Alexanderschanze

Alexanderschanze belongs to the pleasure of riding through the Black Forest high country. Near Kniebis, the saddle forms a recognisable landmark in a landscape of forested heights, where the B28 and Schwarzwaldhochstraße bring roads and mountain country together.

The appeal is the setting and the rhythm of the approach. Woodland gives the road an intimate feel, while changes in the surrounding ground keep the journey developing. Let the bends arrive at a comfortable pace and enjoy the sense of travelling across the forested uplands.

This is a place with its own identity within the wider high-road experience. The Alexanderschanze name appears on paths and signs as well as road maps, linking the crossing with the country around it. That makes a pause a chance to notice the landscape beyond the next stretch of tarmac.

We like the way this modest Black Forest saddle adds meaning to the ride. It gives a familiar road a named place to remember, and a reason to look more closely at the woods, ridges and changing light. Its character comes from that connection between road and landscape.