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Translated from German. In case of discrepancies, the German version applies.

Day trips around the Drosselgasse

From the Drosselgasse lane you can reach, by cable car, ferry, boat, bike or on foot, the Niederwalddenkmal (Niederwald Monument), the red-wine village of Assmannshausen, the Abtei St. Hildegard (St Hildegard Abbey), Bingen on the other bank of the Rhine and the castles at the Binger Loch (rocky narrows).1,2,3 The destinations are sorted by means of transport; each appears here only once, with the route, a short description and the source.

No guarantee, as of 17 October 2026. Timetables and seasonal times change; the operators’ information is authoritative. Found a mistake? redaktion@drosselgasse-rüdesheim.de

By cable car: Niederwald

The cable car takes you from the old town straight to the monument; season, accessibility and footpaths are on the Cable car page, history and park on the Niederwalddenkmal page. From the Rossel, an artificial ruin in the park, you look out over the Binger Loch, the Mäuseturm (Mouse Tower) and the ruins of Burg Ehrenfels (Ehrenfels Castle).4

Downstream: Assmannshausen and Burg Ehrenfels

You can reach Assmannshausen by boat or train or on foot over the Niederwald; the chairlift down is currently closed because of a defect.7 More about the village and its history: Around Rüdesheim.

  • Burgruine Ehrenfels

    Castle ruin

    Rüdesheim, downstream on the hillside

    How to get there: view from the Rhine, from the boat or from the Rossel in the Niederwald

    Checked: · Sources9,4

On foot: Eibingen and St Hildegard Abbey

By ferry: Bingen across the river

The car ferry of Bingen-Rüdesheimer Schifffahrtsgesellschaft mbH takes around six minutes to cross the Rhine.3,12 Times and accessibility: Rüdesheim–Bingen ferry.

  • Fähre Bingen–Rüdesheim

    Car ferry and passenger boats

    Rüdesheim – Bingen

    How to get there: landing stages on the riverside

    Bingen ferry

    Checked: · Sources12,3

  • Mäuseturm

    Tower on an island in the Rhine

    Bingen, in the Rhine

    How to get there: view from the riverbank and from the ferry

    Checked: · Sources14,9

By boat into the Middle Rhine Valley

Scheduled boats leave Rüdesheim downstream towards the Loreley.15 When water levels are low, sailings are cancelled; check departures with the operator.16 → Rhine cruises · Loreley

A rewarding destination further downstream is Burg Rheinfels (Rheinfels Castle) in St. Goar. You can reach it by boat or via Bingen on the RB 26 regional train, which stops in St. Goar.17 Opening times, mine tunnels and getting there: Burg Rheinfels.

On foot: long-distance trails

For hikers: the Rheinsteig with the stage from Rüdesheim to Lorch, the Rheingauer Klostersteig and the Große Rüdesheimer Runde.8

  • Rheinsteig

    Long-distance hiking trail

    Wiesbaden – Bonn, through Rüdesheim

    How to get there: start in Rüdesheim; stage Rüdesheim – Lorch

    Website of Rheinsteig: rheinsteig.de

    Checked: · Sources8

By bike

Across the river in Bingen, the Nahe flows into the Rhine; from there a route leads to Bad Münster am Stein.20

In town: Winzerexpress road train

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