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Alain Rumpf (A Swiss With A Pulse) and others went gravel riding
June 5, 2026 at 06:13
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Alain Rumpf (A Swiss With A Pulse) and others went gravel riding
June 4, 2026 at 06:13
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July 6, 2026
After a few kilometres to warm up, the day properly started with the long climb from Gomaringen to Genkingen. Once on top, the route stayed on the plateau for most of the day, often around 800 metres above sea level. That could sound monotonous on paper. It was not. The Alb-Crossing has a way of changing
Alain Rumpf (A Swiss With A Pulse) and others went gravel riding
June 3, 2026 at 06:11
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July 6, 2026
The previous day, I had finished just before a biblical storm rolled in. In the morning, the traces were still there: branches, leaves, and debris scattered across the tracks. But there was almost no mud, which said a lot about the quality of the trails on the Alb-Crossing.
The forecast mentioned a few
Alain Rumpf (A Swiss With A Pulse) and others went gravel riding
June 2, 2026 at 06:09
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July 6, 2026
I started straight from the Limes Thermen hotel in Aalen, and the route wasted no time in making its point: almost immediately, the road tilted upwards. I quickly understood that the Schwäbische Alb is a hilly region.
Once on the plateau at the top, the route settled into the forest, and I had my first
Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 28, 2026 at 07:00
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May 29, 2026
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ The last day of the Naturparke-Gravel-Crossing is here! 😱 And it's not exactly a short one.
From Todtmoos, a beautiful forest path winds its way uphill to a small chapel. This is followed by a particularly scenic section through the high and low moor landscape of the Upper Hotzenwald.
Later, the
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 27, 2026 at 07:05
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May 28, 2026
ADVERTISING One might think that after the Feldberg, it's all downhill from here! However, the Naturparke-Gravel-Crossing today clearly showed that it's not over until it's over. 😅😮💨
But at least the start is relaxed - at least if, like me, you trade the first few hundred meters of altitude of the
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 26, 2026 at 09:05
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May 26, 2026
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ Feldberg calling! ⛰️☎️ Before heading to the highest peak in the Black Forest, there's a relaxed warm-up (exceptionally) first, thanks to a gentle downhill over smooth asphalt. After a few kilometers of this, I turn right onto a gravel path, and soon the long ascent to the Feldberg begins.
Along
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 25, 2026 at 08:30
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May 26, 2026
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ After booking my train for the return journey with a bit of a time buffer, I decided to split the stage between Buchenbach and Muggenbrunn into two parts. After a leisurely morning, I took my time for the longer (and waaaaarm 🥵) climb out of Buchenbach - and for the scenic onward ride to Titisee
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 24, 2026 at 08:01
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May 25, 2026
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ The day begins - how else could it be - with an ascent! 🙃 What's more, in blazing sun and on asphalt. Not exactly my favorite climate, but a bit further up, luckily, a cool breeze is blowing, making the ride more pleasant.
In the meantime, I've reached the fourth (and therefore last) nature park
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 23, 2026 at 07:08
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May 24, 2026
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ A stage for the eyes! 👁️🤌 After the previous Black Forest stages were quite wooded, today's route leads more through open landscape and along forest edges with great panoramic views.
After a relaxed rest day in Wolfach, we start the first longer climb with fresh legs. The heat is already noticeable
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 21, 2026 at 06:56
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May 22, 2026
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ Maybe… yes maybe today was my favorite stage so far on the Naturparke-Gravel-Crossing! But maybe that's also because I've slowly but surely found my rhythm on this tour (and my flatland cycling legs have accepted their fate?)!
As is often the case on this tour, the day begins with an ascent. This
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 20, 2026 at 06:46
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May 20, 2026
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ Big Black Forest love today! Despite - or perhaps precisely because of the dark clouds, which accompanied me all day and at the end also caused me to use my only joker. 👀
The start of the stage doesn't mess around again before it shows that the Naturparke-Gravel-Crossing is not a relaxed river
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 19, 2026 at 06:44
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May 20, 2026
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ An excursion on the Westweg trail is still pending for me to this day. But for now, I'm crossing the Black Forest by bike! 😌🚴🏻♀️🌲🖤
Pforzheim lies at the northern end of the low mountain range - and from there, it's straight up onto the first mountain ranges without much detour. One moment
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 18, 2026 at 07:45
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May 19, 2026
After yesterday's tour, today's stage felt almost like a rest day! (…but only almost. 🫠)
Let's start with a few more relaxed kilometers on the Neckartal Cycle Path to Heilbronn. There, I turn off in the direction of the Stromberg-Heuchelberg Nature Park, which I will completely cross today. My second
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Fräulein Draußen and others went gravel riding
May 17, 2026 at 07:02
Naturparke Gravel Crossing: Tag 2 (Heidelberg - Bad Wimpfen)
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ Ich beginne meine heutige Tourbeschreibung, wie ich die letzte beendet habe: Entlang des Flusses hätte man hierhin auch deutlich einfacher und schneller gelangen können! 😁
Dann würde man aber zum Beispiel den Gipfel des Königstuhls verpassen, seines Zeichens der mit 567,8 Metern höchste Berg des Kleinen Odenwalds. Die rund…
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May 18, 2026
ᵂᴱᴿᴮᵁᴺᴳ I'll start today's tour description as I finished the last one: You could have reached this point much more easily and quickly along the river! 😁
But then you would miss, for example, the summit of the Königstuhl, which at 567.8 meters is the highest mountain in the Kleiner Odenwald. The roughly
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July 6, 2026
The fourth day was the shortest, because I had to make my way back home. Unfortunately. It was also the easiest stage of my Alb-Crossing, which my tired legs did not complain about.
One of the highlights came early in the day, on the cycle path built along the former Heubergbahn railway line. Riding through