Dear Gravel Community,
It’s been over six months since our last Social Ride.
But now the Karl Project is back for 2026 and will be introducing a few new features.
For organisational reasons, only one route will be offered per event – namely the long route.
There will also be a change to the dates: whereas previously we set the dates at the start of the year,
this year we’re taking a more flexible approach: you – the participants – will decide the date for our first Social Gravel Ride of the year.
To this end, we’ve set up a survey (anonymous and without tracking, of course): Nuudel
Please vote on the proposed dates by 29 April 2026.
However, we reserve the right to make spontaneous changes to the dates in the event of a bad weather forecast.
The route for our first Social Ride of 2026 starts and ends in Trier at the “Haus des Waldes” (Weisshauswald car park, https://maps.app.goo.gl/4UsrziRS5Bavgvci9).
For the first time on this tour, we will ride through the beautiful Meulenwald forest to Zemmer. Here, at the Netto supermarket, you’ll find the first opportunity to stock up on supplies.
Passing Spangdahlem Air Base, we’ll head through the Kailbach Valley. Shortly afterwards, we’ll reach Himmerod Abbey, where we’ll take the day’s break at Café Flesch https://www.cafe-flesch.de/.
Well fortified, we continue via Landscheid (last refreshment stop: Netto) and back through the Meulenwald to Trier.
The route will cover approximately 116km and 2000 metres of elevation gain. Challenging, but very varied.
The track will be published on 29 April 2026 on Komoot https://www.komoot.com/de-de/user/3121705780346 and on our website https://projekt-karl.de/tracks/.
See you then at Projekt Karl 2026#1 🙂