Marckolsheim Dam

Until now, unfortunately, it was not possible to cross the Rhine between Germany and France via this barrage near Burkheim! That's finally changing: "New bike path over the Rhine to Alsace." On Sunday, July 9, 2023, the Rhine crossing will be opened as part of a cycling day with five bridge festivals! There are five crossings from north to south in southern Baden: the Sasbach-Marckolsheim bridge, the weir near Burkheim (new!), the Breisach-Vogelgrun bridge, the Hartheim-Fessenheim bridge and the bridge near Neuenburg am Rhein.

The continuous old retreat is a tributary of the Rhine in the districts of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald and Emmendingen as well as the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg. The old move-in originated in the 1960s through the connection of the existing old Rhine in order to limit the ecological consequences of the expansion of the Upper Rhine for shipping and energy generation; it flows through the nature reserves Rappennestgießen, Rheinniederung Wyhl-Weisweil and Taubergießen.

The new cycle path between Burgheim and Markolsheim