Cattle at Knielinger Lake – Boat landing at Knielinger Lake loop from Altrhein Maxau

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Cattle at Knielinger Lake – Boat landing at Knielinger Lake loop from Altrhein Maxau

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Cattle at Knielinger Lake – Boat landing at Knielinger Lake loop from Altrhein Maxau

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6.49km

20m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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112 m

Embankment Terraces on the Rhine at Hofgut Maxau

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In 2012, a six-level viewing terrace with a view of the Rhine was built here. In addition, six smaller seating platforms were built on the dam terraces.
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1.29 km

Cattle at Knielinger Lake

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Free range cattle between Rheindamm and Knieliner See

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1.99 km

View of the entrance to the Karlsruhe Rhine Port

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The harbor barrier installed in 1987 was put into operation on May 26, 1983 due to the floods in the Rhine port of 8.59 meters at the level Maxau.

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2.60 km

Flood Barrier Gate Rheinhafen Karlsruhe

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The flood gate as flood protection for the Rhine port in the port entrance is closed in the event of flooding, the water level in the Rhine can then continue …

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3.79 km

View of the Federbach and the Rheinhafen power plant

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The Federbach no longer flows into the Knielinger See, but is routed around the lake in its own ditch. The reason:
The Knielinger See was supplied with too many nutrients …

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4.21 km

Boat landing at Knielinger Lake

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The Knielinger lake is up to 21 meters deep in some places (between three and seven meters on average). It is the home lake of the Karlsruhe fishing club and …

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View of the Rhine at the Maxau Bridge

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From the dike directly on the Rhine, there is a magnificent view from the harbor entrance of the Karlsruhe Rhine harbor to the Rhine bridge in Maxau, which connects Karlsruhe and Wörth.

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6.40 km

Hofgut Maxau — playground, farm shop and cafe

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The farm is 172 hectares in size and borders the Rhine. It has been farmed for over 170 years. Today also to preserve the now protected cultural landscape.
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6.49 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.14 km

1.94 km

366 m

Surfaces

2.81 km

1.83 km

1.29 km

440 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 7 October

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Comments

October 14, 2025,Loss dem [Karl s]ei [Ruh]` 😉 - unterwegs am Maxauer Altrhein & Knielinger See

Today was great "no-jacket weather" again 😎, so let's get out there...!

The car 🚘 drove us to Karlsruhe, and from there we went on foot 🥾 to the Altrhein Maxau Nature Reserve and the Burgau Nature Reserve/LSG.

Grey herons, swans, geese, and cormorants also seemed to enjoy the weather and posed for the camera, sometimes more, sometimes less professionally...😅

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March 19, 2022,Zwischen dem Rhein (-hafen) und dem Knielinger See

Beautiful and varied circuit between the Rhine and the lake or arms of the old Rhine on the one hand and the infrastructure of a large port on the other with its harbor gate and the unloading and loading piers of the huge ships. Hofgut Maxau and "Das Schiff" provided good food afterwards. A great afternoon with friends!

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