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Randen route

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    A rewarding up-and-down through the diverse Randengemeinden in Schaffhausen – varied highlights await you.

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    Distance 53.5 km
    4:15 h
    770 m
    770 m
    919 m
    399 m

    The Randen route offers you a diverse track with culinary, cultural, scenic and recreational highlights and lets you explore the Reiat and Randengemeinden of the Schaffhausen region and the Schaffhausen Regional Nature Park in a sporty way. The dense forests, romantic clearings, wide meadows and the Randentowers, which offer a unique view over the region, make the Randen a wonderful area for local recreation.

    The bike route leads you over well-maintained cycle paths from Schaffhausen into the Reiat and from there up into the forests of the Randen. The climbs require good fitness at times – but are rewarded by fast descents afterwards. The flora and fauna of the region impress with a diversity that will make your heart beat faster as a nature lover. The highlight of the route is the Schleitheim Randenturm, which marks the highest point of the Schaffhausen Regional Nature Park.

    Author’s recommendation

    Climb the 20-meter-high Schleitheim Randenturm and enjoy views stretching to the Swiss Prealps and the Black Forest. 

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    Highest point
    919 m
    Lowest point
    399 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 30.06%Dirt road 25.56%Forested/wild trail 18.47%Path 0.92%Road 24.96%
    Asphalt
    16.1 km
    Dirt road
    13.7 km
    Forested/wild trail
    9.9 km
    Path
    494 m
    Road
    13.4 km
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    Rest stops

    Waldwirtschaft Schlossranden Inn
    Restaurant zum Alten Schützenhaus

    Safety information

    You ride on bike paths, gravel paths and roads – a bike helmet is therefore recommended. 

    Tips and suggestions

    www.schaffhauserland.ch

    www.natourpark.ch

    www.naturpark-schaffhausen.ch

    Roadbook

    From Schaffhausen train station, you cycle along Hochstrasse to Herblingen and follow the bike path to Thayngen. You reach the Kesslerloch, one of the most important sites from the late Ice Age in Europe. Excavations took place until 1980, revealing even mammoth and reindeer bones. The route continues along the Biber, the largest tributary of the Rhine between Stein am Rhein and Schaffhausen. The ride takes you through the small villages of Bibern and Hofen. If you need a refreshment, the Reiatbadi in Hofen awaits you – small but charming. Upon arriving in Altdorf, a small sip of a good drop from the northernmost vineyard in Switzerland is worth it. Then you continue to Bargen, where a longer climb to the Hagenturm awaits you. Via Zelgli, you reach Hemmental, from there you go through the Hauental back to Schaffhausen.

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    Starting point: Schaffhausen train station 

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    Directions

    Starting point: Schaffhausen train station

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    Parking

    Various parking garages in close proximity to the station. Parkhof Bahnhof is recommended.

    Coordinates

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    2'689'710E 1'283'825N
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    47.698896, 8.633755
    DMS
    47°41'56.0"N 8°38'01.5"E
    UTM
    32T 472521 5282899
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    Equipment

    Bike helmet, suitable clothing, drinks and snacks for in between.

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    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    53.5 km
    Duration
    4:15 h
    Ascent
    770 m
    Descent
    770 m
    Highest point
    919 m
    Lowest point
    399 m
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