Hiking, Nutshell, Switzerland

Weinfelden Weinweg: Trail in a Nutshell

 

Trail Name:  Weinfelden Weinweg

Trail Type: A short distance circuit; well-maintained and almost exclusively paved, good marking on the trail

Length:

Total – 9 kilometers/6 miles

Convenient to: St Gallen, Switzerland; Konstanz, Germany

Marking: Burgundy colored metal arrow, with green grape leaf and trail name letters. See featured photo above.

Trail Description:

Departing from a town center, this trail quickly and easily transitions into the hills, vineyards and hamlets around Weinfelden, following a wine education trail as it passes wineries and wine taverns, before returning to town via fields and orchards.

Trailhead:

Weinfelden: Train Station

Parking:

Weinfelden: Im Roos @6; Marktstr @2 (pay)

Public Transportation Options:

Rail: Local and regional trains conveniently connect Weinfelden with: Konstanz, Germany, and Zurich and Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. (See SSB.ch)

Suggested Stages: Not applicable

Trail Itinerary-Reference Points: (Clockwise)

Weinfelden: Pestalozzistr, Rathausstr, Frauenfelderstr, path (by townhall), Schwaerzeweg, path, Thurbergasse, path, Hagholzstr, (lower) Thurbergasse – past the wine safe; up and then left on Thurbergasse, Waidliweg; Ottoberg: (upper) Unterholzstr, path, stairs, Ruberbaumstr, vineyards, path through vines, Schauinger, Grossmutterreben, Poschisgarten, Bolthausenstr path, vineyards, Bettelbruenneliweg, Untere Weinbergstr

Representative Trail Photos:

Sample Surface Through Vineyards
Sample of Unimproved Trail Section
Section with Stairs

 

Restrooms:

Weinfelden: Amriswilerstr x Rathausstr, opposite the Gasthaus Zum Trauben

Attractions on or near Trail:

Just lots of beautiful vineyard scenery!

Tasting along the Trail:

Several wineries along the trail, but check hours, which can be quite limited! Additionally, in the vineyards along the trail, there is a Winesafe (Weinsafe). Access to this safe is by code, which must be purchased at the train station, along with a glass.

Alternative Options:

Biking: The Ostschweizer Wein-Route, a 90-kilometer-long itinerary from Sankt Gallen to Schaffhausen, traversing three Swiss wine regions, passes directly through Weinfelden, at about the halfway point.

Additional Information:

Regional: https://www.weinregion-bodensee.com/ziele/einzelerlebnis/weinweg-weinfelden/

Trail specific: http://www.gps-tracks.com/weinweg-weinfelden-wanderung-B00313.html ; or https://www.weinweg-weinfelden.ch/

Comments:

Lovely fall scenery, easy climbing, but to savor an exceptional experience, try for a sunny day, during winery open hours.