Waterfall in St. Gallen – Tamina Gorge Illuminations loop from Valens
Waterfall in St. Gallen – Tamina Gorge Illuminations loop from Valens
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Waterfall in St. Gallen – Tamina Gorge Illuminations loop from Valens
02:42
7.52km
390m
Hiking
Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 16, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment that may be dangerous
A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.
After 3.57 km for 896 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.01 km
Natural Bridge Over the Tamina Gorge
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There are two possible explanations for how the Tamina River carved its gorge out of the rock over the past 15,000 years:
First, the …
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1.13 km
Steep Wooden Staircase in the Tamina Gorge
Highlight • Gorge
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3.34 km
Pfäfers Village
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5.21 km
Waterfall in St. Gallen
Highlight • Waterfall
5.74 km
Altes Bad Pfäfers Baroque Bath and Monastery Museum
Highlight • Historical Site
Switzerland's oldest baroque bathing facility, now a bathing and monastery museum with a Paracelsus memorial, a neo-Gothic bathing chapel, and a restaurant.
Even the poet Rainer Maria …
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5.94 km
Thermal Spring Tasting in St. Gallen
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5.97 km
Tamina Gorge Illuminations
Highlight • Gorge
Two hunters from the nearby Pfäfers Monastery discovered the healing Tamina spring in 1240. Therefore, the healing properties of Pfäfers' spring water …
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6.03 km
Historic Kitchen
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7.52 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.29 km
3.06 km
932 m
233 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.56 km
1.40 km
578 m
528 m
229 m
136 m
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Elevation
Highest point (920 m)
Lowest point (670 m)
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Wednesday 8 July
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