The Rhine Cycle Path from the source to the North Sea

The Rhine Cycle Route starts in the Swiss Alps in Andermatt, where you can easily catch the train. From the village in the Ursental you cycle over the Oberalp Pass. Up to the pass at 2,046 meters you overcome about 600 meters in altitude. Once at the top you can really relax, have a drink in one of the… read more

From Disentis the Rhine Cycle Route takes you today on a beautiful route with breathtaking views to Chur. At the beginning it goes like the day before downhill through the Vorderrheintal. On some sections you cycle along the banks of the river, others lead you through sparse forests and lush green meadows… read more

From Chur you will cycle along the Rhine on the third stage. He leads you through his ever widening valley. Thus, today wide views mix over open landscape with a beautiful alpine scenery. After the first kilometers, which have led you almost exclusively downhill, you leave the bank of the Rhine and make… read more

The fourth stage of the Rhine Cycle Route is almost completely flat, even a little steep. From Buchs you cycle a bit off the Rhine through wide fields and meadows. Here you pass again and again charming places and villages, which lie partly directly at the foot of the still present mountains.



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St. Margrethen is located directly on the border with Austria, which is formed by the Old Rhine and exactly the cross you. On the Austrian side you cycle along the bank of the Rhine to the Rhine delta, where it flows into Lake Constance. Through a beautiful nature reserve, it goes back to the Old Rhine… read more

In Kreuzlingen you cycle very close to the border with Germany. On the other side is Konstanz, which you can pay a short visit to before the stage really starts. In Constance, the Rhine also flows out of the Obersee, which is the main lake of Lake Constance, and flows into the Untersee after a few hundred… read more

On your way out of Schaffhausen you will pass the Rhine Falls. It is worth taking a break at the largest and most water-rich waterfall in Europe and let the roaring Rhine take its toll on you. Afterwards you cycle through hilly terrain through wide fields and romantic forests.



The highest climb leads… read more

Right at the beginning of the slightly hilly eighth stage you cross the Aare shortly after Bad Zurzach. It is the largest, completely in Switzerland running river. From the bridge you can watch as the Aare flows into the Rhine. Then you cycle through wide fields directly to the banks of the Rhine, which… read more

Today, a short and easy leg is waiting for you, giving you plenty of time to enjoy the highlights along the way and the stages. In Rheinfelden begins the ninth stage on the banks of the Rhine, which you follow a few kilometers through beautiful meadows. At the community of Kaiseraugust, you will take… read more

In Basel you follow the Rhine out of the city. He takes you across the border to Germany, where Weil receives you on the Rhine. You continue cycling along the banks of the river, taking in the view across the water to France, which is across the river.



Soon you leave the last foothills of the city and… read more

From Breisach you will accompany the Rhine on the eleventh stage of the Rhine Cycle Route to the north. Immediately after leaving the last houses of Breisach behind you, you dive back into the beautiful riparian forests of the Rhine. Between the trees, you can see the water here and there and find some… read more

In Kehl you cycle along the Kinzig, which leads past the Rhine harbor and finally flows into the Rhine. Behind the mouth you will find idyllic riparian forests that line the Rhine Cycle Path. On your leisurely, slightly downhill drive to the north, on the left, you always have an eye on the Rhine and… read more

From Wörth you drive along the banks of the Altrhein to the beautiful riparian forests of the Rhine. Here you cycle on the Rhine dam through beautiful nature. After about 20 kilometers, you will reach the banks of the Rhine for the first time on this stage, where the cycle path leads you along the water… read more

In a large arc you cycle along the outskirts of Ludwigshafen. Behind the gates of the city you dive into a flat field and meadow landscape, which extends on the bank of the Rhine. After the first third of the way you reach Worms. Here it is worth taking a break to explore the old town or the Nibelungen… read more

Immediately after Nierstein you drive through picturesque vineyards that stretch along the banks of the Rhine. After a few kilometers, these are replaced by wide fields that accompany you to the Mainz city limits. On the banks of the Rhine you cycle through the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate… read more

The 16th stage of the Rhine Cycle Route takes you through the picturesque Middle Rhine Valley. Right at the beginning you cycle directly along the bank of the Rhine and pass by the famous rock Loreley and many castles, which stand in the middle of the river on islands or on the other side of the bank… read more

In Koblenz at the Deutsches Eck you cross the Mosel and drive through beautiful meadows to the banks of the Rhine. The Rhine Cycle Route will take you right along the water, so you can let your gaze wander over the river and across the river. In this section, the Rhine Valley is densely populated and… read more

The stage from Bonn to Leverkusen is a bit more urban than the previous stages, but you can still look forward to beautiful sections through nature. After leaving Bonn, cross the Rhine and continue your cycling tour on the right side of the Rhine. Right on the shore you dive into beautiful nature from… read more

The 19th stage of the Rhine Cycle Route is again largely flat and brings you today through various places and cities where you can enjoy extensive breaks. Right at the beginning you will cycle through wide fields that stretch along the Rhine. A bit off the shore you still have a nice view of the river… read more

Just behind Duisburg you drive to the banks of the Rhine. Here you will find a cozy guesthouse with beer garden. If you have not had breakfast yet or would like to have lunch early, then this is just right. Through wide fields it then goes off the river into the nature reserve Hasenfeld and Rhine foreland… read more