View of the Lake – Eich Old Rhine Lake loop from Gimbsheim

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View of the Lake – Eich Old Rhine Lake loop from Gimbsheim

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View of the Lake – Eich Old Rhine Lake loop from Gimbsheim

03:25

13.6km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Gimbsheimer Altrhein

Eich-Gimbsheimer Altrhein

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.17 km

Eich-Gimbsheimer Altrhein and Gimbsheimer Altrhein Nature Reserves Information Board

Highlight • Natural Monument

Information board on the outskirts of Eich about the NATURE RESERVE
"EICH-GIMBSHEIMER ALTRHEIN" and "GIMBSHEIMER ALTRHEIN"

Nature Reserve "Gimbsheimer Altrhein"

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6.35 km

Altrheinsee Observation Hut

Highlight • Structure

A really great view

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7.05 km

View of the Lake

Highlight • Lake

Simply beautiful here!

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7.91 km

Gerhard Kirchner Platz Observation Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This place and this hut were dedicated to Gerhard Kirchner, as he had the idea for the implementation of the AltrheinErlebnisPfad. Unfortunately, he passed away shortly before the official opening.

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7.93 km

NABU Observation Hut at Altrhein-Erlebnispfad

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great views in different directions

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8.84 km

Altrheinsee Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice view of the lake and reeds.

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9.35 km

Eich Old Rhine Lake

Highlight • Lake

Worth a tour just outside the summer months. There are enough possibilities to find a quiet place somewhere.

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13.5 km

Wayside Cross Gimbsheim

Highlight • Monument

Old sandstone wayside cross has been renovated.

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13.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

1.29 km

725 m

585 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.66 km

3.90 km

2.54 km

372 m

101 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

15°C

7°C

34 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

December 31, 2021,*Altrhein Erlebnispfad/Altrhein-Seen-Runde von Gimbsheim*

A round where you should have a camera in your luggage if possible 😉

The Altrhein-Erlebnispfad offers interesting "stations" with interesting information and "contains" several bird watching huts and an observation tower.

vg-eich.de/Tourismus-Freizeit/Erleben-Entsehen/Wandern-Walken/AltrheinErlebnis-Pfad

We were actually way too late for special discoveries, but we were very lucky to be able to spot a kingfisher in the reeds 😍.

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June 5, 2026,Ein Meer aus Schilf

Who builds the larger nest? Storks on their platforms or swans in the shelter of riverside trees? In any case, there is an abundance of material for the nests, some of which have been expanded and repaired over years, in one of Central Europe's largest reed zones. The narrower, nature-protected reed area between the Rhenish-Hessian communities of Eich and Gimbsheim …

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March 7, 2026,Gimbsheimer Altrheinerlebnispfad

We had a fantastic girls' trip in perfect weather. As always, there was delicious food. And of course, our two dog buddies got plenty of attention too.

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March 5, 2025,Altrheinsee Runde 😎🥾🥾🥾 Gimbsheim

Today in Gimbsheim on the Altrheinsee in great weather 😎☀️ enjoyed 👍 the wonderful region 🥾🥾🥾...... watched the many water birds 🦆🦢...... enjoyed a cappuccino ☕️..... and on the way home 🚗 went out to eat 😋 🍽🍷..... so all in all a beautiful day 😍

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April 15, 2022,*Altrhein Erlebnispfad/Altrhein-Seen-Runde von Gimbsheim*

The Altrhein adventure trail is always worth a round...

vg-eich.de/Tourismus-Freizeit/Erleben-Entdecken/Wandern-Walken/AltrheinErlebnis-Pfad

You can run it all year round, but of course spring has its very special charm when it comes to flora and fauna 🙂

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