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Rhine Gorge

The Swiss Grand Canyon, a canyon of white cliffs some 8.7 miles long, carved by the young Rhine.

Photo: Daniel Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
On the way
Address
Versam-Safien station, RuinaultaDirections
Getting There
On the train between Disentis and Chur.

Why Go

A huge prehistoric rockslide at Flims blocked the river, which has since cut a winding canyon through the debris. The railway runs along the river at the bottom, with stops for hiking and rafting at Valendas-Sagogn and Versam-Safien.

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