St. Katharinental – Rheinweg near Diessenhofen loop from Diessenhofen

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St. Katharinental – Rheinweg near Diessenhofen loop from Diessenhofen

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St. Katharinental – Rheinweg near Diessenhofen loop from Diessenhofen

03:13

12.4km

80m

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 11, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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307 m

St. Katharinental

Highlight • Historical Site

The former monastery St. Katharinental belongs to the Spital Thurgau, has a lot of well-preserved old building fabric and a beautiful garden. Café directly on the Rhine path (open 365 days a year).

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1.67 km

Riverside Path Along the Rhine Near Diessenhofen

Highlight • Trail

2.33 km

Mörderbuck Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Very nice picnic area with information boards about nature and history in the Schaarenwald.

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3.51 km

Rheinweg near Diessenhofen

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Not accessible during high water.

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3.91 km

Swimming spot on the Rhine

Highlight • Beach

4.49 km

Riiwis

Forest

5.38 km

Petri Wiese Riverside Meadow

Highlight • Beach

The Petri Wiese is a public bathing area directly on the Rhine with a picnic infrastructure.

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6.23 km

Paradies Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

The former monastery complex offers – after extensive renovations – rooms for conferences, seminars, and celebrations.

See also: klostergutparadies.ch/de/klostergut-paradies.html

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7.61 km

Rhine Riverside Trail Petriwiese–Diessenhofen

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A very beautiful section of the trail in all seasons, which leads largely through the Schaarenwies / Schaarenwald nature reserve.
From the narrow path to the wide path, there is …

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12.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.84 km

2.53 km

425 m

218 m

199 m

185 m

Surfaces

5.79 km

4.35 km

1.36 km

510 m

264 m

128 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

14°C

8°C

86 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 3, 2023,SW-Hochrhein_Schöne Pfade entlang des Rheins-2023-09-03*

With light clouds but quite humid air, we travel comfortably from Diessenhofen in Switzerland along the Rhine towards Schaffhausen. Beautiful and well-signposted hiking trail, a lot through forest and paths. There are always places where you can walk to the banks of the Rhine, some with benches. We actually want to take the ferry over to Altparadies and go back …

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February 20, 2022,🇨🇭Schlacht-Historischer Pfad & Bunkeranlagen im Schaarenwald bei Paradies / Diessenhofen

Wikipedia has the following entry under "Gebiet Schaaren" and "Second World War":
In the period between 1938 and 1940, the Swiss army built a dense chain of defense works and shelters along the Rhine. The structures of the Schaffhausen-Rhein checkpoints served to defend against Nazi Germany during World War II. In order to be able to protect each other from …

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December 27, 2022,Wanderung auf dem historischen Lehrpfad Schaarenwald in Schlatt mit viel Geschichte

Today's hike starts at the hiking car park in Altparadies (municipality of Schlatt, Thurgau) and the path first leads to the Petri Wiese, a place of excursions in the region for swimming, barbecuing or chilling on the High Rhine.

The path continues to the archeological and historical nature trail with many information boards, a path for young and old and …

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June 19, 2025,flussabwärts🇨🇭 von Kreuzlingen nach Schaffhausen

Some call the boat trip on the Untersee and Rhine the most beautiful river cruise in Europe.
It runs between Kreuzlingen and Schaffhausen.
It's hot today. But here in the shade of the upper deck, I enjoy the constantly changing river landscape. Pretty towns, picturesque villages, green banks, waterfowl, views of castles, vineyards, and historic bridges pass by.
And then …

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September 24, 2023,Wanderung

Conclusion of this tour: the tour is very picturesque through the Rhine, the vineyards and the forest paths. There are many opportunities to rest in great places. Also in restaurants and kiosks.
Be careful with the short crossing with the small ferry... out of service from the end of October. Anyone can access it at any time. Good shoes are …

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October 2, 2021,Rheintour von Diessenhofen ins Paradies und zurück

Before the weather turns bad again, the beautiful hiking weather is used today. Basically the continuation of my last year's tour from Rheinklingen to Diessenhofen. That's why today we went from Diessenhofen along the Rhine to Büsingen. A village of curiosities. A German exclave in the middle of Switzerland. There is an extra license plate with BÜS although it belongs …

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