Germany: Markgräflerland by cross bike - Cross-country cycling through the Markgräflerland

For the Russian writer Anton Chekhov, who was always plagued by the cold, the Markgräflerland must have been paradise: "If you only knew what kind of sun there is here ...", he wrote to his sister in Russia in 1904. "It doesn't burn, it caresses." However, the mild climate did not help much - Chekhov, who was in Badenweiler for a cure, died of tuberculosis shortly afterwards. However, his lines are still popular with local tourism managers today to emphasise the advantages of the region. The Markgräflerland, on the border with France and Switzerland, is considered to be Germany's warmest corner, sun-kissed, an idyll with gently rolling hills, vineyards and wine villages.

"Many people call the area here 'the Tuscany of Germany'. A hackneyed phrase," says Dirk Maertins, rolling his eyes. "But it's pretty accurate," adds the sales manager of lightweight construction specialist Tune. Tune's company headquarters are located in the tranquil village of Buggingen, in the middle of the Markgräflerland region, and Maertins cycles 17 kilometres from his home every day, preferably on his cross bike and of course in all weathers; although, he emphasises once again, this is often particularly good. Even in winter, the routes are easy to ride, you can let off steam on the plain or ride up into the mountains, enthuses Maertins - after all, the Blauen is also part of Markgräflerland, and it is over 1,000 metres high.

You can download the entire article on the short trip through the Markgräflerland and the GPS data below:

- Tour 1: At the gates of Freiburg (48 kilometres, 1,270 metres in altitude, max. 15 % gradient)
- Tour 2: Germany's Tuscany (70 kilometres, 1,760 metres in altitude, max. 15 % gradient)

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