MTB Training Session in Stuttgart | Germany

Downhillers and mountain bikers can practice their sport on a legal route on the downhill track in Stuttgart. The Woodpecker Trail near Stuttgart-Degerloch overcomes a difference in altitude of 120 meters, has 27 different obstacles and is around one kilometer long. To commute from the bottom of the trail to the top, they can use the "Zacke".

The Zacke is an endearing feature of the state capital: If you take the “Zacke” from Marienplatz to Degerloch, you can get from A to B quickly and comfortably and can enjoy an amazing panoramic view of Stuttgart.

Since 1884, the cog railway has carried tourists and locals alike up and down the hill. The route is more than 2.2 kilometers long, and the “Zacke” has to overcome gradients of up to 17.8 percent in the Degerloch district, which is more than 200 meters higher.

In the past, the "Zacke" was primarily a means of transport for workers from the Filder towns who worked in the commercial establishments in downtown Stuttgart. The cog railway was also used by people to transport goods such as crops, milk or building materials. But that was a long time ago. Today, passengers transport bicycles instead - the "Zacke" has a special trailer for this purpose.

Incidentally, the “zacke” is a true rarity. There are only four rack railways left in Germany: the Zugspitzbahn, the Wendelsteinbahn, the Drachenfelsbahn and the "Zacke". This also makes it the only rack railway in Germany that runs in a city and is integrated into local public transport. According to the Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG (SSB), 2,500 to 3,000 passengers use the Zacke every day.

Photography & retouching by Matthias Dengler
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Taken on: June 8, 2022

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