Diessenhofen Old Town – Rhine bridge near Diessenhofen loop from Langwiesen

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Diessenhofen Old Town – Rhine bridge near Diessenhofen loop from Langwiesen

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Diessenhofen Old Town – Rhine bridge near Diessenhofen loop from Langwiesen

04:40

17.9km

120m

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 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.28 km

Paradies Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

The former monastery complex offers – after extensive renovations – rooms for conferences, seminars, and celebrations.

See also: klostergutparadies.ch/de/klostergut-paradies.html

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2.78 km

Schwarzbächli

Forest

3.46 km

Underi Schanze

Forest

5.14 km

Mörderbuck Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Very nice picnic area with information boards about nature and history in the Schaarenwald.

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8.73 km

Diessenhofen Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Narrow streets and narrow, high houses characterize the medieval old town, which is by the way the largest in all of Thurgau. Anyone who walks along the banks of the …

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9.40 km

Rhine bridge near Diessenhofen

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like many of the Rhine bridges in the area (e.g. Bad Säckingen)
but here with heavy car traffic
on the Swiss side there is even still the wooden gate

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10.6 km

Café St. Katharinental on the Rhine

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Café / restaurant directly on the Rhine. Very good food with a view of the Rhine and the passing ships.

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10.8 km

St. Katharinental

Highlight • Historical Site

The former monastery St. Katharinental belongs to the Spital Thurgau, has a lot of well-preserved old building fabric and a beautiful garden. Café directly on the Rhine path (open 365 days a year).

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14.0 km

Rheinweg near Diessenhofen

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Not accessible during high water.

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15.9 km

Petri Wiese Riverside Meadow

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The Petri Wiese is a public bathing area directly on the Rhine with a picnic infrastructure.

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17.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.30 km

4.49 km

1.75 km

1.40 km

688 m

271 m

Surfaces

6.21 km

4.75 km

2.10 km

1.90 km

1.65 km

1.29 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

3°C

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Comments

September 5, 2022,🇨🇭 Von Diessenhofen nach Schaffhausen

After starting in the small village of Diessenhofen with its evangelical church and historic wooden bridge over the Rhine between Germany and Switzerland, we headed down the Rhine towards Schaffhausen.

Three secularized monasteries line up like pearls along the hiking trail: St. Katharinental near Diessenhofen, formerly Dominican nuns and today a hospital and nursing home for the canton of Thurgau, …

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September 3, 2023,SW-Hochrhein_Schöne Pfade entlang des Rheins-2023-09-03*

With light clouds but quite humid air, we travel comfortably from Diessenhofen in Switzerland along the Rhine towards Schaffhausen. Beautiful and well-signposted hiking trail, a lot through forest and paths. There are always places where you can walk to the banks of the Rhine, some with benches. We actually want to take the ferry over to Altparadies and go back …

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July 13, 2024,🚶‍♂️ Am Rhein entlang von Diessenhofen nach Schaffhausen, zurück mit dem Schiff 🚢

Hike along the Rhine down to Schaffhausen, then a short visit to the old town.
Then take the same route back with the scheduled boat, uphill at around 10 km/h (journey time 1 hour for 9 km).
So far a good route, although a bit too much in the forest, on sometimes wet and muddy paths.
Diessenhofen and especially Schaffhausen …

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September 5, 2021,🇨🇭Von Diesenhofen am Rhein 🛳 entlang nach Schaffhausen 🚶🐕

Along the banks of the Rhine and through beautiful forest paths, the path 🚶🐕 led us from Diessenhofen towards Schaffhausen. In the "Paradiesli" there was a great coup!

Well, and then the worm was inside: actually I wanted to take the train 🚂 back to Diessenhofen! This came towards me on the route and so I made a quick …

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September 24, 2023,Wanderung

Conclusion of this tour: the tour is very picturesque through the Rhine, the vineyards and the forest paths. There are many opportunities to rest in great places. Also in restaurants and kiosks.
Be careful with the short crossing with the small ferry... out of service from the end of October. Anyone can access it at any time. Good shoes are …

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June 8, 2025,Feuerthalen-Diessenhofen Rundwanderung

A circular hike along the most beautiful stretch of the Rhine. We parked at the Coop Rhymarkt. It probably doesn't bother anyone on a Sunday. Beautiful paths, always with views of the Rhine, with young swans, ducklings, and chickadees nesting, past bunkers, over roots, footbridges, and through the Schaaren nature reserve. There are barbecue areas and cozy spots along the …

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October 2, 2021,Rheintour von Diessenhofen ins Paradies und zurück

Before the weather turns bad again, the beautiful hiking weather is used today. Basically the continuation of my last year's tour from Rheinklingen to Diessenhofen. That's why today we went from Diessenhofen along the Rhine to Büsingen. A village of curiosities. A German exclave in the middle of Switzerland. There is an extra license plate with BÜS although it belongs …

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January 7, 2022,🇨🇭 TG - Rheinuferweg, Petriwiese --> Diessenhofen

While my poor tomcat had to undergo dental surgery, I made a very leisurely hike along the Rhine from the Petriwiese to Diessenhofen and back through the Schaarenwald.
The Rheinuferweg, which leads mostly through the nature reserve Schaarenwies / Schaarenwald, is simply beautiful again and again. From the narrow path to the wide path, there is something of everything. On …

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