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Schauinsland (from Horben)

Category 1

12 km

Distance

720 m

Elevation Gain

6%

Average Gradient

12%

Max Gradient

Schauinsland is the Black Forest's definitive climb and Freiburg's local mountain — a 1,284m summit directly above the city that has served as the finishing mountain of the Schauinsland hillclimb race (Giro del Nero) since 1925, making it one of Germany's longest-running cycling events. The ascent f...

Pro Tip

The Schauinsland hillclimb race (Bergrennen Schauinsland) is run annually in late summer — typically September — and has been a fixed point in the German cycling calendar since 1925. Riding the climb...

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