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Todtnauerli Railway Trail – Todtnauerli Tunnel loop from Schopfheim

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Todtnauerli Railway Trail – Todtnauerli Tunnel loop from Schopfheim

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Todtnauerli Railway Trail – Todtnauerli Tunnel loop from Schopfheim

03:37

54.3km

540m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 89 m for 14 m

After 54.2 km for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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16.3 km

Todtnauerli Tunnel on the Zell-Todtnau Cycle Path

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Here the bike path runs through the only tunnel of the former narrow-gauge railways Zell-Todtnau (Todtnauerli)

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23.7 km

Todtnauerli Railway Trail

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A true highlight in the Wiesental valley: Cycling along the former railway embankment of the legendary "Todtnauerli" is wonderfully relaxing. The gentle slope of the route and the passages through the old tunnels make the tour a very special experience with historical charm.

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27.2 km

St. John the Baptist Church, Todtnau

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The John the Baptist church is worth seeing as it stands on the market square

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27.3 km

Todtnau Town Center

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The town hall was built in 1859 as a factory villa. In 1953 the building was purchased by the owner and finally used as a town hall.

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33.7 km

Pathway Through Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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38.8 km

Todtnauerli Tunnel

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The railway line Zell im Wiesental-Todtnau, where among other things this tunnel is located, was a 18.74 kilometers long private meter gauge narrow gauge railway from Zell im Wiesental to Todtnau. It was referred to as a continuation of the standard gauge Wiesentalbahn from Basel via Lörrach to Zell as Upper Wiesentalbahn. For the local population she was called Todtnauerli, in the spacious vernacular Todtnauerle. After the expiration of the concession, the state of Baden-Württemberg took over the route on 1 January 1953 and brought them into the Mittelbadische Eisenbahnen AG. The decline in traffic led to the closure of passenger traffic on September 25, 1966 and freight traffic on September 24, 1967. The tracks were completely dismantled. Today we mainly use the route as a bike path and also serves the annual Wiesental run from the meadow spring on Feldberg to Basel as part of the route.

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39.7 km

Todtnauerli Railway Trail

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The cycle path partly runs on the route of the narrow-gauge railways Zell-Todtnau. In some places hints are attached.

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52.6 km

Wiese River

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The bike path of the meadow is just fantastic

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54.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

17.2 km

10.3 km

5.73 km

1.10 km

152 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.8 km

12.7 km

4.35 km

4.33 km

839 m

301 m

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

30°C

16°C

90 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

May 30, 2025,Todtnau — via Todtnauerliweg (FB)

A second ride that day to rack up a few more kilometers.
The idea of doing a round trip to Gresgen gave way to the option of taking the Todtnauerliweg to Todtnau—a route I haven't ridden in a while (apart from the road option).

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August 7, 2025,🇩🇪🐾🚲⚡️auf den Spuren des Todtnauerli 🚂 im Wiesental

A few months ago, I came across the cycle path "In the Footsteps of the Todtnauerli" here on Komoot. From 1889 to 1967, a narrow-gauge railway 🚂 ran through the Wiesental valley from Zell to Todtnau, affectionately known by the locals as the Todtnauerli.
As a railway fan 😍, it was clear we would cycle this route at some point. …

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August 13, 2022,Fahrradtour

It was nice...cycling on the route of the Todtnauerli Bähnli, which was closed in 1968..

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February 1, 2025,Todtnau Muggenbrunn-Schopfheim-Todtnau Muggenbrunn MTB

A day in the Black Forest. Due to a lack of local knowledge, I had to use a route suggested by Komoot. It was freezing cold and I was completely covered up in the morning. Lots of downhill to start with. The worst part came at the end. All in all, it reminded me a lot of the Mosbach-Mudau hiking …

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May 21, 2023,St. Blasien, Albbruck, Bad Säckingen (1/2): Schopfheim → Wacht — via Mambach, Todtnauerliweg, Geschwend, Präg (FB-Slick)

Part 1 of the tour St. Blasien, Albbruck, Bad Säckingen.

» Not cool if you want to cover 200km a week, but it's already Saturday. «
- I

I didn't really get to ride my bike during the week, so I had to use the weekend extensively.
After yesterday's 125km on the racing bike, a ride on the 4.8" version …

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Todtnauerli Railway Trail – Todtnauerli Tunnel loop from Schopfheim

Todtnauerli Tunnel on the Zell-Todtnau Cycle Path

Todtnauerli Railway Trail

St. John the Baptist Church, Todtnau

Todtnau Town Center

Pathway Through Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Todtnauerli Tunnel

Todtnauerli Railway Trail

Wiese River

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