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Walk along the old bed of the Rhine.
Parking at the bottom of Bader Street near the drawbridge.
(S/E) From the small car park, head towards the entrance to the marina and take the dirt track between the port and the barge (port restaurant) and the municipal campsite for about 100 metres. It is also possible to go through the gate along the quay between the moored boats and the restaurant.
(1) At the end, turn right towards the memorial to the soldier who fell in December 1944. Cross the road (take care) to take the path that leads to the left bank of the Grand Canal d'Alsace.
(2) Turn right upstream, along the bank marked with white hectometre markers. After about 1,200 metres, the wide path crosses over a stream, a branch of the Augraben that flows into the canal. On the right, a beautiful path runs alongside the stream to reach the road and the northern pond of the Étang des Pêcheurs estate. This will be our emergency route.
(3) To avoid walking along the road, continue along the canal for about 300 metres until you reach marker 1 (in the distance, you can see the Kembs hydroelectric power station). A few metres after this marker, turn right onto a small path that leads into the bushes. Walk the few dozen metres that separate you from the road and the southern pond of the Étang des Pécheurs estate (which actually has three ponds). See Practical Information.
(4) Head left towards the south until you reach the crossroads with the wide carriageway. Take it to the right until you reach the bridge over the Augraben. Before the bridge, turn left to follow the path between the field and the stream. You will reach a small pond. Go around it on the right, cross the beam over a ditch to reach the first backwater of the Rhine.
(5) There are two options:
- If the path is not too overgrown (this is the case in winter and until April), turn left and follow the eastern bank of the branch. Notice the vegetation and the "work" of the beavers that inhabit the backwaters. You will come to a narrow passage on the right before the next backwater. Take this to return along the other bank to the small Grossgruen bridge.
- Option chosen on the map: after the beam, keep to the right for a few dozen metres. On your right, a gap in the vegetation reveals the small Grossgruen bridge.
(6) It crosses the Augraben and takes you along the meadow to the horses of the Moulin farm, which can be seen in the distance on the left. Continue to the tarmac path, the Rheinweg.
Turn right for about 50 metres, then left onto the path towards the Huningue Canal. Turn right to return downstream towards the marina, passing by the swans, ducks, geese and nutria that inhabit the lake in front of the drawbridge (S/E).
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