Ruinaulta is a canyon created by the
Anterior Rhine
The Vorderrhein (German; English: ''Anterior Rhine''; Sursilvan: ; Sutsilvan: ''Ragn Anteriur''; Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader, and Puter: ''Rain Anteriur''; Surmiran: ''Ragn anteriour'') is one of the two sources of the Rhine. Its catchment are ...
by
Ilanz/Glion
Ilanz/Glion (german: Ilanz ; rm, Glion ) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, ...
and
Reichenau in the debris of the
Flims Rockslide just upstream of its confluence with the
Posterior Rhine at Reichenau in the
Grisons, eastern
Switzerland. It is sometimes known as the ''Rhine Gorge'', or sometimes rather ironically called the ''Swiss Grand Canyon''. Protected by cliffs several hundred metres high, the area is forested and a haven for wildlife. It is a popular location for
rafting
Rafting and whitewater rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water. Dealing with risk is often a ...
.
The gorge is largely inaccessible by road, but is traversed by the
Disentis
Disentis (German) or Mustér (, Romansh), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a village and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is the ...
to
Chur
, neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers
, twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxe ...
line of the
Rhaetian Railway
The Rhaetian Railway (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the Rh ...
. It is accessible from the
Valendas-Sagogn,
Versam-Safien and
Trin
Trin is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Crestasee is located in Trin.
History
Trin is first mentioned in the 12th Century as ''Turunnio''.
Geography
Trin is perched on the mountain-side above the R ...
stations that lie within the gorge.
References
External links
Photo Gallery of the Rhine canyon by Tim Dellmann
Canyons and gorges of Switzerland
Landforms of Graubünden
Tourist attractions in Graubünden
Ilanz/Glion
Tamins
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