Beuggen Castle – View of the Rhine loop from Rheinfelden

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Beuggen Castle – View of the Rhine loop from Rheinfelden

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Beuggen Castle – View of the Rhine loop from Rheinfelden

03:39

13.9km

110m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

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Parking

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2.14 km

Rhine River Nature Reserve (Naturpark Südschwarzwald)

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3.83 km

Beuggen Castle

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The castle is picturesquely located on the banks of the Rhine. The large palace complex is really impressive and much larger than expected from the outside. There is a restaurant in the castle that is perfect for a rest.

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7.37 km

Ryburg-Schwörstadt Hydroelectric Power Plant

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The Ryburg-Schwörstadt power plant is a Swiss stock corporation based in Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau. It was founded on October 21, 1926. The power plant was built between 1927 and 1931. It is located on the Upper Rhine, around 21 kilometers upstream from Basel, on the border between Germany and Switzerland, and was one of the first hydroelectric power plants on the Rhine to have all the features of a modern river power plant. The low-pressure drive was built across the river and has four powerful Kaplan turbines with an installed capacity of 120 megawatts. This makes the power plant the most powerful hydroelectric power plant on the Upper Rhine to this day. In order to keep the dam level constant, a 111-meter-long weir with four movable flaps (weir openings) was installed. This measure changed the character of the Rhine on this section of the river considerably, as the gradient of the water was greatly reduced. It was modernized between 1977 and 1984.
From September 2014, during the summer months, pedestrians and cyclists will be able to cross the border between Germany and Switzerland via a newly constructed cycle and pedestrian bridge beneath the power plant.
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9.69 km

Rhine Path from Möhlin to Rheinfelden

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10.8 km

Frigidarium and Hydroelectric Power Station on the Rhine

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11.0 km

Rheinfelden Hydropower Plant

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In April 1884, the canton of Aargau and in May 1895 the Grand Duchy of Baden granted the power plant operators at the time, now Energiedienst AG, the necessary concessions to operate a hydroelectric power plant on the Upper Rhine.
This had a term of 90 years starting in 1898. In December 1989, the Swiss Federal Council and the Freiburg Regional Council approved new concessions for a further 80 years of power plant operation.
One requirement stipulated that a new power plant with higher electricity production be built. Energiedienst began planning a hydroelectric power plant with an output of 100 megawatts. That is four times the output.
Construction of the hydroelectric power plant in Rheinfelden began in the summer of 2003. The new dam was built by 2007. This was followed by the construction of the engine house.
Electricity was produced for the first time in 2010. The official inauguration took place in 2011. With an annual production of 600 million kilowatt hours, the Rheinfelden hydroelectric power plant now supplies green electricity to around 170,000 households. This saves the environment around 300 million kilograms of carbon dioxide.
In order to preserve the natural river landscape, Energiedienst also invested in ecological compensation measures.
See also: energiedienst.de/produktion/wasserkraft/wasserkraftwerk-rheinfelden
Source: energiedienst.de

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11.2 km

View of the Rhine

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In winter very interesting "Gwild" rock landscape can be seen

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12.1 km

Dolivo Platform (viewpoint over the Rhine fish ladder)

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The small viewing platform that protrudes over the banks of the Rhine is perfect for a short break. In order to enable the fish to cross over the weir of the power station, a fish ladder was created here, from which other weirs could cut a good portion - the artificially created, yet natural-looking side arm of the Rhine meanders over almost a kilometer. If in doubt, you could even circumnavigate the weir in a kayak.

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13.9 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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5.84 km

5.27 km

2.44 km

320 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.07 km

5.06 km

1.40 km

1.06 km

323 m

< 100 m

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July 8, 2024,🇩🇪/🇨🇭 (Rheinfelden, Baden) Von Kraftwerk zu Kraftwerk am Rhein - Tour ab Bahnhof Rheinfelden (Baden) 08.07.24

The tour also starts with the train to Rheinfelden (Baden). Along both banks of the Rhine in Germany and Switzerland, the route goes from Rhine power station to Rhine power station. Over the Rhine ridge, it goes through the old town of Rheinfelden (CH), along the Swiss bank to the new Rheinfelden power station, then to a former Roman lookout …

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