Old Rhine – Dam border crossing loop from Diepoldsau

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Old Rhine – Dam border crossing loop from Diepoldsau

Moderate

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Old Rhine – Dam border crossing loop from Diepoldsau

03:17

13.0km

20m

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 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.30 km

Old Rhine

Highlight • River

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

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4.30 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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6.22 km

Swiss Side of the Upper Old Rhine

Highlight • River

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

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7.61 km

Alter Rhein

Lake

7.94 km

"Border crossing" on stepping stones in the water

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful for hiking and swimming, nature reserve, and by the way an EU external border

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10.4 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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13.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.03 km

5.41 km

564 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.50 km

4.19 km

2.70 km

595 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

16°C

9°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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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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