Kandel (from Waldkirch)
Category 116 km
Distance
870 m
Elevation Gain
5.4%
Average Gradient
13%
Max Gradient
1205 m
Summit Elevation
807
Difficulty Points
14.9%
Steepest 100m
8
Hairpin Turns
Road: L186
The Kandel (1,241m) is the Black Forest's most underappreciated climb and, for many local riders, the finest sustained ascent in the central region. The approach from Waldkirch in the Rhine plain covers 16km at 5.4% average — a long, rhythmic climb through quintessential Black Forest landscape: the...
Pro Tip
The Kandel summit Gasthaus serves the classic combination of Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest cake — best eaten here, in its region of origin, not in a tourist café in Freiburg) with Kaffee und...
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Cycling in Black ForestElevation data from climbfinder.com