Rheinau Covered Bridge – View of the Rhine Falls loop from Pfungen

Rheinau Covered Bridge – View of the Rhine Falls loop from Pfungen

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Rheinau Covered Bridge – View of the Rhine Falls loop from Pfungen

05:10

84.7km

900m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.2 km for 52 m

After 38.8 km for 105 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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18.3 km

Rhine at Eglisau

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Rhine crossing near Eglisau, meanwhile with bike lane.

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18.4 km

Eglisau Rhine Bridge

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Nice view of the Rhine and the historic railway bridge.

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32.7 km

Rheinau Covered Bridge

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The Rheinau Bridge between Rheinau and Altenburg was first mentioned in a papal letter from 1247.

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37.4 km

View of the Rhine Falls

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At 23 meters high and 150 meters wide, the Rhine Falls is one of the largest and most water-rich waterfalls in Europe.

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38.6 km

View of the Rhine Falls from the boat

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Beautiful view of the Rhine Falls from Schaffhausen

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38.8 km

Rhine Falls

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The Rhine Falls are an impressive natural spectacle, especially after the snowmelt. With a width of 150 meters and a height of 23 meters, it is the largest waterfall in …

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39.2 km

Rhine Falls

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Just beautiful,

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54.8 km

Alten Covered Bridge (Thur Bridge at Alten)

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The Thur Bridge near Alten is a covered wooden bridge with a roadway and bike, footpath. It was built in 1992 (replacement building) and is the longest unlimited wooden bridge over the Thur.

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68.8 km

Stadlerberg

Forest

84.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.7 km

15.0 km

12.0 km

11.6 km

430 m

131 m

Surfaces

40.6 km

20.3 km

19.3 km

3.46 km

618 m

522 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

19°C

8°C

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Comments

September 11, 2021,Bülach - Neuhausen - Winti - Lots of gravel

Today I had a really good hand when choosing the route. The route leads over many forest, field and gravel paths, some parts of which are technically not undemanding. And where it goes over asphalt, there almost exclusively over little-traveled secondary roads. Along the way there are many beautiful views of the Rhine, especially of course the Rhine Falls.
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August 19, 2022,Zurigo-Schaffhausen-Winterthur

First stage, 85km mixed terrain between forest and cycle paths, under an incessant drizzle. In Schaffhausen the very beautiful and suggestive Rhine Falls are worth a stop and eat a wiustellone

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