Niederwald monument – View of Rüdesheim am Rhein loop from Aulhausen

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Rüdesheim am Rhein

Niederwald monument – View of Rüdesheim am Rhein loop from Aulhausen

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Niederwald monument – View of Rüdesheim am Rhein loop from Aulhausen

04:24

15.1km

400m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 4.23 km for 669 m

Open: • Monday-Sunday: 6:00 AM-12:00 AM (otherwise closed)

After 8.73 km for 669 m

Open: • Monday-Sunday: 6:00 AM-12:00 AM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.00 km

Niederwald monument

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The imposing Niederwald Monument is located above the town of Rüdesheim. The monument commemorates the unification of Germany in 1871. The construction of the monument took six years. The Niederwald …

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3.06 km

View of Rüdesheim am Rhein

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Beautiful view from the vineyards down to Rüdesheim

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5.46 km

Industrial crane on the Bingen Rhine bank

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The historic industrial crane on the Bingen Rhine bank is a reminder of the city's long port and trading history. An interesting industrial monument right on the beautiful Rhine promenade.

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5.79 km

Old Customs House, Bingen

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In addition, a beautiful terrace overlooking the Rhine

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5.82 km

Bingen Rhine Promenade

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Here you can stroll along the Rhine

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6.65 km

Viewpoint

7.63 km

Hindenburganlage — Bingen Riverside Promenade

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It's beautiful here. A walk really brings you down. Simply wonderful - the water, the ships, the mountains.

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8.55 km

View of the entrance to Bingen Harbor

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The car ferry also runs here.

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11.1 km

Stadtmauer

Ruins

13.0 km

Monopteros Temple with View of the Rhine

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In the 18th century, more precisely in 1788, Karl Maximilian Graf von Ostein had a monopteros built on the Niederwald above Rüdesheim am Rhein, which became part of his newly …

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15.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.48 km

4.38 km

1.87 km

1.35 km

1.31 km

550 m

116 m

Surfaces

5.80 km

2.96 km

2.80 km

1.60 km

1.50 km

393 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

4°C

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

April 30, 2023,Ingrid hat zum Wochenende nach Bingen/Rüdesheim eingeladen

Grandma Ingrid invited the whole family with children, grandchildren and their friends to the weekend. The goal of the tour was the famous Niederwald monument near Rüdesheim am Rhein (niederwalddenkmal.de/). We parked at the beginning of Bismarkdamm (€4/24h, free on Sundays and public holidays), then 10 people and a dog strolled along to the ferry and crossed to Rüdesheim (€2.80/per …

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March 29, 2025,Mäuse🐁Turm und Niederwalddenkmal

The weather forecast didn't really predict anything positive ☔️ for this day, but the further north I went, the better the weather became 😊...except for the cold wind, which blew me through quite a bit at first 🌬
I haven't been to the Rheingau in a long time, and I've been further north, more to the Rhein in Flammen 🔥 …

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May 1, 2023,Bingen 👣 Rüdesheim am Rhein unterhalb der Germania

Today, May 1st, the hiking and train 🚂 adventure with the 49.00 euro ticket finally started! Amazingly, the RB26 🚂 Mittelrhein-Bahn was on time and only weakly occupied! So it went to Bingen on the Rhine and to Rüdesheim. Return with the Rheingau line RB10 also on time and therefore everything ok! 🙋‍♂️A good start with the 49 euro ticket …

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June 16, 2024,Wanderung zum Niederwalddenkmal

It was not possible without a ferry and we had to take the cable car back down to catch the train in time

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August 23, 2026,Wunderschönes Rüdesheim und Bingen 🍇🥰😍

Fantastic landscape and very beautiful cities with nice small streets and alleys 😍🏰🏠 not to forget the delicious wine 🍷🍇😋

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June 5, 2022,Rüdesheim Tag 1 - Brunnen von Bingen, Burg Klopp und Rüdesheim

The first day of my 15 active journey. I am here in Rüdesheim for 5 days. As always, I walked the wells on the first day.
It also rained heavily here. But this time I had an umbrella with me.
I stopped at the Bayerischer Hof. Was good.
My pictures are of course very much tailored to tourists. I am …

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July 26, 2023,🌿Auf den Spuren der Hildegard von Bingen🌿

Who hasn't heard of Hildegard von Bingen and especially of her knowledge and work for naturopathy? Today's tour was dedicated to this important universal scholar of the early Middle Ages. Our goal was therefore their main place of work and the museum on the river. There you could understand Hildegard's life and main work in the areas of religion, mysticism, …

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December 3, 2022,Advent im Mittelrheintal 🎄 Bingen *&* Rüdesheim

This excursion had been planned for a very long time; it was a great idea to do this together with our French exchange student. 🥰😊
All well on foot, ... perfect 👍

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