From power plant to power plant along the Rhine

From the station in Rheinfelden (Baden), our hike starts along both Rhine banks in Germany and Switzerland from hydroelectric power plant to hydroelectric power plant. At the oldest little church (from 1899) in the city of Rheinfelden, we hike over the Adelberg down to the Rhine. At the site of the old former power plant, which was ceremoniously commissioned in 1899 as the first river power plant in Europe and the world's first low-water power plant based on plans by Conradin Zschokke, there is a pavilion where the history is clearly explained. The new fish ladder waters guide our way to the new power plant, over which we cross the national border.

On the Swiss bank, we head upstream up to a Roman watchtower, which used to be stable, residential, and watchtower all in one. Shortly afterwards, down to the Rhine to Beuggenboden with a view of the castle of the Teutonic Order from the 13th century, which was built directly on the Rhine bank. With views of the German Rhine bank, our hike reaches the turning point at the Ryburg - Schwörstadt power plant built in 1931. It was one of the first hydroelectric power plants on the Rhine that featured all the characteristics of a modern river power plant. A new fish ladder is also currently being built.

Here we cross the national border again and, away from the Rhine, pass by the Bettlerküche to Riedmatt. In front of the Storchen Hotel, left down to the Rhine, below the Tschamberhöhle, one of a total of three show caves in shell limestone in all of Germany, continuing to Beuggen Castle. In 1246, the castle was handed over to the Teutonic Order. The onward path now leads us again to the new Rheinfelden power plant.

Crossing the national border once more along the Rhine bank path past the spa into the old town of Rheinfelden Switzerland. Rheinfelden was raised to the status of city around 1130 by Duke Konrad of Zähringen. Thus, Rheinfelden is the oldest Zähringen city in Switzerland. At the other end of the old town, we reach the Rhine bridge, over which, at the "Inseli" (after the Thirty Years' War, the Austrians built an artillery castle on the island, of which nothing remains), we return to Germany.