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Rüdesheim am Rhein

Rüdesheim Rhine Ferry – Ruins of the Hindenburg Bridge loop from Rüdesheim (Rhein)

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Rüdesheim am Rhein

Rüdesheim Rhine Ferry – Ruins of the Hindenburg Bridge loop from Rüdesheim (Rhein)

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Rüdesheim Rhine Ferry – Ruins of the Hindenburg Bridge loop from Rüdesheim (Rhein)

02:10

20.7km

40m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 464 m for 669 m

Open: • Monday-Sunday: 6:00 AM-12:00 AM (otherwise closed)

After 19.5 km for 669 m

Open: • Monday-Sunday: 6:00 AM-12:00 AM (otherwise closed)

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Train Station

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1.17 km

Rüdesheim Rhine Ferry

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Rhine Ferry - Bingen/Rüdesheim 🚴‍♂️

The year-round car and passenger ferry operates a 20-minute shuttle service between Rüdesheim in Hesse and Bingen in Rhineland-Palatinate, with a crossing time of approximately 5 minutes.

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2.42 km

View of Rüdesheim

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Very nice view over the Rhine.

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3.52 km

Ruins of the Hindenburg Bridge

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Before World War II the connection by rail between Bingen and Rüdesheim

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5.98 km

Fulderaue - Ilmenaue

Nature Reserve

9.23 km

Beach

13.8 km

Bridge Over the Welzbach

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16.8 km

Hindenburg Bridge

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The Hindenburgbrücke was an important railway bridge over the Rhine, connecting Rüdesheim am Rhein with Bingen am Rhein (Kempten district). It was built between 1913 and 1915 and solemnly opened in August 1915 during World War I. With a total length of over a kilometer, it was an imposing technical structure that primarily served to close the strategically important railway connection between the Ruhr area and the Saarland and to relieve the Rhine routes.
The structure was designed for double tracks and featured combined steel and stone arch constructions. A distinctive feature were the widely visible, castle-like bridge towers at the ends, which were architecturally adapted to the castles of the region. During World War II, the bridge became a strategic target and was finally blown up by German troops in March 1945 to stop the advance of the US Army; additional air raids almost completely destroyed the remaining parts.
After the war, the Hindenburgbrücke – unlike many other bridges – was not rebuilt, as transport routes had changed and the priority lay with other Rhine crossings. Today, only the striking stone approach bridges and the bridge towers remain as "silent witnesses" on the Rhine bank and on the island of Rüdesheimer Aue. These ruins are listed as historical monuments and are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley, with the remaining piers in the shipping channel being blown up in the 1960s for navigational safety reasons.

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19.3 km

Steel Cherries Sculpture

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Very attractive sculpture on the Bingen Rhine promenade!
@Raoul: These are CHERRIES 🍒🍒🍒 ... and for once not churches 😂

skulpturen-bingen.de/2023/presse/download/20240203_AZ_Kunst_als_Aushaengeschild_mit_Kommentar.pdf

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20.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

1.70 km

1.35 km

966 m

599 m

207 m

119 m

Surfaces

6.29 km

5.76 km

3.53 km

2.85 km

1.40 km

820 m

Elevation

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Saturday 27 June

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24°C

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Rüdesheim Rhine Ferry – Ruins of the Hindenburg Bridge loop from Rüdesheim (Rhein)

Rüdesheim Rhine Ferry

View of Rüdesheim

Ruins of the Hindenburg Bridge

Bridge Over the Welzbach

Hindenburg Bridge

Steel Cherries Sculpture

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