Rhine Falls – Rhine Riverside Trail loop from Neuhausen am Rheinfall

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Switzerland

Eastern Switzerland

Schaffhausen

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Rhine Falls – Rhine Riverside Trail loop from Neuhausen am Rheinfall

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Rhine Falls – Rhine Riverside Trail loop from Neuhausen am Rheinfall

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3.14km

40m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 19, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 981 m for 200 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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769 m

View of Rhine Falls from the Panorama Trail

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Yes, it is touristy, but not without reason.

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1.18 km

Boat dock at Schloss Laufen (Rhine Falls)

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From here you can take a boat directly below the Rhine Falls - and of course take a boat tour from Rheinau and back.

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1.33 km

Laufen Castle at the Rhine Falls

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For more than 1100 years, Laufen Castle at the Rhine Falls has witnessed many social and political upheavals. Not infrequently, due to its privileged location, it was itself the focus of disputes.
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The Rhine Falls - at that time "big Lauffen" - gives the castle its name. The ancestral seat of the Barons of Laufen subsequently had many owners, including the Bishop of Constance, the All Saints Monastery in Schaffhausen and the Counts of Kyburg.
Source: schlosslaufen.ch/de/das-schloss/schloss-geschichte

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1.34 km

Rhine Falls Glass Elevator

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If you don't want to visit Schloss Laufen via the fee-based route, you can take the glass elevator to descend: Oops... the panes are so clean and clear that you think you're standing outdoors... but at least the floor is not glass. It takes some getting used to and is surprising, but the magnificent view makes up for it.

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1.98 km

Rhine Riverside Trail

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Beautiful riverside path from the Nohl Bridge to the Rhine Falls.

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2.27 km

Nohl Bridge

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Further information can be found at the following link:
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinsteg_Nohl

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2.57 km

Rhine Riverside Path SH Side

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Below the Rhine Falls there is practically always a beautiful riverside path on both sides. Via the Nohl Bridge and the railway bridge above the Rhine Falls or by boat across the Rhine at the Rhine Falls, you get a nice, easy round trip.

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3.14 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.76 km

1.06 km

181 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.71 km

541 m

337 m

208 m

174 m

165 m

Elevation

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Comments

June 28, 2024,Rheinfall

Today we went to the Rhine Falls to meet some long-time friends. Unfortunately, one of them is in poor health and so we only managed to walk a few meters around the Rhine Falls. Unfortunately, the photos are all rubbish because the Rhine Falls almost disappeared in the spray it produces due to the mass of water. The paths along …

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April 18, 2025,Schaffhausen Rheinfall kleine Runde

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The Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen are a must-see on a short vacation on Lake Constance. At 23 meters high and 150 meters wide, the Rhine Falls – or Rhyfall in Swiss German – are one of the most powerful waterfalls in Europe, along with the equally high Sarpsfossen in Norway and the twice as high Dettifoss …

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