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Important note: On Saturday, October 18, 2025, the hiking trail through the Rhine Gorge from Ilanz to Chrummwag is closed from 08:00 to 14:30 due to the Transruinaulta event.
The natural monument Ruinaulta is also called the "Swiss Grand Canyon." The route follows along the Rhine into the heart of the gorge at Versam Station. Further wetlands of national importance follow. The route ends near the "Il Spir" viewpoint.
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Description
The natural monument Ruinaulta is also called the "Swiss Grand Canyon." This label is certainly deserved, as the walls of up to 300 meters made of rockslide breccia give the roughly 11,000-year-old gorge in the Flims rockslide deposit area an imposing appearance. There are various possibilities to explore this dreamlike landscape.
From Ilanz, the well-developed romantic hiking trail runs alongside the Vorderrhein to Castrisch, through a wetland of national importance and along the Rhine into the heart of the gorge at Versam Station. Further wetlands of national importance follow, as well as crossing the Chli Isla at Chrummwag. After crossing the Rhine on the RhB bridge, you hike through spruce and heath pine forest steeply up to the Ransun plateau, then take a forest road and a hiking trail up to Conn. Very close by, the "Il Spir" viewpoint can be climbed to admire the Rhine Gorge from above. At the top of the rockslide mass, we follow the well-marked path through the large forest over Mutta Sura, with views of Lake Cauma, and continue to Staderas to the PostBus stop.
Note(s)
The section from the bridge at Valendas-Sagogn station to Conn corresponds to the Staderas-Conn-Rhine Gorge Ruinaulta route, but in reverse direction.
The guest information is located at the RhB counter in Ilanz
Opening hours of the ticket counter
Telephone information (not RhB): +41 81 920 11 05
Email: ilanz@surselva.info
Internet: www.surselva.info
Hidden Gem
Places to stop: Ilanz, Castrisch, Versam Station, Conn, Trin village, Tamins, Reichenau.
There are various picnic and fire sites along the route.
Safety Note
If weather conditions are uncertain, the route should not be started. Weather changes in the mountains are common. If a rain front or similar approaches during the hike, you should turn back in time.
Equipment
Good hiking shoes with a good tread or trekking shoes, weather-appropriate clothing (rain jacket/sun protection), drink, possibly provisions, possibly hiking poles.
Directions
Ilanz - Castrisch - Valendas-Sagogn station - Versam-Safien station - RhB bridge - Ransun - Conn - (Il Spir viewpoint) - Mutta Sura - Staderas
Directions
Public Transport
From Chur, Ilanz station is easily reachable with a scenic ride through the Rhine Gorge. The hike can be shortened as desired with the Rhaetian Railway. Exact connections can be found on the SBB website.
Travel Information
Ilanz is accessible from both Chur and Disentis/Mustér via main road no. 19.
Parking
There is a paid parking lot directly at the station. However, this will offer only a reduced number of parking spaces in the long term. There are various other parking options throughout Ilanz.
Alternatively, you can park at the station in Castrisch.
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