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1st Harz: Magdeburger Stieg
24 km
Germany's longest trail is located near Goslar in the Harz Mountains! From Magdeburger Stieg (below Torfhaus), the trail leads first along the Dammgraben, then further along the Alter Dammgraben to Hausherzberger Teich. Submitted by Karsten Kliebsch, www.harzaktiv.net
2nd Munich: Isar Trail
23 km
The second longest trail in Germany is practically on the editorial team's doorstep and has just been freshly measured by colleagues Loibl and Döhl (see story from BIKE 7/16): From the Pupplinger Au near Wolfratshausen, the trail along the Isar becomes a continuous trail all the way to Munich. The trail changes banks several times and every now and then you have to bridge small sections on gravel. One small problem: negotiations are currently underway with the city and nature conservation authorities to decide which sections of the trail should be open to mountain bikers in future. Please observe the prohibition signs!
3rd Bavarian Forest: Kniaschlewara Trail
17.9 km
For all those who don't speak Lower Bavarian: "Kniaschlewara" means knee-wobbler. The trail starts at the Chamer Hütte on the Kleiner Arber, where there are two small climbs up to the Schareben. The route then follows an open ridge path over open high moorland and ski slopes with a great panorama all the way to the Czech Republic. From the Scharebenhütte (refreshment stop), the route continues on a fun trail, sometimes uphill through the forest down to Bodenmais. Sent in by: Karen, Max and Manfred, www.bayerwald-bike.de
4th Three Men's Stone Trail
10.4 km
In the Lahn-Dill-Bergland region, there is a bike club in Hohenahr, 20 kilometres north of Giessen. Its members sent us the track of their "Drei-Herren-Steine-Trail" via Facebook. The trail starts near Lohra-Reimershausen, passes the local mountain Dünsberg and ends after just over ten kilometres in Krofdorf. Only very short gravel connecting paths. Info about the meeting point: www.mtb-erda.de
5th Flowtrail Stromberg
10.2 km
A few years ago, the Stromberg Trail was turned into a DIMB-certified "flow trail". The pure descent measures 3.9 kilometres. But there is also a circuit with built obstacles, the "No Jokes" variant. It offers 10.2 kilometres of trail fun. Open April - October, daily between 9:30-19/20 hrs. Starting point between Koblenz and Bingen, directly on the A 61 motorway: www.flowtrail-stromberg.de
6 Borderline in the Black Forest
4.2 km
There are certainly much longer trails winding through Germany's highest low mountain range, but due to the two-metre rule, bikers have to stay on the officially permitted trails. The Borderline near Freiburg is the longest downhill trail that has been developed by professionals. From Rosskopf to the Dreisamtal valley, the trail takes tight bends so that none of the 500 metres in altitude are left unused. Also great, but shorter: the Canadian Trail! Info: www.original-schwarzwald.de
7th Flowtrail Kreuzberg
10 km
Another flow trail among Germany's seven top trails: the Kreuzberg flow trail winds its way down near Bischofsheim on the Bavarian side of the Rhön. It may only be 1.9 kilometres long, but most bikers add the Jägersteig trail after a short gravel section - and that's 10 kilometres of trail on the clock. The trail is open from April to October. Info about: www.flowtrail-kreuzberg.de
More tours with a high proportion of trails
"In Franconian Switzerland and the Upper Palatinate Forest, it's no problem to link a total of 5000 km of trails with 80 per cent trail content. Who's bidding?" Tip from www.bambergundrad.de
"The longest continuous trail in the Palatinate Forest is on the Premium Bike Trail Tour No. 4. It is 1.6 kilometres long and runs from Leinbachtal to Schloßberg Frankenstein - unfortunately uphill ;-)" Tip from Stefan Marx from Kaiserslautern
"In the northern Odenwald near Mömlingen, there's a 30-kilometre tour with an outstandingly high proportion of singletrack (51 per cent)." A tip from the DIMB www.dimb.de
Are these all the long MTB trails in our region? Certainly not. If you know of another never-ending single trail in Germany, please send an e-mail to g.beimfohr(at)bike-magazin.de.
Below you can download the GPS data for the seven longest MTB trails in Germany.
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Gitta Beimfohr
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