On the Schaffhauserland Bike route, you are right at the top of Switzerland and can discover the north - including the northernmost point in Switzerland, the Black Stone! The core of the tour is the Randen, the rather unknown and sometimes wild foothills of the Jura. The entire cross-border circular route allows you to explore the landscapes to the north and south of the Rhine - away from the usual traffic routes.
There is no shortage of highlights. North of the Rhine, these include the thundering Rhine Falls (the largest waterfall in Europe), the Schaffhausen Blauburgunderland with the largest wine-growing area in German-speaking Switzerland in Klettgau, views of the Alpine chain from the edge towers, or the far-reaching views of the southern Black Forest and the Hegau with its volcanic cones.South of the Rhine, the route leads through picturesque villages in the cantons of Thurgau and Zurich, with magnificent half-timbered buildings, over rolling hills and past idyllic lakes and ponds.
Directions
Divided into four stages with lengths between 33 and 58 km, the tour makes for an extended weekend or even a short vacation in the region.
1. via the Rhine Falls and Jestetten (D) over the wooded Rossberg into the sun-drenched Klettgau, the largest wine-growing region in Schaffhausen. Through the pretty villages of Osterfingen, Wilchingen and Trasadingen along the vineyards to Hallau. A glass of wine is a must. length: 33 km altitude: 500m
2nd panoramic road to Schleitheim. Ascent to the Siblinger Randenhaus with a magnificent view of the Alps. Longer royal stage over the wild and wooded Randen on partly German soil. Multiple views of the southern Black Forest and the Hegau volcanic cones. 58 km altitude: 1,200 m
3. through hilly cultivated landscape towards the Rhine, where you can enjoy a refreshment stop at the Rheinuferpark in Gailingen (D). Via Ramsen, Schienen (D), with an ascent to the proud Hohenklingen Castle. From here you have a magnificent view of the day's destination, the picturesque medieval town of Stein am Rhein. Length: 34 km Elevation gain: 560 m
4. idyllic villages in eastern Switzerland with half-timbered houses, secluded lakes and ponds accompany this stage. Passing the Nussbaumer See Hüttwilersee in the canton of Thurgau and the Husemersee in the Zürcher Weinland, you reach Feuerthalen ZH and the town of Schaffhausen via the Cholfirstwald forest. length: 34 km altitude: 520m
