Rhine river trail in Chur

Simple

7.6 km

1:45 h

22 mhd

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A pleasant hiking tour from Chur to the nearby Rhine river.

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Highest Point 585 m

Lowest Point 554 m

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Start

Chur, train station

Coordinates

46.853525, 9.52957

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Description

The tour starts at the Chur train station, from where you soon follow the local stream called Plessur, which later on flows into the Rhine. Along the tree-covered riverside of the Rhine, you walk at the foot of the impressive Calanda mountain. On the way back to the city you will pass Switzerland's largest mural painting at the Mühleturm, then follow the Mühlebach stream and pass by the 1'200 m2 large sculpture park at the Forum Würth, where you can see artworks of famous artists like Jean Tinguely, Bernhard Luginbühl, Not Vital or Niki de Saint Phalle.

Directions

Public Transport

The tour starts directly at the train station of Chur.

Waypoints

River Chur

Alpine Rhine

The Rhine rises in the Grisons Alps, the Vorderrhein near Lake Toma, Oberalppass in the Surselva and the Hinterrhein near the Rheinwaldhorn in the Hinterrhein/Viamala region. At Reichenau-Tamins, the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein join to form the Rhine, which then flows past the city of Chur through the Graubünden and St. Gallen Rhine valleys into Lake Constance and on to the North Sea.

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Duck pond at the Mühlebach (Rheinmühleweiher)

Pond Chur

Rheinmühle pond

Rhine mill and duck pond at Untertorer Mühlbach

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Art Gallery Chur

Mill tower «Mühleturm»

The Mühleturm is the "creative landmark" of the city of Chur and the largest mural painting in Switzerland.

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Museum Chur

Forum Würth Chur

The Forum Würth Chur regularly presents exhibitions from the collection of Reinhold Würth, one of the most important private collections in Europe. Among the approximately 18,000 works are numerous sculptures. In the sculpture park near the Würth International headquarters in Chur, works by Niki de Saint-Phalle, Jean Tinguely and Bernhard Luginbühl, among others, are on display.

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