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Switzerland

Eastern Switzerland

Schaffhausen

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Rhine Falls – Rhine Falls Viewing Platform loop from Neuhausen

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Hiking trails & Routes

Switzerland

Eastern Switzerland

Schaffhausen

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Rhine Falls – Rhine Falls Viewing Platform loop from Neuhausen

Easy

4.8

(24)

121

hikers

Rhine Falls – Rhine Falls Viewing Platform loop from Neuhausen

01:38

5.99km

90m

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: March 2, 2026

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225 m

Flurlingen Bridge

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A little more than a jetty is this beautiful bridge of riveted steel then. In any case, the last road bridge in front of the Rhine Falls.

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1.55 km

View of Laufen Castle and the Railway Bridge

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Below the castle is the Rhine Falls !!!

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2.17 km

Rheinfall Railway Bridge with View of the Rhine Falls

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The Rhine Bridge near Laufen is a single-track railway bridge of the Rhine Falls Railway, which spans the Rhine in Switzerland between Laufen-Uhwiesen and Neuhausen above the Rhine Falls. The structure dates from 1856 and was expanded in the late 1950s to include pedestrian bridges on both sides.
From the bridge you have great views of the Rhine Falls.

Source and further information:

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinbr%C3%BCcke_bei_Laufen

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2.76 km

Rhine Falls

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The Rhine Falls are an impressive natural spectacle, especially after the snowmelt. At 150 meters wide and 23 meters high, they are the largest waterfalls in Europe. In summer, up to 600,000 liters of water per second cascade down the falls. They are estimated to be approximately 15,000 years old.

Access to the northern bank is free. On the southern bank, admission costs 5 Swiss francs (including entry to Laufen Castle and access to the viewing platforms).

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2.82 km

Historic Waterwheel at the Rhine Falls

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The water wheel was built according to old models and put into operation on April 9, 1976.
It is reminiscent of the use of hydropower in the 11th century, which was of fundamental importance for the industrial development at the Rhine Falls.

Since ancient times, mills have been operated at the Rhine Falls, especially on the north side, using small parts of the water power. In the 17th century a blast furnace for smelting polishing ores was built on the right side of the falls and operated for about a century and then again in the first half of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 19th century, Johann Georg Neher received rights to use the water power at the Rhine Falls, which remained in his family for a long time. The power plant supplied the Swiss wagon factory and, from 1889, the first European aluminum plant of the Aluminum Industry Share Company with energy. In 1947 the name was changed to Rheinkraft Neuhausen AG.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinfall

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