Fricktaler Höhenweg
The Fricktaler Höhenweg is a 60 km long Swiss hiking route that leads over the foothills of the Table Jura from the Zähringer town of Rheinfelden via the market town of Frick to the wine village of Mettau . It is an adventure trail in a hilly natural landscape with cultural sights and serves to promote hiking in the Fricktal . The Fricktaler Höhenweg is maintained by volunteers.
Emergence
In 1988, inspired by the common historical past of the two Aargau districts of Rheinfelden and Laufenburg and on the initiative of Max Mahrer, volunteers took over the marking of this path. The construction costs of the hiking trail were borne by the Aargauische Kantonalbank on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
layout
In the landscape of the Fricktal , the hiker moves on historical ground. This is also expressed by the signs for the Fricktaler Höhenweg, which differ from the yellow signs for the Swiss SAW hiking trails . The blue shields are adorned with a coat of arms showing a green linden leaf on a white background. It is the emblem of the canton of Fricktal (1802-1803), which is intended to indicate the eventful historical past of the border region between the Jura and the Rhine .
Course of the high path
- Rheinfelden (285 m, train station)
- Steppberg (395 m)
- Magden gallows (449 m)
- Sonnenberg (632 m, observation tower)
- Zeiningen (340 m, bus stop)
- Chriesiberg (545 m)
- Looberg (571 m)
- Wabrig (555 m, viewpoint)
- Schupfart airfield (restaurant)
- Tiersteinberg (749 m, viewpoint)
- Alt-Tierstein castle ruins (630 m)
- Frick (361 m, train station, dinosaur museum )
- Wettacher (614 m, refuge)
- Schynberg (722 m, viewpoint, mountain cross)
- Marchwald (607 m)
- Weiler Sennhütten (634 m, Waldschenke, hostel)
- Cheisacherturm viewpoint (698 m, mountain top)
- Bürersteig / Passhöhe (550 m, bus stop, Bürersteig lock point )
- Laubberg (648 m, mountain chapel)
- Mettauertal (point 352)
- Mettau (346 m, baroque church)
Hiking suggestions for clubs and groups
The following hiking suggestions can also be carried out in the opposite direction. All suggestions are considered easier hikes and are well calculated in terms of time (without breaks). Fireplaces are available at all rest stops.
Zähringerstadt Rheinfelden - Dorf Wegenstetten
Hiking time: approx. 5 hours
Rheinfelden (285 m, train station) - Steppberg (395 m) - Magdener Galgen (449 m) - Sonnenberg (632 m, observation tower, tower room) - Weindorf Zeiningen (340 m, bus stop) - Chriesiberg (545 m) - Looberg (571 m ) - Wabrig (point 555, lookout point) - Schupfart airfield (wayside cross, start of runway) - village of Wegenstetten (436 m). Bus connections to Rheinfelden and Gelterkinden.
Rest places: Sonnenberg observation tower, Spitzgraben refuge point 518 in front of Chriesiberg. In Wegenstetten: Landgasthöfe Schlüssel and Adler. The observation tower on the Sonnenberg is accessible at all times. The tower room is open for coffee every Sunday and public holiday.
Village of Wegenstetten - market town of Frick
Hiking time: approx. 4 hours
Wegenstetten (436 m, Abzw. Schupfart bus stop, Wegkreuz) - Schupfart airfield (545 m, restaurant) - Fazedellerkreuz (703 m) - Detour: Buschberg pilgrimage chapel (690 m, hiking time: there and back approx. 20 minutes) - Fazedellerkreuz ( 703 m) - Tiersteinberg (749 m, viewpoint) - Alt-Tierstein castle ruins (630 m) - market town of Frick (361 m, train station).
Rest areas: Restaurant Airpick (airfield), Tiersteinberg (viewpoint), Alt-Tierstein castle ruins. In Frick near the train station: Restaurant Bahnhof and Warteck as well as Hotel Planenhof. Note: The route from Wegenstetten to the beginning of Schupfart airfield (wayside cross) is not marked.
Weinbaudorf Zeiningen - market town of Frick
Hiking time: approx. 5 hours
Weindorf Zeiningen (340 m, Post bus stop) - Refuge Spitzgraben (518 m) - Chriesiberg (545 m) - Looberg (571 m) - Wabrig (P. 555, viewpoint) - Schupfart airfield (restaurant) - Fazedellerkreuz (703 m) - Tiersteinberg (749 m, lookout point) - Alt-Tierstein castle ruins (630 m) - market town of Frick (361 m, train station).
Rest places: Refuge Spitzgraben point 518, Airpick restaurant (airfield), Tiersteinberg (lookout point), Alt-Tierstein castle ruins. In Frick near the train station: Restaurant Bahnhof and Warteck as well as Hotel Platanenhof.
Market town Frick - Bürersteig / Passhöhe
Hiking time: approx. 5 3/4 hours or approx. 5 hours
Frick (361 m, train station) - Wettacher (614 m, refuge) - Schynberg ridge (722 m, viewpoint, mountain cross) - Marchwald (607 m) - Weiler Sennhütten (634 m, hostel) - Cheisacher viewpoint (698 m, mountain top ) - Bürersteig / Passhöhe (550 m, bus stop). Bus line: Brugg-Mettau-Laufenburg-Frick. Possible short cuts: Without the Schynberg. Time savings: about 3/4 hours
Rest spots: Wettacher (refuge), Schynbergs-Grat (mountain cross), hamlet Sennhütten (forest tavern), Cheisacher viewpoint. Note: There is no restaurant on the Bürersteig / Passhöhe.
Bözberg / Passhöhe - Mettau wine-growing village
Hiking time: approx. 5 hours
Bözberg, Stalden bus stop (point 569, Restaurant Bären) - Weiler Sennhütten (634 m, Waldschenke) - Cheisacher viewpoint (698 m, mountain top) - Bürersteig / Passhöhe (550 m, bus stop) - Laubberg (648 m, mountain chapel) - Gansinger Panoramaweg - Mettauertal (point 352, bus stop Linde) - Weinbaudorf Mettau (345 m, baroque church, bus stop Post).
Rest areas: hamlet Sennhütten (forest inn, hostel), Cheisacher viewpoint, Laubberg. In Mettau: Gasthof Linde opposite the church / Post bus stop and restaurant Notes: a) Access to Bözberg Stalden: By bus from the Brugg or Frick train stations. b) The hiking trail from Bözberg to the hamlet of Sennhütten is only marked in yellow / red.
Short hike: Bürersteig / Passhöhe - Mettau wine-growing village
Hiking time: approx. 2 hours
Bürersteig / Passhöhe (550 m, bus stop) - Laubberg (648 m, mountain chapel) - Gansinger Panoramaweg - Mettauertal (point 352) - Weindorf Mettau (345 m, baroque church, bus stop, Gasthof Linde)
Two-day hike: market town Frick - hamlet Sennhütten - wine-growing village Mettau
Day 1: Marktflecken Frick (361 m, train station) - Wettacher (614 m, refuge) - Schynbergs ridge (722 m, mountain cross, vantage point) - Marchwald (607 m) - hamlet Sennhütten (634 m, hostel, forest tavern). Hiking time: approx. 4 hours. Overnight at the hostel.
Day 2: Weiler Sennhütten (634 m) - Ampfernhöhe (579 m) - Cheisacher viewpoint (698 m, mountain top) - Bürersteig / Passhöhe (550 m, bus stop) - Laubberg (648 m, mountain chapel) - Gansinger Panoramaweg - Mettauertal (point 352) - Weindorf Mettau (345 m, baroque church, bus stop). Hiking time: approx. 3 ½ hours.
Rest spots: Wettacher, Schynberg (mountain cross), hamlet Sennhütten (forest tavern), Cheisacher and Laubberg vantage points. In Mettau: Gasthof Linde opposite the church and bus stop Post and Restaurant Sternen.
map
The following map material is suitable (scale 1: 50,000):
- the Aargau hiking map
- the Liestal hiking map (sheet 214 T)
- Liestal (sheet 214)
