Kocher-Jagst cycle path

Kocher-Jagst cycle path
overall length	approx. 333 km
location	Baden-Württemberg
Starting point	Bask
Target point	Bask
Places along the way	Ellwangen (Jagst) , Crailsheim , Schwäbisch Hall , Neuenstadt am Kocher
Flooring	mostly asphalt or gravel bike paths
difficulty	light
Traffic volume	mostly very low
ADFC certification	4 out of 5 stars
Website URL	kocher-jagst.de

The Kocher-Jagst-Radweg is a 333 km long cycle path that runs along the Kocher and Jagst rivers in Baden-Württemberg . The two rivers are only a few kilometers apart.

route

The signposted route leads along the Kocher from Aalen via Gaildorf to Schwäbisch Hall (64 km) through the Obere Kochertal, from Schwäbisch Hall then via Künzelsau and Neuenstadt am Kocher to Bad Friedrichshall (82 km) through the Hohenloher Kochertal and the Unterland . From Bad Friedrichshall the route goes along the Jagst via Neudenau , Möckmühl , Krautheim , Langenburg and Kirchberg an der Jagst to Crailsheim (119 km) through the Unterland, the "knightly Jagsttal" and the Hohenloher Jagsttal and from Crailsheim via Ellwangen and parts of the Ostalb back to Aalen (68 km).

The paths are mostly asphalted (bicycle) paths, some are forest paths. The gradients are mostly low to medium steep. Only in a few places there are steeper slopes. Between Bad Friedrichshall and Ohrnberg the route runs on the route of the disused Untere Kochertalbahn , above Möckmühl it runs partly on the route of the former Jagsttalbahn .

The marking is carried out by signs with a green bicycle on a white background (often with a destination).

The Kocher cycle path in itself is a popular excursion destination, especially with older cyclists, as it can be mainly driven downhill and at approx. 135 km is significantly shorter than the entire circular path.

The ADFC awarded the Kocher-Jagst-Radweg 2018 a 4-star quality cycle route.

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  Gochsen, Kochertal cycle path and church

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  The Kochertal cycle path leads over the former railway bridge between Gochsen and Neuenstadt

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  The former railway bridge near Gochsen, which has been converted into a cycle path. (In the background the A 81 motorway bridge )

Literature and maps

• Kocher-Jagst cycle path: pure cycling pleasure between Aalen, Schwäbisch Hall, Künzelsau, Bad Friedrichshall and Crailsheim. Verlag Esterbauer , 11th edition 2017, ISBN 978-3-85000-003-1 .

Web links

Wikivoyage: Kocher-Jagst Cycle Route  - travel guide

Commons : Kocher-Jagst-Radweg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Kocher-Jagst-Radweg - Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kocher-Jagst-Radweg
• wegpunkt Region Hohenlohe - Free current GPS data from the Kocher-Jagst cycle path
• Kocher-Jagst-Radweg in the ADFC tour portal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ADFC quality cycle routes with 4 stars on www.adfc.de, accessed on March 25, 2018
2. ↑ 11 stars for Baden-Württemberg: ADFC awards quality cycle routes on www.adfc-bw.de, accessed on March 25, 2018