Ruinaulta is a canyon created by the Anterior Rhine by

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and Reichenau in the debris of the Flims Rockslide just upstream of its confluence with the Posterior Rhine at Reichenau in the

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, eastern

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. 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 Mustér (, Romansh) or Disentis (German), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a village and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons. The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is the si ...

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line of the

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. It is accessible from the Valendas-Sagogn, Versam-Safien and

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stations that lie within the gorge.

Gallery

File:View from Islabord bus stop in Versam.jpg, Ruinaulta from Islabord bus stop in Versam File:Rafting to Versam.jpg,

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from

Ilanz Ilanz () is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Surselva (district), Surselva in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons. The former municipality of Ilanz was congruent with the town ...

to Versam File:Ruinaulta from Zault Observation Deck.jpg, Ruinaulta from Zault Observation Deck in Bonaduz

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 {{Graubünden-geo-stub