The Isteiner Klotz rises about 150 meters above the Rheinauen and forms a steep cliff at its western end. The Saint Vitus Chapel was built in a rock niche.

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Pierrette und Eselchen

July 15, 2018

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Steep climb through vineyards. Information boards on the history and botany of Istein and the Klotz. View over the Rhine plain, to the dam Kembs and to France.

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WanderMicha

January 26, 2021

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Picnic table with a wide panorama of Istein with the lime works via Weil am Rhein and Basel to the Petite Camargue, Kembs and its hydroelectric power station and the Forêt de la Hardt in the west.

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Elevation 310 m

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