Märkt, Rhine and Kander

Park in the car park of the Märkt community hall (in the municipality of Weil am Rhein), the Altrheinhalle, Haltingerstrasse: around thirty spaces.

(S/E) From the car park, with the community hall on your left, take the footpath on the left and walk between the community hall and the school to reach Teichweg. Turn right onto this road. At the end of this road, take a dirt track (barriers) on the left between a playground and a small square. Continue along this track until you reach Ruelle Am Altrhein.

(1) Turn right onto it and cross the main road, Rheinstrasse. Continue straight on, passing the boules court. A signposted footpath leads you round the back of the houses (twice to the left) to avoid the main road. Back on the main road, turn right onto the pedestrian-only path to cross the bridge over the A5 motorway. Continue to the end of the road in the industrial estate.

(2) At Rue Im Worth, take the road on the right, following the edge of the forest to a small car park.

(3) Turn left and cross the car park. The path continues at the far end of the car park, slightly to the left. Follow a stream that rises near the nearby sewage treatment plant and flows into the Rhine. When you reach Rheinaueweg, on the banks of the Rhine, turn right and follow the Rhine. Benches at intervals and information boards invite you to pause and reflect. Continue to a junction of paths.

(4) This junction is close to where the Kander flows into the Rhine. Turn right. A little further on, ignore the path coming from the right, then take the path on the right which goes under the A5 and runs alongside the Kander. Please note that during periods of high water, this passage under the motorway may be flooded and therefore impassable; you will need to turn back! Stay on this path until you reach the first bridge.

(5) Cross this bridge. Please note that this bridge is used by cars taking the small tarmac road through the fields, which is a shortcut from Märkt to Efringen-Kirchen. Until 31 May 2026, this bridge is closed to traffic for repair works. Continue along the Kander on the other side and admire the fish ladder, which has replaced several small waterfalls since 2020.

(6) At the next bridge, cross the Kander again and turn left towards the gravel pit. Walk alongside it on Märkter Strasse. Cross a small wood. At the end of the road is the western exit of Eimeldingen. Take it to the right.

(7) Cross the road and take the path immediately on the left which leads to Märkt through the forest. Ignore the paths on either side of the track and head towards the village visible in the distance. At the entrance to the village, take the first street on the left, Im_Winkel.

(8) Follow this street to the end, then turn right. The Altrheinhalle is signposted on the left. Take this to reach the car park (S/E).

Please feel free to visit this website.

https://www.gruenguertel.ch/fr/cherche/embouchure-de-la-kander

At (4), you can continue straight ahead and head towards the kiosk, where you will find information panels, or towards a beautiful picnic area, a playground and a barbecue area. A little further down, the path leads to the former mouth of the Kander. This was diverted in 2011 as part of a renaturation project and now flows into the Rhine a few hundred metres further on. At this point, you will need to turn back. Please note that during periods of high water, the path to the mouth of the Kander may be submerged and therefore impassable.