Hiking
Uferweg Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein–Stein am Rhein
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Uferweg Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein–Stein am Rhein
The round tour in Stein am Rhein will raise the pulse of nature lovers and fans of medieval times in equal measure. The route leads along the picturesque banks of the Rhine and holds many attractions at the ready.
Stein am Rhein's old town quarter is largely paved with cobblestones and characterized by medieval buildings, mural-adorned house fronts and wood-framed buildings. Here begins the round tour along the river bank almost as far as Hemishofen, to end back in the charming, nostalgic town of Stein am Rhein.
The riverside is a wonderful place to take your time. The banks are lined with the colourful splendour of plants and grand trees and affords unparalleled views of the course of the river along the entire way. Hohenklingen castle is enthroned on a hill high above the river guarding over the region. A further experience of note is the grandiose Rhine Bridge with its breathtaking panorama.
Later on you pass a camping site, which is particularly inviting and offers well-tended facilities to take a break with the added attraction of river access. It is definitely worthwhile lingering a little on the magnificent Rhine to watch the play of the water. For the perfect finale to this wonderful tour you return to the idyllic old town of Stein am Rhein.
The riverside is a wonderful place to take your time. The banks are lined with the colourful splendour of plants and grand trees and affords unparalleled views of the course of the river along the entire way. Hohenklingen castle is enthroned on a hill high above the river guarding over the region. A further experience of note is the grandiose Rhine Bridge with its breathtaking panorama.
Later on you pass a camping site, which is particularly inviting and offers well-tended facilities to take a break with the added attraction of river access. It is definitely worthwhile lingering a little on the magnificent Rhine to watch the play of the water. For the perfect finale to this wonderful tour you return to the idyllic old town of Stein am Rhein.
The round tour in Stein am Rhein will raise the pulse of nature lovers and fans of medieval times in equal measure. The route leads along the picturesque banks of the Rhine and holds many attractions at the ready.
Stein am Rhein's old town quarter is largely paved with cobblestones and characterized by medieval buildings, mural-adorned house fronts and wood-framed buildings. Here begins the round tour along the river bank almost as far as Hemishofen, to end back in the charming, nostalgic town of Stein am Rhein.
The riverside is a wonderful place to take your time. The banks are lined with the colourful splendour of plants and grand trees and affords unparalleled views of the course of the river along the entire way. Hohenklingen castle is enthroned on a hill high above the river guarding over the region. A further experience of note is the grandiose Rhine Bridge with its breathtaking panorama.
Later on you pass a camping site, which is particularly inviting and offers well-tended facilities to take a break with the added attraction of river access. It is definitely worthwhile lingering a little on the magnificent Rhine to watch the play of the water. For the perfect finale to this wonderful tour you return to the idyllic old town of Stein am Rhein.
The riverside is a wonderful place to take your time. The banks are lined with the colourful splendour of plants and grand trees and affords unparalleled views of the course of the river along the entire way. Hohenklingen castle is enthroned on a hill high above the river guarding over the region. A further experience of note is the grandiose Rhine Bridge with its breathtaking panorama.
Later on you pass a camping site, which is particularly inviting and offers well-tended facilities to take a break with the added attraction of river access. It is definitely worthwhile lingering a little on the magnificent Rhine to watch the play of the water. For the perfect finale to this wonderful tour you return to the idyllic old town of Stein am Rhein.
Length | Number of stages
7 km
| 1 Stage
Ascent | Descent
110 m | 110 m
Hiking time
1 h 50 min
Grade | Fitness level
medium
(for wheelchair users)
|
difficult
(for wheelchair users)
Hints
Information for blind and visually impaired people
Blind and visually impaired people can walk the obstacle-free routes thanks to voice guidance. Voice guidance is integrated in the MyWay Pro app. This offer is supported by Procap Switzerland, the Swiss Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and SwitzerlandMobility. Voice guidance is offered only in the MyWay Pro app for iOS.
Information for wheelchair users
The obstacle-free routes enable us to offer a leisure activity to people who depend on paths without substantial natural or physical obstacles. This offer is supported by Procap Switzerland, SwitzerlandMobility, the Swiss Hiking Federation, and the Swiss Cantons.
The sightseeing attractions and overnight accommodation suggested by Switzerland Mobility are not necessarily wheelchair accessible. More information on accessibility is found at www.procap-reisen.ch or www.rollihotel.ch.
Obstacle-free routes, grade of difficulty see PDF.
The sightseeing attractions and overnight accommodation suggested by Switzerland Mobility are not necessarily wheelchair accessible. More information on accessibility is found at www.procap-reisen.ch or www.rollihotel.ch.
Obstacle-free routes, grade of difficulty see PDF.
Details
PDFArrival | return travel
Barrier-free travel / public transport
Stein am Rhein railway station is reached from the support railway stations at Schaffhausen and Kreuzlingen by S-Bahn train S8 and from Winterthur with S29. Independent boarding and alighting is possible.
Wheelchair suitable parking spaces
Two parking spaces suitable for wheelchair users are located next to the railway station in Stein am Rhein. Another wheelchair-suitable parking space is found at the Stein am Rhein Stadtbibliothek (town library), with another at the Untertor car park.
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Eurokey WC at Stein am Rhein station
There is a Eurokey toilet at Stein am Rhein railway station (platform 1 & 2). WC info: door width 80cm; movement area (DxB) 110x110cm; seat height 46cm; hand grips, left fixed, right moveable; access right; mirror height 100cm; washbasin underside clearance 70cm.
km0 - km3.2
From the railway station down to the town, you follow the road on the pavement. This has a maximum gradient of 10%. In Stein am Rhein you cross the River Rhine via an arched bridge, which has an ascent and descent both 30 metres long with 7% gradients. The route that follows into the old town is first on 100m of cobblestones, which however are easily negotiable. Most of this section of route is surfaced with only a 500m stretch of compact gravel as you leave Stein am Rhein. This has a 30-metre-long ascent with a 9% gradient at its end. Shortly afterwards follows a 700m-long section of field path with a level grass strip in its centre.
WC ship jetty
A public, wheelchair-accessible toilet is located at the ship jetty at km0.8. WC info: door width 92cm; movement room (DxB) 240x120cm; seat height 48cm; hand grips, right fixed, left none; access left; mirror height 106cm; washbasin underside clearance 66cm.
Restaurant Gelateria Wasserfels
The Restaurant Gelateria Wasserfels is accessible. It does not have a wheelchair-accessible toilet but there is one opposite on the ship jetty.
Restaurant Gelateria Wasserfels
Schiffländi 8
8260 Stein am Rhein
Tel. +41 (0)52 741 22 36
wasserfels@cdmgroup.ch
www.wasserfels.ch
WC Untertor car park
At km0.9 is the Untertor car park with a wheelchair-accessible toilet at approx. 100m on the right off the path. WC info: door width 91cm; movement area (DxB) 190x110cm; seat height 47cm; hand grips, left fixed, right moveable; access right; mirror height 100cm; washbasin underside clearance 70cm.
km3.2 - km3.9
To get onto the Rhine bridge you have to master a 25m section with a 10% gradient.
km3.9 - km4.7
This part of the route leads first over a field path, 20m of which has a 9% uphill gradient. The path past the camping site is surfaced.
WC Camping Wagenhausen
There is a new wheelchair-accessible toilet with roll in shower on the Wagenhausen camping site next to the Landgasthof Camping. WC info: door width 88cm; movement room (DxB) 115x150cm; seat height 45cm; hand grips, left fixed, right moveable; access right; mirror height 127cm (folding mirror); washbasin underside clearance 57cm.
Hauptstrasse 82
8259 Wagenhausen
Tel. +41 (0)52 741 42 71
info@campingwagenhausen.ch
www.campingwagenhausen.ch
km4.7 - km5.9
After the camping site, you have to negotiate a narrow, 90cm-wide section between trees. The route as far as the priory is along a gravel path alongside the Rhine. At the priory is a 30m section of path with easily negotiable cobblestones.
km5.9 - km7.4
After the priory the rest of the route is surfaced. On the pavement along the road through Wagenhausen you have to pass a narrow obstruction 85cm wide between the road and a building projection.
Arrival | return travel
Barrier-free return journey / public transport
From Stein am Rhein railway station you reach the support stations of Schaffhausen and Kreuzlingen by S-Bahn train S8 and Winterthur by S29.
Contact
Procap Reisen & Sport
Frohburgstrasse 4
4600 Olten
Tel. +41 (0)62 206 88 30
tourismus@procap.ch
www.procap.ch/tourismus-inklusiv
Frohburgstrasse 4
4600 Olten
Tel. +41 (0)62 206 88 30
tourismus@procap.ch
www.procap.ch/tourismus-inklusiv
