Rhine Cycle Path (EV15)

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EuroVelo EV15
D-Route D8 Rhine Cycle Route
Logo Rheinradweg
overall length approx. 1230 km
location SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Austria Germany France Netherlands
AustriaAustria 
GermanyGermany 
FranceFrance 
NetherlandsNetherlands 
map
Map of EuroVelo 15, Rhine Cycle Route.
Starting point Andermatt
Target point Hook of Holland
Website URL rheinradweg.eu

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The Euro Velo -Route EV15 (Rheinradweg even Rhine cycle path ; Dutch Rijnfietsroute ; French Véloroute Rhin ; English Rhine cycle route ) is about 1,230 km long European cycle route , the five countries from the headwaters of the River Rhine in the Swiss Alps on Oberalppass to leads to the mouth near Rotterdam . The route in Germany corresponds to D-Route 8 (Rhine Route).

history

Cycling trails along the Rhine have been around for a long time. Until a few years ago, planning and signage were not coordinated internationally.

It was only since 2002/2003 that a nationwide interest in the expansion, signposting, description in the print media and internet presentations of the Rhine Cycle Path grew. The tourism industry is increasingly promoting this route, and flat-rate stage trips can be booked. There are several initiatives in Germany, for example the project “State-wide long-distance cycle routes in Rhineland-Palatinate”. The EU project "INTERREG III A" concerns the transnational region of the Lower Rhine and is co-financed by the Ministry of Economics and Labor of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Dutch province of Gelderland.

course

Section Alpine Rhine

The first approx. 430 km of the Rhine Cycle Path in Switzerland run from the headwaters on the Oberalp Pass to Basel only partially on the banks of the Anterior Rhine , the Alpine Rhine and the High Rhine . It is signposted as the Rhine route with number 2. A large part leads through the Alpine Rhine Valley , a small section from St. Margrethen to Rheineck leads through Austria (stage 5). The Rhine Cycle Path is divided into 9 stages, 68 km of which are unpaved . In the direction of Andermatt-Basel it overcomes 2000 meters of altitude, in the direction of Basel-Andermatt 3200.

Stage 1 Andermatt – Disentis

The length is 32 km. The difference in altitude is 600 m in the direction of Andermatt – Disentis and 900 m in the opposite direction.

  • Andermatt - it goes up to 10% 600 meters continuously up to the Oberalpsee.
  • Oberalp Pass - downhill on the road with a gradient of up to 10%.
  • Sedrun

Stage 2 Disentis – Chur

The length is 65 km, of which 23 km are unpaved. The difference in altitude is 460 meters in the direction of Disentis – Chur and 1000 meters in the opposite direction.

Section 3 Chur – Buchs (SG)

The length is 49 km, of which 5 km are unpaved. The difference in altitude is 150 meters in the direction of Chur – Buchs (SG) and 260 meters in the opposite direction.

  • Landquart GR There are two different routes, through Landquart or via Igis .
  • Maienfeld
  • Sargans The route itself does not go through Sargans. However, it is a popular place to stay overnight, which is why a side route to Sargans is signposted.
  • Buchs SG The end point is at Buchs train station. Here the route leaves the Rhine foreland.

Stage 4 Buchs (SG) –St. Margrethen

The length is 43 km, 5 km of which are unpaved. The difference in altitude is in the direction of Buchs (SG) –St. Margrethen 80 meters, in the opposite direction 120 meters.

Section 5 St. Margrethen – Kreuzlingen

The length is 62 km, 9 km of which are unpaved. The difference in altitude is 70 meters in the direction of St. Margrethen – Kreuzlingen and 80 meters in the opposite direction.

Section 6 Kreuzlingen – Schaffhausen

The length is 48 km, of which 5 km are unpaved. The difference in altitude is 170 meters in the direction of Kreuzlingen – Schaffhausen, and 180 meters in the opposite direction.

Stage 7, Schaffhausen – Zurzach

The length is 52 km, 8 km of which are unpaved. The difference in altitude is 280 meters in the direction of Schaffhausen – Zurzach and 360 meters in the opposite direction.

Section 8 Zurzach – Rheinfelden

The length is 54 km, 13 km of which are unpaved. The difference in altitude is 180 meters in the direction of Zurzach – Rheinfelden and 260 meters in the opposite direction.

Section 9 Rheinfelden – Basel

The length is 24 km, one kilometer of which is unpaved. The difference in altitude is 70 meters in the direction of Rheinfelden – Basel and 80 meters in the opposite direction.

Upper Rhine section

The second, approx. 385 km long Upper Rhine section of the Rhine Cycle Path runs through the Upper Rhine Plain and the Mainz Basin . Here you can drive either on the left bank of the Rhine in France or on the right bank of the Rhine in Germany between Alsace / the Vosges and the Black Forest .

Left of the Rhine: Basel - Strasbourg - Speyer - Worms - Mainz - Bingen

The official route is far from the Rhine and leads across flat land. For the most part, you can also drive on the embankment of the Rhine canal on a rough gravel path. From Strasbourg the Rhine lies between two high dams. The water level is many meters above the surrounding area, so you can look out over the landscape.

Unofficial Rhine Cycle Route Budenheim-Ingelheim am Rhein

Important stations in Alsace :

Important stations in Rhineland-Palatinate :

On the right bank of the Rhine: Weil am Rhein - Karlsruhe - Mannheim - Wiesbaden - Rüdesheim

On the German side you drive along the Old Rhine except for small loops. It only carries a tenth of the original water, as the Rhine side canal was built parallel on the French side for electricity generation and shipping.

Ginsheimer Altrhein, Nonnenau

Important stations:

The signs for the junction to the center of Wiesbaden ( Schlossplatz ) are incomplete. It is recommended to use the S-Bahn or the Regional Express from Mainz-Kastel to Wiesbaden Central Station. As an alternative to the Rhine cycle path, you can also use the Hessian long-distance cycle path R3 from Eltville over the vineyards to Rüdesheim.

Middle Rhine section

The third 132 km long section of the Rhine Cycle Path leads along the Rhine through the Middle Rhine Valley from Bingen to Bonn. On the left bank of the Rhine, the Rhine Cycle Route has been developed as an independent cycle route. You cross the Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Bingen / Rüdesheim - Koblenz) - which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002 - an extraordinary cultural and natural landscape with over 50 castles and palaces.

Middle Rhine Valley with Mouse Tower, tributary of the Nahe into the Rhine near Bingen

Important stations:

The Rhine Cycle Path on the right bank of the Rhine leads from Rüdesheim to Bonn, although the section between Rüdesheim - Kestert has not yet been developed. In order not to have to cycle on federal highway 42 here, it is advisable to bypass this section by ship, train or ferry.

Important stations:

Every year on the last Sunday in June, the two federal highways between Rüdesheim and Lahnstein and between Bingen and Koblenz-Stolzenfels are closed to traffic on the Tal Total cycling adventure day .

Lower Rhine section

Rheinschiene adventure trail information board

The fourth, approx. 460 km long section of the Rhine Cycle Route leads along the Lower Rhine from Bonn to Rotterdam.

The Rheinschiene adventure trail (see also Rheinschiene ) leads from Bonn via Cologne and Düsseldorf to Duisburg . In the area maintained by INTERREG III A between Wesel and the Dutch province of Gelderland , it is partly left and partly right of the Rhine. In the Netherlands there has not yet been any formalization of tourism. Paths are possible along the Waal or along the Nederrijn and Leks to the mouth of the Rhine near Rotterdam .

In Tiel and Wijk bij Duurstede there is a branch that leads along the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to Utrecht and Amsterdam .

Rheinuferpromenade in Cologne

There is a bilateral route to Emmerich. Important stations:

Section Rhine delta

There is hardly a river in the Netherlands without a dike . Often the dykes are closed to car traffic, or traffic calming measures have been taken so that you can cycle along the river on the Dutch dykes. However, there are innumerable speed bumps .

The following places are located on the Nederrijn and the Lek :

The following places are on the Nieuwe Maas and Nieuwe Waterweg :

The following places are located on the Waal and Merwede :

at Kromme Rijn and Oude Rijn are the following places:

The Rhine Cycle Route follows various branches of the Rhine in the Netherlands. The route first leads past Arnhem and Rhenen, along the Lower Rhine. At Amerongen, the route turns off the river, past the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park , towards Doorn, where the last German Emperor Wilhelm II lived in exile in the Doorn house . From Doorn it goes to Wijk bij Duurstede, back to the river.

At Wijk bij Duurstede you take the ferry across the Lower Rhine and over a bridge next to the locks in the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal . The Rhine Cycle Path continues through the flat polder landscape to the Betuwe fruit-growing region . From Geldermalsen it goes over winding and narrow dikes along the Linge Bach, where the apple trees bloom in spring, past the glass town of Leerdam , to the fortress town of Gorinchem.

In Gorinchem we take the ferry across the river again, where the Waal flows into the Merwede, over to Loevestein Castle , known for Hugo Grotius who escaped his captivity in a book box. Then it goes via Woudrichem through the Biesbosch National Park to the ferry to Dordrecht.

The Rhine Cycle Path leads from the ferry pier next to the hostel on Kop van het Land ( head of the country ) along the Nieuwe Merwede and thus circles almost the entire island of Dordrecht ( Eiland van Dordt ). The route leads past Elzenbosch into the center of the oldest city in Holland, to the ferry to Papendrecht . After crossing the Merwede river again, the route in Papendrecht leads a little east over the Merwededeich. The Rhine Cycle Path leads via Wijngaarden into the Alblasserwaard, to the cycle path that leads through the Polder Molenwaard past the Kinderdijk windmills , which are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage .

After the last ferry, from Kinderdijk to Ridderkerk , the Rhine Cycle Path leads past the Feyenoord football stadium into the city of Rotterdam, dominated by modern high-rise buildings. Over the Erasmus bridge you reach the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas river arm at Rhine kilometer 1000.86, where it goes westwards to the North Sea. In Hoek van Holland , a district of Rotterdam, the Rhine Cycle Route meets the North Sea Coast Cycle Route .

Signage

The route from Andermatt to Basel is signposted as the Rhine Route (Route 2) of Veloland Switzerland.

From Basel to Mainz there is a left and a right bank variant, which are signposted as Veloroute Rhein / Veloroute Rhin or as part of D-Route 8.

In Rhineland-Palatinate on the left bank of the Rhine from Neuburg in the Palatinate to Rolandseck on the border with North Rhine-Westphalia, the Rhine Cycle Route has been signposted with new signposts since summer 2007, with the route logo of the Rhine Veloroute to Mainz and the Route logo of the Rhine Cycle Route is hanging.

In North Rhine-Westphalia it is called the Rheinschiene adventure trail; it is also signposted there as part of D-Route 8.

See also

literature

  • bikeline-Radtourenbuch, Verlag Esterbauer
    • Part 1: Rhine Cycle Path, From Andermatt to Basel, 1: 75,000, 10th edition 2016, ISBN 978-3-85000-485-5 .
    • Part 2: Rhine Cycle Path, From Basel to Mainz, 1: 75,000, 14th edition 2016, ISBN 978-3-85000-448-0 .
    • Part 3: Rhine Cycle Path, Middle Rhine Valley From Mainz to Duisburg, 1: 75,000, 15th edition 2015, ISBN 978-3-85000-661-3 .
    • Part 4: Rhine Cycle Path, Lower Rhine · From Cologne to Hoek van Holland, 1: 75,000, 1st edition 2015, ISBN 978-3-85000-671-2 .
  • Veloland Switzerland 2nd Rhine Route. Official route guide, ISBN 978-3-85932-396-4 .
  • Rhine Cycle Path - From Duisburg to Arnhem . Compact spiral 1: 50,000, BVA Bielefelder Verlag 2009, ISBN 978-3-87073-457-2 .
  • Rhine cycle path in the middle. From Cologne to Karlsruhe , ADFC -compact spiral 1: 75,000, BVA Bielefelder-Verlag 2013, ISBN 978-3-87073-588-3 .
  • Rhine cycle path south. From Karlsruhe to Konstanz , ADFC -compact spiral 1: 75,000, BVA Bielefelder-Verlag 2013, ISBN 978-3-87073-587-6 .

Web links

Commons : EuroVelo 15  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Rhine Cycle Route  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rhine route, Andermatt – Basel. veloland.ch, accessed on January 6, 2014 .
  2. ↑ [determined with the Hessen cycle route planner from the Nahe bridge in Bingen to Bonn (Rhine bridge)]
  3. ↑ Directions for the Rhine Cycle Route
  4. ↑ Veerdienst Wijk bij Duurstede - Rijswijk. Ton Paulus Veerbedrijf, accessed January 20, 2016 (Dutch).
  5. ↑ Fährbetrieb Gorinchem ( Memento of the original from 23 August 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Dutch, English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.veerdienstgorinchem.nl
  6. ↑ Ferry from Brabantse Oever ( Brabanter Ufer ) to Kop van het Land, on the island of Dordrecht ferry service: see under "Dienstregeling" (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Kop van het Land hostel
  8. ↑ Waterbus ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( Water bus ) is the name of a network of ferries between Dordrecht, Rotterdam and places in the area; Driehoeksveer ( triangular ferry) is the name of the ferry Kinderdijk-Ridderkerk-Krimpen @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.waterbus.nl
  9. ↑ Description of the North Sea Cycle Path (English)