Bad Säckingen Wooden Bridge – View of the Old Wooden Bridge loop from Bad Säckingen

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Bad Säckingen Wooden Bridge – View of the Old Wooden Bridge loop from Bad Säckingen

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Bad Säckingen Wooden Bridge – View of the Old Wooden Bridge loop from Bad Säckingen

02:07

8.28km

30m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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961 m

Bad Säckingen Wooden Bridge

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The bridge, together with the cathedral, remains the landmark of Bad Säckingen.
When I consider that all traffic used to roll over this bridge, albeit in one lane and regulated …

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985 m

Säckingerbrücke Customs Office

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The two customs offices are located immediately before and after the bridge. However, the border between Germany and Switzerland is in the middle of the bridge and is marked with a white line.

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1.01 km

Former customs house in Stein (Switzerland)

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Relaxed stop open THU- SAT

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1.34 km

View of the Old Wooden Bridge

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At 204 meters, the Bad Säckingen wooden bridge is the longest covered wooden bridge in Europe. Since the Middle Ages, it has been repeatedly destroyed by floods, ice, and wars, …

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1.55 km

Fischergasse, Bad Säckingen

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The Fishermen's Guild House (Haus Elgg) at Fischergasse 12 was built by Klemens Elgg in 1717. From 1810 to 1817, Alois Elgg was the head of the guild as Rhine …

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1.60 km

Gallus Tower

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The Gallus Tower was built in 1343. After a terrible flood in 1342, it was built as a protective wall against the waters of the Rhine. The loopholes found in …

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2.15 km