The two Rheinfelden, the Rhine Island and the hydroelectric power station

Car parks in Rheinfelden are pay-and-display (approx. €1.50/hour). See practical information. Park at Rheinfelden station (60 spaces).

(S/E) With your back to the railway line, cross the car park to the right and join the “Rheinliebe Fussweg” footpath, which you should follow to the left and then along the Rhine to the old road bridge, the Alte Rheinbrücke. Cross part of it.

(1) Take the path on the right to visit the small Inseli island in Burgstell and walk around it. Cross the bridge again on the right to reach Rheinfelden in Switzerland.

(2) Leave the Rheinliebe Fussweg and take Marktgasse on the left, with its many shops, restaurants and the Rathaus (town hall). Continue straight on along Kupfergasse and pass through the Storchennestturm gate. Go straight on to the Stadtpark.

(3) Take Rheinweg on the left and follow the signposted path. Walk along the Rhine, past the Park-Hotel and then through residential areas. Continue to follow the signposted path. At the end of the residential areas, enter the forest, then keep left and arrive at a fork.

(4) Leave the marked trail, which heads left towards the banks of the Rhine and the hydroelectric power station, and continue straight on the marked trail towards Rheinfelden and Möhlin. Pass a viewpoint overlooking the power station, walk past the Schwartzerweg shelter, then continue to the Riburg Saltworks.

(5) Take the Erdbeeriweg on the left just before the railway line. Keep left and take a tarmac road (Chleigrütstrasse) on the left towards the hydroelectric power station. Stay on this tarmac road and go through a tunnel (approx. 70 metres). You will emerge at the power station; turn left then right before the car park and cross the dam.

(6) Take the signposted path on the left along the Rhine. Pass the exhibition pavilion of the old power station, Sternenplatz and over the Dürrenbach river. Continue straight on to Adelbergstrasse.

(7) Leave the signposted path and continue straight on along Adelbergstrasse. There are several viewing points along the road. At the end of Adelbergstrasse, take the path leading off to the right towards St James’s Chapel.

(8) Turn left along the railway tracks and over the road to reach the station car park (S/E).

Other car parks in Rheinfelden (S/E): Salmegg car park, Rheinbrückstrasse, 60 spaces, Hieber shop car park, Karl-Fürstenberg-Straße 32, 200 spaces, Tiefgarage Innenstadt, Hebelstrasse, 150 spaces, Tiefgarage am Friedrichplatz, Cesar-Stünzi-Straße, 80 spaces, Rathaustiefgarage, Eichamtstraße, 50 spaces, Parkhaus Volksbank Baslerstrasse 6, 65 spaces. Allow between 3 and 4 hours for the route, depending on the stops you wish to make. For your information, on the Swiss side there is the Rheinparking car park in Rheinfelden, Fröschweid 7: CHF 1 for 50 mins.

During periods of high water on the Rhine, some sections may be inaccessible.

Guided tours of the old town of Rheinfelden in Switzerland (2) and the hydroelectric power station (6) are available upon booking through the Rheinfelden CH Tourist Office.

From the Stadtpark (3) to the Riburg salt works (5), our route will follow the Salt Trail (Salzweg) and its many information boards.

(5) Tour of the Riburg saltworks:https://www.saline.ch/fr/saline-de-riburg/ https://salina-helvetica.ch/fr/erlebe-salz-riburg

The St. Jakobus am Adelberg Chapel (8) is open on the^second Saturday of every month from 11 am to 1 pm.