Riedkanal in Rastatter Ried Nature Reserve

The name Riedkanal derives from the term "Ried" for the area surrounding the present-day Rastatt districts of Ottersdorf, Plittersdorf, and Wintersdorf. The initiative to build the Riedkanal came from the Murg District Board in 1812. The plan was to build a canal between Iffezheim and the mouth of the Murg River, draining 32 km² of land and making it suitable for agriculture. The canal was designed to accommodate a discharge of 2 to 3 m³/s near Iffezheim and 20 m³/s at the mouth. In April 1817, the municipalities of Iffezheim, Sandweier, Wintersdorf, Ottersdorf, Plittersdorf, and Rastatt founded a rival association, which began building the Riedkanal in 1827. Completed after several years, the canal flowed into the Murg River from the left, opposite Steinmauern.In 1906, the competition was dissolved because the distribution of the canal's maintenance costs was considered unfair. In the following years, the municipalities maintained their respective portions of the riverbank, which led to severe neglect of the canal until 1933.In 1933, the Riedkanal-Zweckverband (Ried Canal Association), which still exists today, was founded. By 1938, the current mouth into the Rhine was built, reducing the water level during floods. The culvert under the Murg River was financed by the state of Baden. It is 112 meters long, consists of two pipes, each with a cross-sectional area of 4.3 m², and can discharge up to 25 m³/s of water.[11] In addition, the canal was deepened and supplemented with drainage ditches, which became popularly known as "Schnakengräben" (snake ditches). The pumping station near Steinmauern was built in the 1960s. It is equipped with four pumps; During Rhine floods, two pumps each lift 3 m³/s of water from the Ried Canal, while the other two pumps, with 1.5 and 0.5 m³/s, are responsible for the Altmurg.Source: Wikipedia - Ried Canal (Upper Rhine) w.wiki/_pZxz

My prayers were answered. Finally, this beautiful path has been resurfaced and the potholes that appeared every year have disappeared.

Great new bike path for flying - but don't forget the landscape!
Behind the reed bed there are floodplains with lots of amphibians and birds!