Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

View of Thurspitz – Old Rhine Riverside Path loop from Nacker Mühle

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

View of Thurspitz – Old Rhine Riverside Path loop from Nacker Mühle

Moderate

4.7

(73)

320

hikers

View of Thurspitz – Old Rhine Riverside Path loop from Nacker Mühle

03:11

12.4km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 310 m for 123 m

Open: • April 1-October 15: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM & 12:45 PM-7:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.32 km

View of Thurspitz

Highlight • River

Especially the two bunkers from the last war are easy to see.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.15 km

View of Unteri Inseli

Highlight • Viewpoint

Several small Inseli in the old course of the Rhine

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.26 km

Old Rhine Riverside Path

Highlight • Trail

Not accessible during floods (e.g. also in summer 2021). But that is also the point of the alluvial forests: They are periodically flooded.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.69 km

Riverside Grill Area on the Rhine

Highlight • Rest Area

Wonderful barbecue area right on the Rhine

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.98 km

Thurauen Nature Center

Highlight • Rest Area

The Thurauen Nature Center is a program of the PanEco Foundation on behalf of the Canton of Zurich. For over 10 years, the nature center has been the gateway to …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.81 km

Along the Rhine

Highlight (Segment) • River

Very nice and varied walk along the Rhine.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

10.1 km

Thur Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

An anecdote about the Elliker Bridge: During the Second World War, the bridges near the border were charged with explosive charges. Fortunately, there was no need to actually trigger them. …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

12.1 km

Rhine Ferry Ellikon–Rüdlingen

Highlight • Structure

From April to October, a ferry brings hikers and cyclists to the other bank of the Rhine directly at the German border.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

12.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.34 km

3.99 km

1.04 km

505 m

493 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.14 km

2.26 km

2.05 km

1.08 km

774 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Sunday 23 August

27°C

13°C

11 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

May 10, 2022,🇨🇭Thurauen 🦢🦆& Alter Rhein🦫 ab Rüdlingen

Birgit and Uwe accompanied me today on my 200th Komoot tour! Thank you 🤩

Showing Translation

May 10, 2022,🇨🇭 Thurauen Eggrank-Thurspitz

Three Komoot friends on tour.
First came Malizia and then Hansueli and Doris. Thank you very much.

We hiked through a truly magical landscape that was only designated as a floodplain area of national importance in the 1990s and as a cantonal conservation area since 2011.
The paths sometimes meander directly on the water, sometimes a little further away through …

Showing Translation

September 12, 2021,Rüdlingen-Ellikon-Rüdlingenn

Wonderful leisurely hike. Take the ferry to Ellikon. 2.50CHF. There in the restaurant directly on the Rhine, a small, very good lunch on the ship, not next door.

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.9

4,133

Classic route through the Wutach Gorge

04:00h

13.1km

300m

Moderate

4.7

3,667

Pfäffikersee Circular Trail

02:34h

10.0km

50m

Moderate

4.8

498

Circular hike to the Elefantenbach

02:03h

7.25km

160m

Hard

4.7

936

Greifensee Loop Trail

05:20h

20.9km

70m

Moderate

4.8

686

Hegauer Kegelspiel – Hewensteig

02:22h

7.23km

330m

Moderate

4.7

617

Hegauer Kegelspiel – Alter Postweg (Old Post Route)

02:33h

9.30km

150m

Moderate

4.6

413

"Hegauer Kegelspiel" Premium Hiking Trail – Hohentwiel

02:10h

7.36km

180m

Easy

4.7

459

Uferweg Stein am Rhein – SchweizMobil 905

01:56h

7.45km

50m

Moderate

4.7

423

Sauschwänzle Trail

03:48h

12.6km

210m

Moderate

4.7

354

Southern Black Forest Nature Park: Sauschwänzle Trail – protected areas in Baden–Württemberg

03:04h

10.3km

110m

Moderate

4.6

265

Hegauer Kegelspiel – Grenzgänger (border crosser)

03:30h

12.9km

190m

Moderate

4.7

300

Hegauer Kegelspiel – Wannenberg Tour

02:46h

9.50km

260m

View of Thurspitz – Old Rhine Riverside Path loop from Nacker Mühle

View of Thurspitz

View of Unteri Inseli

Old Rhine Riverside Path

Riverside Grill Area on the Rhine

Thurauen Nature Center

Along the Rhine

Thur Bridge

Rhine Ferry Ellikon–Rüdlingen

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️