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Grenzach-Wyhlen

Augst/Wyhlen Hydroelectric Power Plant and Weir

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Augst/Wyhlen Hydroelectric Power Plant and Weir

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    Best Road Cycling Rides to Augst/Wyhlen Hydroelectric Power Plant and Weir

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    1. View of the Rhine – Rheinfelden Old Town loop from Wyhlen

    53.9km

    02:16

    260m

    260m

    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

    Moderate

    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    April 12, 2018

    The whole area is very worth seeing and also offers an otherwise traffic-free way to cross the Rhine between Germany and Switzerland. So you can save the rather tedious crossing of Basel. On the Swiss side of Kaiseraugst offer several beautiful routes, on German side you can avoid in Wyhlen with the highway in the direction of Inzlingen the busy Federal Road 34.

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      August 2, 2018

      Beautiful area with one or the other easily accessible swimming.
      In the immediate vicinity of the Augusta Raurica Roman ruins.

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        The Augst / Wyhlen barrage on the Rhine comprises the Augst and Wyhlen run-of-river power plants and the Augst lock.
        Overall view from the underwater side; from right to left; Augst lock, Augst power plant (covered by trees), weir, Wyhlen power plant, substation Wyhlen


        On the south side of the Rhine, just above the weir, the Ergolz flows, it also forms the border between the community Augst in the canton of Basel-Landschaft and Kaiseraugst in the canton of Aargau. On the north side of the Rhine is the community Grenzach-Wyhlen. Right in the middle of the weir, the border between Germany and Switzerland runs

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          Elevation 260 m

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          Location: Grenzach-Wyhlen, Lörrach, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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