Dornskopf in the Taubergießen – Taubergießen Wetlands loop from Rhinau

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Dornskopf in the Taubergießen – Taubergießen Wetlands loop from Rhinau

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Dornskopf in the Taubergießen – Taubergießen Wetlands loop from Rhinau

01:58

7.78km

20m

Hiking

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: August 24, 2026

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Taubergießen

Waypoints

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Parking

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2.31 km

Lakes and Old Rhine Arm in Taubergießen Nature Reserve

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2.67 km

Herrenkopf Bridge (Taubergießen Nature Reserve)

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The Herrenkopf Bridge is a charming wooden bridge spanning one of the typical waterways of the Taubergießen nature reserve. Located in the heart of the nature reserve, it connects two …

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2.68 km

Dornskopf in the Taubergießen

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Arm of the old Rhine with numerous waterfowl, soon to become even more popular as a winter quarters. With observation tower!

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2.92 km

Wonderful nature and landscape experience in the floodplains of the southern Upper Rhine. One of the largest nature reserves in Baden-Württemberg.
"Pouring" are subterranean parts of the river that reappear …

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5.01 km

Orchids in Taubergießen Nature Reserve

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Rough meadows with beautiful orchids

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5.69 km

Blaues Loch Pond in Taubergießen

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beautiful water with many frogs.

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6.03 km

Boundary Stone of 1820 (Baden–Alsace-Lorraine)

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There is a large border stone from 1820 on the side of the road. It marks the border between Baden (Baden coat of arms) and Alsace-Lorraine (E.L.).
As the Rhine …

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7.45 km

Historic Water Gauge Station Rhinau-Kappel

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In view of these historic flood marks, it becomes clear why there is a dyke on the Rhine (even if it is called dam) ...

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7.78 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.72 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.70 km

1.59 km

345 m

111 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

16°C

5°C

52 %

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Comments

April 7, 2025,Kappelrunde-Taubergießen-Altrhein

Blue sky, 🌞 pure but clear 🌬. Today a beautiful tour in the Taubergießen 🥾🚶‍♀️‍➡️🚶‍♀️‍➡️...pure nature 🦅🦢🦆🐦🕊🐸🦋🕷...the Old Rhine with its many waterways is simply beautiful, and boat trips...wooden boats...are also offered 👍. Afterwards, as is already a tradition for us, we stopped off at Bell Rock (Europa Park) 🍽👌 and at the Colosseum 🍰☕️🍰.

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May 31, 2024,Taubergießen 2.1 - Zum Blauen Loch

We went along the Rhine through the Taubergießen nature reserve to the "Blue Hole". This underground spring is similar to the Blautopf, but with less water and not as spectacular. Nothing was "blue" for us today anyway, because the sky was still overcast.

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