” are very good options to get used to the trails in Freiburg. Classic fun trails for intermediate/advanced riders are the “Canadian” and “Borderline”. The “Baden to the Bone” trail has some bigger hits for experts.

Freiburg is often called a “trailmekka”. In terms of the official bike trail offering this is absolutely true, variety and quality of the biketrails is excellent. The Freiburg region is exemplary and serves as blueprint for other destinations on how to create a very good legal offer for “downhill-oriented” biking. However if it comes to trail oriented bike tours this is only partially a real “trail mekka”. Most bikers struggle a bit with the restrictive trail access regulations in the area. The blackforest is a vast and beautiful area with a huge number of hiking trails, however if you dare to ride them you need to be prepared for unhappy comments – irrespective of how friendly and considerate you are. Although this is not the norm, it´s noticeable, especially closer to town or touristic hotspots.

Food & Drinks

Freiburg has a big variety of restaurants from affordable take-away to Haute Cuisine. Here are some places we´d recommend.