3 Parks Cycle Route Eastern Section

From Waldshut, follow the Southern Black Forest Cycle Route logo to Eggingen. From the Rhine bridge Koblenz (CH) – Waldshut (D), follow the Southern Black Forest Cycle Route on the German side along federal road 34/Konstanzer Straße towards Tiengen (left side of the street). After about 3.5 km, turn left at the Tiengen town hall and reach the old town of Tiengen via Wutachstraße.

Historic Tiengen > Wutach renaturation Oberlauchringen
Continue following the Southern Black Forest Cycle Route, which now runs along the Wutach to Lauchringen. After passing through Unterlauchringen, you reach the Wutach again. Follow it upstream a few hundred meters to the Oberlauchringen renaturation.

Wutach renaturation Oberlauchringen > Marienburg Monastery
Follow the Wutach further upstream. About 2 km after passing through Wutöschingen, where the cycle path goes under a bridge for the second time, you arrive at Ofteringen. Turn left off the cycle path to cross a small bridge through the town to Marienburg Monastery, which is located above Ofteringen. After visiting, return to the cycle path. Marienburg Monastery > Wunderklingen Follow the Wutach further upstream to Eggingen. In Eggingen, do not turn left over the bridge like the Southern Black Forest Cycle Route but follow the Swiss cycle path signs to Hallau (CH cycle paths: red signs with white lettering) to the right. After a short section through the forest, you arrive at Wunderklingen.

Wunderklingen > Wilchinger Berg
Continue along the road up to Wilchinger Berg.

Wilchinger Berg > Wine village Hallau
At the top, take a sharp left off the road and go straight ahead on the path. From here, follow Bike Route 50 (yellow sign) to Hallau. Wine village Hallau > Bergtrotte Osterfingen In the village at a fountain intersection, you find several signposts. Turn right and follow Route 751 (blue sticker) to Trasadingen. From Trasadingen, Route 77 leads to Wilchingen. At the intersection near the Volg market, leave Route 77 and follow the cantonal cycle path (red-white) right toward Osterfingen through Wilchingen. At Wilchingen’s village exit, follow the cantonal cycle path to the left (do not take Bike Route 50!). After 130 m, turn left up the gravel path and leave the cycle path, then immediately turn right and follow the gravel path through the vineyard. You reach the Bergtrotte Osterfingen.

Bergtrotte Osterfingen > Radegg ruins
From the Bergtrotte, now follow Bike Route 50. It leads you through Osterfingen village and further up to Rossberg (gravel paths, no mountain bike necessary!). At the top in the forest, you find a signpost “Radegg ruins.” The short detour is worthwhile: a magnificent view awaits you.

Radegg ruins > Rüdlingen/Buchberg
Take the same path back from the ruins and continue on Bike Route 50 down to Jestetten. Here, leave Bike Route 50 and turn right onto the German cycle path toward Lottstetten (German cycle paths: white signs with green lettering). After passing under the railway, take the first street right and follow signs toward Rafz (CH) or Lottstetten. Upon arriving in Lottstetten, turn left over the railway and follow the cycle path toward Nack. You ride through a traffic ban (open to cyclists). Near the end of the village, continue over and along the main road toward Nack. At a signpost “Nackermühle” (an old millstone), turn left and leave the cycle path. Follow the street until you reach the edge of the forest. Then turn right along the forest edge, then continue straight through the forest. At the end of the path, at Rüdlingerweg, turn right (a nice bathing area is located by the Rhine below). With the ferry, you could take a detour to Ellikon here. Parallel to the Rhine, follow the Swiss hiking trail (yellow) on a wide forest path toward Rüdlingen. Where the hiking trail branches onto a narrow path, stay on the wide forest path, which continues straight. Follow it out of the forest. At the intersection with the tarmac road, turn left along it to Rüdlingen. Ride through the village and turn right up Grabenstraße. At Steinenkreuz, at the intersection with the fountain, turn left toward Buchberg. Follow the road to Buchberg.

Buchberg-Rüdlingen > Kaiserstuhl
In Buchberg, at the intersection by the shop (Volg), turn right and then the next street immediately left through the residential area. Stay on the road until the end of the village and continue straight toward Eglisau. After a long downhill, the road leads you through Eglisau’s old town. Turn left over the Rhine. Immediately after the bridge, turn right up toward the train station. At the intersection Bahnstraße, follow the Rhine Route 2 to the right. This route alternates between closer and farther from the Rhine to Kaiserstuhl. Watch for the blue and white signs with the number 2.

Kaiserstuhl > Along the Rhine
Before Kaiserstuhl, Rhine Route 2 turns left; keep following it. To visit Kaiserstuhl, leave the Rhine Route here to the right but return to this point after visiting the village. Route 2 leads you to Rümikon.

Along the Rhine > Bad Zurzach
Through Rümikon, Rhine Route 2 leads over Mellikon to Rekingen. After Rekingen, the route follows left along the railway to Bad Zurzach. You have several opportunities to make detours to the Rhine.

Bad Zurzach > Aue Chly Rhy
Follow the Rhine Route 2 directly through Bad Zurzach, past the spa park and thermal bath. Next, you arrive in the village of Rietheim. In Rietheim, just before the train station, turn right off Badstraße onto Feldstraße and go under the railway line. Then cross the main road and continue along Feldstraße. On the left side, a small stream follows the road; follow this stream now for 900 m, keeping it always on your left. This leads you directly to the Aue Chly Rhy. To return to the 3 Parks Cycle Route, take the same path back along the stream.

Aue Chly Rhy > Koblenz
After Rietheim, continue on Rhine Route 2 toward Koblenz. After passing under the railway, you reach Koblenz along the main road. After Koblenz, there is an international connection option to Germany. To cycle the entire 3 Parks Cycle Route, now switch to the west map and continue toward Brugg.