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Swiss Grand Canyon

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  • Rennradtour in Flims Laax Falera: Road Rheinschlucht "Swiss Grand Canyon"
    Rennradtour in Flims Laax Falera: Road Rheinschlucht "Swiss Grand Canyon"
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On this unique tour, you will become aware of why the Rhine Gorge is also called the "Swiss Grand Canyon". Breathtaking mountain roads, dreamy villages and the unique panorama attract racing cyclists to the Rhine Gorge, especially in autumn and spring.
moderate
Distance 45.9 km
4:00 h
886 m
886 m
1,113 m
592 m
The classic local route with 1,000 metres of climbing where you ride around the stunning Swiss Grand Canyon. The route takes you down to Tamins via Trin Dorf, then over the Rhine and up a small climb to Bonaduz. Here you turn right on quiet roads to Versam. A gentle 3.5km climb averaging 3% warms the legs before the climb to Versam itself. The hairpins on the climb to Versam average over 6% and once through the village of Versam you start a wonderful descent to Illanz. From here there is a 9km climb which winds itself up the other side of the valley back up to Flims.

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Fotos der atemberaubenden Rheinschlucht schiessen

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Author
Pascal Krieger
Update: May 25, 2023
Difficulty
moderate
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,113 m
Lowest point
592 m
Best time of year
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Track types

Asphalt 3.54%Road 96.45%
Asphalt
1.6 km
Road
44.3 km
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Rest stops

Gasthaus Am Brunnen

Tips and hints

Gästeinformation Flims Laax Falera

Via Nova 62

CH-7017 Flims

Tel: +41 (0)81 920 92 00

E-Mail: info@flims.com

Internet: www.flims.com

Start

Flims Dorf (1,082 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'740'640E 1'188'632N
DD
46.833963, 9.282242
DMS
46°50'02.3"N 9°16'56.1"E
UTM
32T 521524 5186752
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Destination

Flims Dorf

Turn-by-turn directions

Die Route führt über Trin Dorf hinunter nach Tamins, dann über den Rhein und nach Bonaduz. Hier biegen Sie rechts ab auf wenig befahrene Straßen Richtung Versam. Nachdem Sie Versam passiert haben, startet die wunderbare Abfahrt nach Illanz. Von hier aus führt der 9 km langer Aufstieg auf der anderen Talseite zurück nach Flims

Public transport

 Haltestelle: Flims Bergbahnen

 Mit dem Postbus ab Chur, oder dem öffentlichen Flims Laax Falera Shuttle ab Post Flims Dorf.

By road

Mit PKW Autobahn A13 von Zürich, Ausfahrt 18 Flims.

Parking

750 kostenpflichtige Parkplätze in Parkhaus Flims Bergbahnen.

Coordinates

SwissGrid
2'740'640E 1'188'632N
DD
46.833963, 9.282242
DMS
46°50'02.3"N 9°16'56.1"E
UTM
32T 521524 5186752
w3w 
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

App Inside Laax mit allen Touren und Infos - https://www.laax.com/service/laax-inside-app

Author’s map recommendations

Wanderkarte der Region Flims, Laax, Falera; 1:25'000; erhältlich bei den Gästeinformationen in Flims / Laax / Falera

Equipment

Regenjacke empfehlenswert

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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
45.9 km
Duration
4:00 h
Ascent
886 m
Descent
886 m
Highest point
1,113 m
Lowest point
592 m
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