Vosges & Black Forest
The Rhine’s best-kept cycling secrets
The mountains of the Vosges and the Black Forest on the other side of the Rhine are similar in geological formation and are characterized by forests on their lower slopes, above which are open pastures and rounded summits, but don’t let this fool you into thinking they don’t present a challenge for the cyclist. We were introduced to the delights the area has to offer cyclists by a client whose family hails from the region and who commissioned the trip for himself and some friends.
They climbs may not have the grandeur of their more famous Alpine cousins but they offer some hugely worthwhile cycling in some stunning scenery. When we originally looked to design the trip it was with a point-to-point tour in mind, but having researched the area further we thought there was more value in riding out from a single base each side of the border with a linking flatter day in between to provide a little respite and a chance to relax in the famous restorative baths of Badenweiler. And so it proved with two excellent days cycling on the French side of the border and an epic final day riding in the Black Forest.
““This is an exceptional team who each provide a different skill set with excellent knowledge in their specialist area but overall provide really great support. They are also very kind and decent people too who care a lot about the quality of what they provide.” ”
what you got
- Quality accommodation in distinctive 4 star hotels
- Return transfers to Basel Mulhouse airport
- Full vehicle support to transfer you baggage as required
- A qualified mechanic to support you
- Our experienced ride leaders to guide you all the way
- Full itinerary and route information in advance
- GPX files on request
Original cost
From £945
Single supplement £155pp.
Half-board £30pppn.
itinerary
This tour fits neatly into a long weekend. You can fly to the nearby Basel Mulhouse airport (just over 30 minutes away from our first base in Guebwiller) on a Thursday evening and return Monday evening.
Day 1: Arrive Guebwiller, Alsace. Prepare bikes
Day 2: Grand Ballon ride (97 km 2100M ascent)
Day 3: Route des Crêtes (109 km 2500M ascent)
Day 4: Transition day - Guebwiller to Badenweiler (43 km 430M ascent)
Day 5: Black Forest (64 km 2100M ascent). Depart Badenweiler
Online brochure
You can find more details of this trip in the online brochure we produced for the client.
Please note that this tour requires a minimum of 8 participants. If you are interested in us designing something similar for your group just click the ‘Learn More’ button below and get in touch. If you are enquiring as an individual or smaller group then we are always happy to introduce you to others to make up the required party size. Click the ‘Let Us Link You’ button below to complete the short survey which will help us to match you with like-minded cyclists.
