Tamina Gorge round tour

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Medium

14 km

4:20 h

493 mhd

Mystische Taminaschlucht beim Alten Bad Pfäfers

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Blick vom Hotel Schloss Wartenstein auf Bad Ragaz

Exciting round tour through a fabulous landscape. Natural wonders, history and culture come to life on this route, which focuses on the Tamina Gorge.

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Highest Point 919 m

Lowest Point 500 m

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Start

Bad Ragaz, train station

Destination

Bad Ragaz, train station

Coordinates

47.010344, 9.504752

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Description

From the spa town of Bad Ragaz, this route leads directly into the Tamina Gorge. After a good hour, you will reach the old Bad Pfäfers. The earliest baroque bathhouse in Switzerland, where kings and princesses once bathed, is now an oasis of nature, culture and enjoyment with supra-regional appeal. Inside there are 2 museums and the Paracelsus Memorial.

A few meters away from the Old Bad Pfäfers is the entrance to the spring grotto. The path leads 450 meters inside the rock to the grotto, where the spring water gushes hot from the rock. Back at the old Bad Pfäfers, the ascent begins, which leads over a natural bridge and finally out of the gorge to Pfäfers.

The tranquil village is dominated by the impressive baroque building of the monastery church and the former Benedictine abbey. Past the ruins of Wartenstein, downhill along the former military and trade route "Porta Romana" and the banks of the Rhine, the circular route leads back to Bad Ragaz.

Geheimtipp

It is worth a detour to the castle ruin Wartenstein, in which there is also a fireplace.

Ausrüstung

Normal hiking equipment. Depending on the weather, good footwear (hiking boots) is recommended, otherwise light trekking shoes are sufficient for the tour.

It can get wet in the spring gorge, we recommend appropriate clothing.

Directions

Bad Ragaz - Altes Bad Pfäfers - Taminaschlucht - Naturbrücke - Pfäfers - Ruine Wartenstein - Rosenbergli - Neugüeter - Taminasteg - Bad Ragaz

Directions

Public Transport

By train to Bad Ragaz. The hike can also be shortened by taking the gorge bus from Bad Ragaz train station to Alten Bad Pfäfers.

Anreise Information

Motorway exit Bad Ragaz, then on the main road to the village center or to the train station. It is recommended to start the hike in the village center of Bad Ragaz.

Parking

Public parking is available in the parking garage Zentrum (chargeable) and at the train station (chargeable).

Waypoints

Outdoor Pool Heidiland

Giessenpark Open-air bath

Cooling off in attractive, green surroundings

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Canyon Heidiland

Tamina gorge

The Tamina Gorge behind the Old Bad Pfäfers is the place where the healing 36.5° C warm thermal water springs from. It is the origin of the centuries-old spa history of Bad Pfäfers and of Bad Ragaz.

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Coffee Shop Heidiland

Café Huber

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Wirtschaft zum Türmli

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Thermal Spa Heidiland

Tamina Gorge with Thermal Spring

A gorge to fear and marvel at!

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Fireplace Heidiland

Fire pit Schwattenfall

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Museum Heidiland

Old Bath Pfäfers

At the entrance to the Tamina Gorge, where the famous 36.5° C warm thermal water rises, stands the oldest preserved baroque bath in Switzerland, the Old Bath Pfäfers. It contains several historical rooms, museums or even a restaurant.

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