Rhine Source Trail Water

Simple

4.7 km

1:00 h

51 mhd

96 mhd

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Rheinquellweg Wasser (oua_23420028_51ee0cb_profile)

A themed trail that tells the stories around the young Rhine.

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Highest Point 1624 m

Lowest Point 1539 m

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Start

Hinterrhein, village entrance

Destination

Nufenen, village fountain

Coordinates

46.530829, 9.199482

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Description

Welcome to the source of the Rhine!

Life is a journey, they say. If that is true, you should take a break from time to time on this journey – and linger in the Rheinwald. After all, here you are at the source of life. Here rises the Hinterrhein, one of the most important headstreams of the Rhine, which connects millions of people over more than 1200 kilometers.

The secrets of the Rhine can be experienced on the 4.5-kilometer-long Rhine Source Trail between Hinterrhein and Nufenen. And you can easily discover the picturesque villages of Hinterrhein, Nufenen, Medels, Splügen and Sufers. At selected fountains there is information about the villages.

Hidden Gem

Combine the hike with a PostAuto ride.

Equipment

good footwear, hiking boots

Directions

Hinterrhein - Nufenen

The Rhine Source Trail starts at the village entrance in Hinterrhein or at the village fountain in Nufenen. The themed trail is walkable in both directions. The route is marked.

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Public Transport

Hinterrhein and Nufenen as well as Medels, Splügen and Sufers are accessible by PostAuto. For timetable information and further details please check online.

Waypoints

Restaurant Viamala

Bachhuus Hinterrhein

Take a seat in the cosy Bachhuus-Stuba in Hinterrhein.

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Info Point Viamala

Die Quelle des Hinterrheins

The wind swirls a snowflake high up over the peaks of the Rheinquellhorn and Rheinwaldhorn.

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Info Point Viamala

Der Fall des Wassers

Perhaps you could fill a few bathtubs within minutes with the water of the Kapellbach, which falls over the rocks here.

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Info Point Viamala

Der Weg des Rheins

The source area of the Rhine is simply called Origin. And this origin lies in the so-called paradise, on the slopes of the Rheinquellhorn. Very close to paradise, on the other hand, lies a rocky abyss: the so-called hell.

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Info Point Viamala

Daten zum Rhein

"The Rhine is the river that everyone talks about and that no one studies, that all the world visits and nobody knows," the writer Victor Hugo once said.

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