Castle garden – Karlsruhe Palace loop from Friedrichstal (Baden)

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Castle garden – Karlsruhe Palace loop from Friedrichstal (Baden)

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Castle garden – Karlsruhe Palace loop from Friedrichstal (Baden)

01:42

29.1km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.82 km

Pfinz Relief Canal

Highlight • River

The bridge itself is not a highlight, but for everyone who is on the canal: the eastern shore path is much more beautiful than the western one.

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10.9 km

Friedrichstaler Allee

Highlight • Cycleway

Very nice way. Even if there is absolutely nothing to do with curves.

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12.0 km

Palace Garden Entrance – Linkenheimer Allee

Highlight • Monument

The northern entrance to the Karlsruhe Palace Gardens. Coming from the Ahaweg, past the majolica, from the Wildparkstadion or the university campus, which usually traverses the busy city center, you can take a break here right on the lake's edge.

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12.6 km

Castle garden

Highlight • Castle

The Schlossgarten in Karlsruhe is a huge park in the style of an English landscape park with plenty of greenery, located directly north of the palace.

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13.1 km

Schlossgartenbahn Karlsruhe

Highlight • Structure

The Schlossgartenbahn is pulled on Sundays and public holidays by a small steam locomotive. You definitely have to see that :)

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13.5 km

State Art Gallery / Orangery

Highlight • Monument

In addition to the art collection, there are also buildings worth seeing at Zirkel. Behind them is the botanical garden.
A virtual tour is offered here: kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de

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17.0 km

Karlsruhe Palace

Highlight • Castle

Here, Karlsruhe Palace burned down in September 1944 during World War II. It was rebuilt as a museum between 1955 and 1966. Only the exterior facade was faithfully restored. Modern …

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23.6 km

Monument House in the Hardtwald

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Behind the house is the monument "The Monument" from 1812, which reminds of two successful hunts by Grand Duke Carl Friedrich, who is said to have killed two white deer …

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29.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.1 km

5.09 km

3.73 km

602 m

465 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.4 km

1.65 km

924 m

627 m

465 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

6°C

80 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

June 28, 2025,🚴🏻‍♀️KA: 2 Fächer-Strahlen Tour🚴🏻

To test the surface of the trail for an inline skating tour, we rode our bikes along two streams of the Karlsruhe fan in the Hardtwald forest. It was intended solely for this purpose, as there's not much else to see in the Hardtwald forest other than trees. A Pfinz relief canal, various mountain shelters, and several sports facilities near …

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