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Old Rhine in the Rastatt Rhine Floodplain – Forest Pathway Near Rastatt loop from Elchesheim-Illingen

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Old Rhine in the Rastatt Rhine Floodplain – Forest Pathway Near Rastatt loop from Elchesheim-Illingen

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Old Rhine in the Rastatt Rhine Floodplain – Forest Pathway Near Rastatt loop from Elchesheim-Illingen

02:01

35.2km

50m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 13.4 km for 25 m

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Bus stop

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5.42 km

Riedkanal in the Rastatter Ried Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • River

The name Riedkanal derives from the term "Ried" for the area surrounding the present-day Rastatt districts of Ottersdorf, Plittersdorf, and Wintersdorf. The initiative to build the Riedkanal came from the Murg District Board in 1812. The plan was to build a canal between Iffezheim and the mouth of the Murg River, draining 32 km² of land and making it suitable for agriculture. The canal was designed to accommodate a discharge of 2 to 3 m³/s near Iffezheim and 20 m³/s at the mouth. In April 1817, the municipalities of Iffezheim, Sandweier, Wintersdorf, Ottersdorf, Plittersdorf, and Rastatt founded a rival association, which began building the Riedkanal in 1827. Completed after several years, the canal flowed into the Murg River from the left, opposite Steinmauern.

In 1906, the competition was dissolved because the distribution of the canal's maintenance costs was considered unfair. In the following years, the municipalities maintained their respective portions of the riverbank, which led to severe neglect of the canal until 1933.

In 1933, the Riedkanal-Zweckverband (Ried Canal Association), which still exists today, was founded. By 1938, the current mouth into the Rhine was built, reducing the water level during floods. The culvert under the Murg River was financed by the state of Baden. It is 112 meters long, consists of two pipes, each with a cross-sectional area of 4.3 m², and can discharge up to 25 m³/s of water.[11] In addition, the canal was deepened and supplemented with drainage ditches, which became popularly known as "Schnakengräben" (snake ditches). The pumping station near Steinmauern was built in the 1960s. It is equipped with four pumps; During Rhine floods, two pumps each lift 3 m³/s of water from the Ried Canal, while the other two pumps, with 1.5 and 0.5 m³/s, are responsible for the Altmurg.

Source: Wikipedia - Ried Canal (Upper Rhine) w.wiki/_pZxz

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7.51 km

Schreckmatterwald

Forest

9.40 km

Old Rhine near Plittersdorf

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Florian is venerated as a martyr in the Catholic Church. There are many legends surrounding the popular saint. Today Florian is a patron saint against the risk of fire. On Florian's Day, a festival for and with the "Floriansjüngern", the volunteer fire brigades, is also celebrated in Central Germany.

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13.4 km

Old Rhine in the Rastatt Rhine Floodplain

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off the main path on the dam. the small Worth a detour, especially for bird friends (but you have to be a bit lucky).

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13.4 km

Aalschokker "Heini" Museum Ship

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The Aalschokker was acquired as an "exhibit" by the Ried community in 1991 and has since been located in a branch on the Old Rhine. The unique "fishing monument" can only be visited with prior reservation. Here you can learn a lot from the Upper Rhine eel fishery, simply worth seeing.

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14.7 km

Lock Entrance

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The place is more like the harbor entrance (gravel works), but you can actually see the dam with lock in light spots (bushes).

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18.3 km

View of the Iffezheim racecourse from Kapellenbuckel

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A great view of the racecourse Iffezheim you have from the "Kapellenbuckel". At race times there is a marquee in which you can watch the race in a loose Radler outfit and also bet. In addition there is beer, sausage and steak.

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21.0 km

Forest Pathway Near Rastatt

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Finally drive protected from the wind, even if only for a short time. I was there in winter, but it's definitely even nicer in summer

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27.3 km

Bike path along the Murg

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best topping. The trail was remade in 2021. Sometimes there are a few pedestrians and "walking cyclists" on the way, but never so many that it really bothers you.

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35.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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14.4 km

11.4 km

6.15 km

2.91 km

254 m

Surfaces

30.6 km

3.53 km

748 m

329 m

Elevation

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Thursday 6 August

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Old Rhine in the Rastatt Rhine Floodplain – Forest Pathway Near Rastatt loop from Elchesheim-Illingen

Riedkanal in the Rastatter Ried Nature Reserve

Old Rhine near Plittersdorf

Old Rhine in the Rastatt Rhine Floodplain

Aalschokker "Heini" Museum Ship

Lock Entrance

View of the Iffezheim racecourse from Kapellenbuckel

Forest Pathway Near Rastatt

Bike path along the Murg

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