CENTURION Bikes 2014 - english version

The Black Forest
The activity paradise in the
south-west of Germany
di·ver·si·fied (adj.) [daɪ’vɜ:sɪfaɪd]: full of variety; not monotonous.
No doubt: As Germany’s highest and largest low
mountain range, the Black Forest does not know any monotony.
About 150 km long (from north to south) and up to 40
km wide, this dreamy area in the south-west of Baden-Wuerttemberg
offers numerous options especially for guests who
prefer sportive activities: For example, bikers can pedal leisurely
through the flat Rhine River plain or master tough altitude
differences while tackling one of the six elevations above 1.400
m. By now, more than 8.500 km of signposted MTB trails want
to be explored on off-road wheels. Road racers are delighted
by numerous back roads leading through quaint valleys or
uphill to demanding summits. In addition, fans of slim tyres are
awaited by many sportive challenges such as the “Black Forest
Ultra Bike Marathon” (Schwarzwald Ultra Radmarathon,
SURM; www.surm.de) with single distances up to 230 km and
an altitude difference of 4070 m – all in all enough reasons for
the fact that CENTURION has been cooperating with the Black
Forest region for many years.
During the “Bike X-ing Schwarzwald” (450 km, altitude difference
more than 16.000 m), MTB riders can pedal through the
Black Forest on excellently marked trails between the towns of
Pforzheim and Bad Saeckingen. En route, they cross almost
the whole of the Black Forest and have the possibility to combine
various options while being guided by perfectly reliable
signposts everywhere. Further plus factors: None of the route
sections violates local forest or way-leave regulations while
numerous gastronomic and touristic facilities cater for the de-
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