Loop from farm to farm

On this tour, you'll look at the wine list and dedicate yourself to the fascinating diversity of fermented grape juice. Nestled between the Alpstein, Lake Constance, and Vorarlberg, this circular tour in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley takes you right through sunny vineyard terraces, along the river that gives it its name, and also through idyllic nature reserves.

You start in Altstätten and ride along the cantonal border via Marbach towards Balgach, and after just a few kilometers, you'll be surrounded by many neatly arranged vines. A short detour takes you further into the cozy village of Berneck, where viticulture has been a living tradition for over a thousand years. At the Haus des Weins (House of Wine), you can taste around 100 creations, but we and the guardians of the law recommend choosing wisely. You then continue southwards upstream along the Rhine and return to your starting point before the foothills of the Alpstein mountains.

"Water makes wise, wine makes merry, so drink both to be both." This could be your motto for this circular tour. For balanced hydration, we therefore recommend bringing a water bottle with you on this tour. Since the Rhine flows as a border river in the Rhine Valley and the route runs along both sides of the river, an official ID is also essential to pack. From St. Gallen, you can reach Altstätten by regional train in three-quarters of an hour; the Interregio is slightly faster.