Etzgen Postauto - Rheinsulz
Etzgen Postauto - Rheinsulz in brief
Etzgen Postauto - Rheinsulz is a 5.2 km hiking route (T1) from Laufenburg to Etzgen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
It climbs 122 m and descends 114 m, topping out at 390 m; it starts at 303 m and ends at 313 m.
The DIN 33466 walking time is 1 h 35 min without breaks (4 km an hour on the level, 300 m an hour uphill, 500 m downhill).
On the SAC hiking scale it is graded T1 (hiking). In terms of effort it counts as easy.
2% of the way is on natural paths, 81% on gravel and 17% on tarmac; 63% of it runs through forest.
The best months are March–April and August–September, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.
At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 25° by day.
A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish. There is a car park near the start.
Facts
- Distance
- 5.2 km
- Ascent / descent
- 122 m / 114 m
- Highest / lowest point
- 390 m / 302 m
- Walking time
- 1 h 35 min
- Grade
- T1 · hiking
- Effort
- easy
- Steepest kilometre
- 8 %
- In forest
- 63 %
- Best months
- Mar–Apr · Aug–Sep
- Start
- Laufenburg
- Finish
- Etzgen
- Network
- Local route
The line on the ground
Elevation profile
Height every 20 mThe year month by month
- Janpossible
- Febpossible
- Margood
- Aprgood
- Maygood, wetter
- Jungood, wetter
- Julgood, wetter
- Auggood
- Sepgood
- Octgood, wetter
- Novpossible
- Decpossible
Climate at the high point (390 m)
Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 4° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 105 mm | 88 mm | 97 mm | 80 mm | 108 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 97 mm | 85 mm | 103 mm | 96 mm | 123 mm |
| Daylight | 8 h 51 min | 10 h 16 min | 11 h 51 min | 13 h 36 min | 15 h 06 min | 15 h 57 min | 15 h 37 min | 14 h 18 min | 12 h 37 min | 10 h 55 min | 9 h 20 min | 8 h 28 min |
This week on the route
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Kilometre by kilometre
| km | What | Name | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Town or village | Kaisten · 3.0 km off the route | 329 m |
| 0.0 | Town or village | Laufenburg | 341 m |
| 0.0 | Town or village | Laufenburg · 0.5 km off the route | 318 m |
| 0.0 | Railway station | Laufenburg (Baden) | – |
| 2.9 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 4.2 | Picnic spot | – | – |
| 4.7 | Town or village | Etzgen | 341 m |
| 4.7 | Picnic spot | – | – |
| 5.2 | Town or village | Albbruck · 2.7 km off the route | 315 m |
Surface, shade and gradients
Start, stops and airports
- Start
- 47.56348° N, 8.06631° E · 303 m
- Finish
- 47.57348° N, 8.10441° E · 313 m
- Car park at the start
- Parkhaus Stadthalle · 102 m
- Stop at the start
- Laufenburg · Railway station · 559 m
- Stop at the finish
- Etzgen Rheintalstrasse · Bus stop · 0 m
- Nearest airport
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) · 38.0 km
- Nearest airport
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · 41.1 km
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Conditions change: check the official sources, the signposts and the weather before you set off. Walking times follow DIN 33466 and do not include breaks. Route data as of 2026-10-16. Report an error