Can you do it. Do you have to? It is definitely possible to get there legally. On the island of the Western Way. Bad dirt road with many potholes! The eastern path is tarred but the passage is blocked by a sign! Place itself quite shady. Exposed "in the middle of the Rhine". Opposite a factory that was very noisy/humming. We stood in the square at the front of the bridge and heard the hum all night.