| Tour profile | |||
| height | km | Hm | |
| Andermatt | 1437 m | 0 | |
| Disentis | 1135 m | 34 | 610 |
| Chur | 562 m | 95 | 580 |
| Sargans | 129 | ||
| St. Margrethen | 400 m | 189 | |
| Romanshorn | 230 | ||
| Stone at the Rhein | 278 | ||
| Schaffhausen | 391 m | 296 | |
| Koblenz (Felsenau) | 353 | ||
| Basel | 266 m | 424 | |
| Overview | |||
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The Rhine route(Ruta dal Rain) leads from Andermatt on the Oberalp Pass along the Rhine to after Basel. The Rhine Route is the Swiss part of the Rhine Cycle Route 's to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Of Constancy runs parallel on the Baden side of the Rhine Valley Path
Route profile
- Length: 424 km
- Of which unsurfaced: 80 km
- Signposting: The route is as Rhine route no.2 signposted.
- Slopes:
- Andermatt - Basel: 2050 m
- Basel - Andermatt: 3200 m
- Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship
- Andermatt - Basel: 1150 m
- Basel - Andermatt: 1900 m
- Path condition: 80 km unpaved
- Traffic load:
- Suitable bike:
- Requirement: easy (without Oberalppass)
- Fitness: Young people, adults, from Disentis also families
- Inline suitability:
- Good to know:Rake hole – Etzgen and at Rümikon: Main streets with a lot of traffic. When the weather is nice, a strong wind blows up the valley in the afternoon in the Rhine Valley, but when the wind blows, it blows down the valley. Unguarded border crossings between St. Margrethen and Schaffhausen: Border crossing only permitted during the day and with ID.
background
The Vorderrhein rises near the Oberalp Pass at Lai da Tuma (Tomasee, 2345 m above sea level) and becomes the Swiss Rhine route and the international one Rhine cycle route accompanied to the mouth in the North Sea.
preparation
getting there
Public transportation
Many places on the routes from Cycling in Switzerland can be reached by train or bus. (please refer Bicycle transport in Switzerland)
By bicycle
You can travel to the following places by bike: Andermatt (Rhone route, North-South route), Chur (Graubünden route), Sargans (Lakes route), St. Margrethen (Alpine panorama route), Romanshorn - Salmsach (Mittelland route), Stone at the Rhein (EuroVelo 6), Felsenau (Aare route), Pratteln (North-South route), Basel (Jura route, EuroVelo 6)
Route description with sights
Andermatt - Disentis: 34 km
- Of which unsurfaced: 0 km
- Places:Andermatt (1437 m), Oberalp Pass (2044 m), Sedrun (1404 m), Disentis (1135 m)
- Altitude difference
- Andermatt - Disentis: 610 m
- Disentis - Andermatt: 910 m
- Elevation meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship
- Andermatt - Disentis: 0 m
- Disentis - Andermatt: 0 m
- Requirement: high
- For: Adults
- Good to know: Pass open from around May to October. Information Tel. 163 or here.
Disentis - Chur: 64 km
- Of which unsurfaced: 23 km
- Places:Disentis, Trun, Illance, Versam, Reichenau GR, Chur
- Altitude difference
- Disentis - Chur: 580 m
- Chur - Disentis: 1130 m
- Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship
- Disentis - Chur: 290 m
- Chur - Disentis: 740 m
- Requirement: medium
- For: Teenagers, adults
Chur - Rorschach: 117 km
- Of which unsurfaced: 15 km
- Places:Chur, Landquart, Jenins, Maienfeld, Sargans, Box, Frümsen, Oberriet, Altstätten, St. Margrethen, Maximum (A, Austria), Gaissau (A), Rorschach
- Altitude difference
- Chur - Rorschach: 265 m
- Rorschach - Chur: 425 m
- Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship
- Chur - Rorschach: 265 m
- Rorschach - Chur: 425 m
- Requirement: light
- For: Families, young people, adults
- Good to know: When the weather is nice, a strong wind blows up the valley in the afternoon, but when it is foehn it blows down the valley.
- The closes in Fußach Lake Constance cycle path above Bregenz and Friedrichshafen to Constancy and a variant according to Stone at the Rhein at.
Rorschach - Schaffhausen: 82 km
- Places:Rorschach, Arbon, Salmsach, Romanshorn, Kreuzlingen, Steckborn, Stone at the Rhein, Gailingen D, Schaffhausen
- Of which unsurfaced: 17 km
- Altitude difference
- Rorschach - Schaffhausen: 180 m
- Schaffhausen - Rorschach: 200 m
- Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship
- Rorschach - Schaffhausen: 180 m
- Schaffhausen - Rorschach: 200 m
- Requirement: light
- For: Families, young people, adults
- Good to know: Unguarded border crossings: Border crossing is only permitted during the day and with ID.
Schaffhausen - Basel: 128 km
- Of which unsurfaced: 25 km
- Places:Schaffhausen, Badgers, Ellikon, Depth, Eglisau, Rheinsfelden, Zurzach, Felsenau, Laufenburg AG, Stein AG, Rheinfelden AG, Pratteln, Muttenz, Basel
- Altitude difference
- Schaffhausen - Basel: 415 m
- Basel - Schaffhausen: 535 m
- Altitude meters with Veloverlad in train, bus ship
- Schaffhausen - Basel: 415 m
- Basel - Schaffhausen: 535 m
- Requirement: easy to medium, traffic experience
- For: Teenagers, adults
- Good to know:Rake hole – Etzgen and near Rümikon: main races with a lot of traffic.
Other places to stay
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Entry points
Only the national and international routes are listed here. Regional routes are still running in many regions and places.
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It continues in Basel
- Jura route · To Lake Geneva
- EuroVelo 6 · To the Atlantic coast
- Rhine cycle route and Rhine Valley Path
