Rheintaler Höhenweg
The Rheintaler Höhenweg,, is a hiking trail along the western side of the Alpine Rhine Valley in Switzerland.
This route is not to be confused with the Rheinhöhenweg Trail, which is much further north, downstream in Germany.
Route
It starts in Rorschach on the southern shore of Lake Constance, and follows the Alpine Rhine river southwards through wine fields, fruit orchards and cheese-making countryside to finish in Sargans. The total route covers around, and reaches a maximum elevation of above sea level.The route can be split up into several stages, for example:
- From Rorschach to St. Margrethen
- St. Margrethen to Altstätten
- Altstätten to Sennwald
- Sennwald to Wildhaus
- Wildhaus to Malbun
- Malbun to Sargans