Through the cool crisp autumn air my pedals whir as the pleasant climb from Bad Griesbach rejoins the bike-x-ing Schwarzwald Trail just above the Sexhauer Hütte. The wide gravelled tracks weave through the forest and then descend into the next valley. The shadowed descent has a cold bite to it and the temperatures drop further as I zoom along the bottom of the heavily shaded valley to find the start of the next ascent...
The steep climb through Burgbach brings my fingers and toes back to life and I work hard along the undulating route through the forested peaks to keep warm. The descent towards Wolfach is again on the shaded side of the mountain and makes for another bitterly cold descent. Fortunately, tucked on the far side of the valley is Jakobsberg, where part of the Jakobsweg Pilgrimage climbs out of the valley. The steep ascent is lined with creepy depictions of St. James, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred.
High above Wolfach I reach the top of the climb and contour round more forested peaks until the trail meets a road at Moosenmättle. From here on the route becomes a blur as I follow the road for a long time and reach some eye watering speeds along the descent. My teary, blurry vision causes me to miss the turning for the final piece of trail, so as I fly down the ribbon of tarmac to warm up in Lauterbach-Schramberg.
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