, ▁two ▁new ▁long - distance ▁tra ils , ▁the ▁Rhein ste ig ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁and ▁the ▁Rhein bur gen weg ▁Tra il ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine , ▁were ▁opened ▁which ▁allow ▁a ▁particularly ▁inten se ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁landscape . ▁Cy cl ists ▁can ▁ride ▁the ▁entire ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁Valley ▁between ▁B ingen ▁and ▁Bonn ▁on ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁Cy cle ▁Route . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁left ▁bank , ▁this ▁provides ▁a ▁continuous ▁bi ke ▁path ▁along ▁the ▁river , ▁separate ▁from ▁any ▁roads ▁accessible ▁to ▁cars . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁right ▁bank , ▁there ▁are ▁still ▁some ▁small ▁g aps ▁where ▁cycl ists ▁have ▁to ▁use ▁regular ▁streets . ▁ ▁Navigation ▁ ▁The ▁Rh ine ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bus iest ▁water ways ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁Valley ▁is ▁the ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁R hen ish ▁S late ▁Mountains ▁and ▁forms ▁a ▁bott l ene ck ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁tight ▁curves ▁and ▁shall ows . ▁To ▁improve ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁sh ipping , ▁the ▁Middle ▁Rh ine ▁Warning ▁System ▁was ▁created ▁which ▁uses ▁light ▁signals ▁to ▁guide ▁ships ▁through ▁the ▁dangerous ▁pass ages . ▁ ▁Events ▁▁ ▁Rh ine ▁in ▁Fl ames ▁Great ▁Fire works ▁in ▁several ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁Valley , ▁in ▁May , ▁July , ▁August ▁and ▁September ▁ ▁C ul inary ▁summer ▁night ▁in ▁August ▁in ▁Bach ar ach , ▁Begin ner ▁W ine ▁Festival , ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁in ▁Post hof