Alter Rhein Nature Park – Dam border crossing loop from Heerbrugg

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Alter Rhein Nature Park – Dam border crossing loop from Heerbrugg

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Alter Rhein Nature Park – Dam border crossing loop from Heerbrugg

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17.4km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.10 km

Old Rhine

Highlight • River

Very nice area for hiking along the old Rhine, where there are always bathing spots 👍

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8.10 km

Old Rhine border crossing — Austria–Switzerland

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Beautiful tour along the Swiss/Austrian border along the old natural Rhine

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10.0 km

Swiss Side of the Upper Old Rhine

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Beautiful shore for walking, swimming or just letting your soul dangle 👍

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13.7 km

Alter Rhein Nature Park

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The bathing area Alter Rhein Lustenau is located in the area of the original course of the Rhine stream. Since the Rhine was cut through near Diepoldsau in 1923, the …

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14.1 km

Dam border crossing

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Border crossing on a dam in the middle of the Old Rhine, with historical significance before the 2nd World War (see photo).

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17.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

3.87 km

755 m

473 m

275 m

Surfaces

6.25 km

4.26 km

4.09 km

2.68 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

16°C

9°C

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Comments

October 17, 2021,🚶‍♂️ (CH+A) Neuer + Alter Rhein bei Diepoldsau

Instead of dodging the fog up into the congested Appenzellerland, we dodged into the "lowlands" today, in the Rhine valley below it was sunny and fog-free 🥰🌞
Nice tour around Diepoldsau, always along the New or Old Rhine, sometimes even in the middle of the Old Rhine, directly on the CH-A border. The nature in the nature reserve Alter Rhein …

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September 30, 2023,30.09.23 🇨🇭 + 🇦🇹 Neuer & Alter Rhein 🥰🥰🥰 bei Diepoldsau

Something atypical for me today, a walk in the lowlands 😎, but I had had the walk in the back of my mind for a long time and finally did it 😊. Yes, and as expected, the nature here is beautiful 🥰👌 and with lots of beautiful spots to make yourself comfortable on the way, which of course I did …

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