Monster Hole – Sandbanks at the Rhine Bridge loop from Sportfliegerclub Schwetzingen e.V.

Hiking trails & Routes

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Hockenheim

Monster Hole – Sandbanks at the Rhine Bridge loop from Sportfliegerclub Schwetzingen e.V.

Moderate

5.0

(2)

hikers

Monster Hole – Sandbanks at the Rhine Bridge loop from Sportfliegerclub Schwetzingen e.V.

02:47

11.0km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 9.30 km for 686 m

Closed: • April 1-June 13 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.90 km

Rheinauen at the Speyer Bridgehead

Highlight • River

Attention when listening to something water level not to pass and then carefully

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.04 km

View of the Rhine River and Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Don't go through flooding. The brave can walk through the water, but it's dangerous. ⚠️ Slippery

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.88 km

Monster Hole

Highlight • Lake

An old arm of the Rhine that was cut off from it. Especially when there is fog it is worth taking a look at the then mystical water.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.89 km

Rhine riverbank opposite the cathedral

Highlight • River

You can swim on the right bank of the Rhine when the tide is low, the sandbars show up.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.93 km

Sandbanks at the Rhine Bridge

Highlight • River

When the water level of the Rhine is low, there are large sand and gravel banks under the Rhine bridge, so you can walk far into the Rein. Wonderful for dogs to romp and play.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.11 km

Rhine riverside below Speyer Bridge

Highlight • River

11.0 km

Sportfliegerclub Schwetzingen Airfield

Highlight • Structure

near the Rhine and with restaurant

Translated by Google •

Tip by

11.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.96 km

437 m

429 m

208 m

Surfaces

3.94 km

2.72 km

2.61 km

1.67 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Today

Wednesday 21 October

14°C

7°C

38 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

January 7, 2023,Panoramaweg Speyer

Today we went on a hike from the book "Historical paths Pfalz- hikes to places with history", but ironically it was on Baden terrain 🤣 The starting point was the Herrenteich airfield (Sportflugeclub Schwetzingen e.V.), where there is plenty of parking.
We walked to the Rhine and then in a southerly direction, crossed a ford to an arm of the …

Showing Translation