Black Forest Road Map

Key Facts

• The Black Forest is easily accessible by car
• You can reach your destination in the Black Forest partly via well-developed federal roads and partly via smaller roads

Map: Overview of the motorways and major federal roads

Description

The main motorways for traveling to the Black Forest are the A 5 (Karlsruhe–Basel) and the A 81 (Stuttgart–Singen), known as the "Lake Constance Motorway."

The A 5 runs north-south through the Rhine Valley along the western edge of the Black Forest, while the A 81 runs along the eastern edge. To the north, the A 8 (Karlsruhe–Stuttgart–Munich) runs in an east-west direction. These motorways allow you to reach the Black Forest from any direction.

From there, various federal, state, district, and local connecting roads will lead you to your specific destination within the Black Forest.

Major federal roads in the Black Forest

West-East connections

• The B 28—running from Kehl via Freudenstadt to Horb am Neckar (or the Rottenburg junction on the A 81)—crosses the Northern Black Forest. A steep ascent must be tackled between Bad Griesbach and Freudenstadt.
• The B 33 from Offenburg to Villingen-Schwenningen runs through the Kinzig Valley as far as Hausach, then through the Gutach Valley via Hornberg, Triberg, and St. Georgen.
• The B 31 from Freiburg to Donaueschingen is one of the most important and heavily traveled cross-routes in the Black Forest. Between Freiburg and Hinterzarten, the route passes through the infamous Höllental (Hell Valley).
• The B 34 runs along the High Rhine from Weil am Rhein to Waldshut-Tiengen, with an extension via Schaffhausen (Switzerland) leading back to the A 81.

North-South connections

• The B 294 runs from Pforzheim to Freiburg, cutting right through the Black Forest.
• The B 462 runs from Rastatt through the Murg Valley to Freudenstadt, and from Schiltach via Schramberg to Rottweil.
• The B 500 runs from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt (Black Forest High Road) and then continues from Triberg to Waldshut.
• The B 317 runs from Titisee-Neustadt past the Feldberg and then through the Wiese Valley to Lörrach and Weil am Rhein.
• The B 3 (not shown on the map) runs largely parallel to the A 5 in the Upper Rhine Valley.