View of Rheinau Abbey – Rheinau Covered Bridge loop from Rheinau

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View of Rheinau Abbey – Rheinau Covered Bridge loop from Rheinau

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View of Rheinau Abbey – Rheinau Covered Bridge loop from Rheinau

02:11

8.14km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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577 m

Rheinau Weir

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The Rheinau weir is an important structure on the Upper Rhine, which serves both as part of the Rheinau power plant and as a border crossing between Germany and Switzerland. …

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1.10 km

View of Rheinau Abbey

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Fantastically beautiful view of the monastery.. radiates enormous peace

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3.20 km

View of the Rhine

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great path along the Rhine

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3.42 km

Bench With a View of the Rhine River

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3.57 km

View of the Wooden Bridge of Rheinau from Jestetten Waterworks

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great view and wonderful place on the Rhine

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4.36 km

Rheinau Covered Bridge

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The Rheinau Bridge between Rheinau and Altenburg was first mentioned in a papal letter from 1247.

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6.42 km

View of the Church at Rheinau Island

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The bench with the engraving "take a break" invites you to pause.
A very nice quiet place with a great view of the pointed church St. Magdalena.

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8.14 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.60 km

2.40 km

1.65 km

438 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.31 km

2.68 km

1.79 km

181 m

141 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

9°C

95 %

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Comments

July 21, 2023,Klosterinsel Rheinau - Altenburg entlang dem Rhein - Kraftwerk am 21.7.23 G

The route is partly in Switzerland and partly in Germany. So don't forget your ID :-)

Wonderful round in perfect hiking weather. It was raining until 10 minutes before Rheinau, but when we reached the destination the weather was perfect; neither too warm nor too cold. The round is doable for everyone, there is only one climb on the German …

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March 20, 2022,Rheinau - 😉Rheindoppelschleife🎗️🎗️ (CH)

Today's hike starts in Rheinau, where the Rhine forms a double loop. The former Benedictine monastery of Rheinau, which is characterized by the Baroque style, is located on a small Rhine island with its monastery church, a jewel in the Rhine landscape.

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March 14, 2025,Rund um Rheinau und Altenburg am 14.3.25 G

The weather forecast predicted that it certainly wouldn't rain on the northern edge of Switzerland, but that it would remain cloudy. But when we got there, we were surprised: blue skies and sunshine. So we had perfect hiking weather for the cool loop around Rheinau.

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