Rhine Viewpoint, Bad Bellingen – Viewing platform on the Rhine loop from Efringen-Kirchen
Rhine Viewpoint, Bad Bellingen – Viewing platform on the Rhine loop from Efringen-Kirchen
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Rhine Viewpoint, Bad Bellingen – Viewing platform on the Rhine loop from Efringen-Kirchen
06:26
108km
640m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 15, 2026
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After 54.3 km for 121 m
Open: • Monday-Saturday: 12:00 AM-9:00 AM & 8:00 PM-12:00 AM • Public holidays & Sunday (otherwise dismount required)
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Start point
Train Station
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3.05 km
Beautiful view of Istein
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3.88 km
Isteiner Klotz and the Cliff Chapel
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12.7 km
Rhine Viewpoint, Bad Bellingen
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12.8 km
Viewing platform on the Rhine
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54.3 km
Martinstor (Martin Gate), Freiburg
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"It would be an unparalleled lack of respect if one wanted to lay hands on this venerable, stately witness to Freiburg's oldest history and tear it down. [...]" said Mayor Otto Winterer shortly after taking office in 1888.
At that time, in view of the plans for an electric tram, some citizens and business people called for the demolition of the Schwabentor and the Martinstor. The two medieval Freiburg city gates, two of what were once five defensive towers, had survived all wars and were seen by critics as an obstacle to modern transport development.
Winterer, however, saw things differently. To emphasise the importance of the two historic towers from the 13th century and because "a village has roofs and a city has towers", Winterer literally "went one step further". Instead of tearing down the Martinstor, it was raised almost three times its height, from 22 to 63 metres. It was also given a roof structure in the historicising style of the 15th century. Century and a larger passage for the tram. This also calmed down its critics.
Like the other four towers, the Martinstor was integrated flush into the city wall and connected to the battlement. On the outside of the city there was a massive forecourt as an additional defense system and a bridge over the 12 meter wide and five meter deep moat. On the east side you can still see the opening of the battlement at a height of about six meters.
On the inside of the Martinstor there is a memorial plaque commemorating the victims of the witch hunts. The three council widows Anna Wohlffartin, Catharina Stadelmennin and Margaretha Mößmerin were beheaded and burned during the first wave of persecution from 1599 and therefore represent all victims from the 16th and 17th centuries. Although the Martinstor was chosen as the location for this memorial plaque, it was not witches who were imprisoned here, but mostly debtors. That is why it was said at the time that the Martin's cloak had been hung around their necks.
Text / Source: City of Freiburg, Rathausplatz 2-4, 79098 Freiburg
visit.freiburg.de/attraktionen/martinstor
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55.0 km
Water terraces on the Dreisam
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60.2 km
Wolfenweiler–Freiburg St. Georgen Cycle Path
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64.0 km
alamannisches Gräberfeld
Archaeological Site
97.0 km
View of the Vosges
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108 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
46.2 km
35.2 km
12.0 km
11.7 km
1.87 km
532 m
169 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
94.9 km
7.20 km
2.30 km
1.75 km
1.11 km
368 m
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Elevation
Highest point (390 m)
Lowest point (220 m)
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