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Wahlkreis Rheintal
Rheineck

Rheineck Rhine Landing Stage – Island in the Eselschwanz loop from Rheineck

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Switzerland
Eastern Switzerland
St. Gallen
Wahlkreis Rheintal
Rheineck

Rheineck Rhine Landing Stage – Island in the Eselschwanz loop from Rheineck

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Rheineck Rhine Landing Stage – Island in the Eselschwanz loop from Rheineck

01:29

5.86km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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67 m

Rheineck Railway Station & Rack Railway to Walzenhausen

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Sources:
walzenhausen.ch/oeffentlicher-verkehr/baehnli.htm
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergbahn_Rheineck%E2%80%93Walzenhausen


The Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway, or "s'Bähnli," as it is called in Walzenhausen, is a narrow-gauge rack railway and has been part of the Appenzell Railways network since …

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234 m

Rheineck Rhine Landing Stage

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The most south-easterly landing stage on the Rhine is regularly approached by scheduled boats

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620 m

Do not forget, backpack with provisions, water can be taken economically, because there are many water points / wells with drinking water.

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2.82 km

Invites you to picnic and linger!

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2.94 km

Eselschwanz Nature Reserve on the Old Rhine

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Resting place at the so-called donkey tail (small lake), right next to the Old Rhine with its floodplains, on the other side is Austria.

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3.49 km

Island in the Eselschwanz

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Very beautiful island with many water birds

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5.86 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.00 km

593 m

270 m

Surfaces

3.40 km

993 m

636 m

593 m

245 m

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