The river: Vorderrhein, section Ilanz – Reichenau
The Vorderrhein is one of the two source rivers of the River Rhine. It springs from the Toma Lake below the Piz Baduz close to Disentis/Sedrun and absorbs on its course various smaller streams from the sidewise valleys before reaching the confluence with the Hinterrhein about 10km before Chur.
The river gorge of the Vorderrhein between Ilanz and Reichenau can justly be named as one of the most beautiful river stretches of Switzerland. For about 16 kms the river disappears between massive gravel hills, steep chalk walls and bizarre erosive forms. The "Swiss Grand Canyon" is the result of a huge landslide at the end of the last ice age around 10,000 years ago. Then around 10-15km3 of rock from the area of the Segnes pass close to Flims into the valley previously caved by the glacier between Ilanz and Reichenau. Since this landslide, by far the largest of the Alpes, the Vorderrhein digs through the debris. This way, the river has created a unique river landscape of huge rock towers and break-offs and singular beauty.
On our trips we start at Ilanz and raft through the entire Rhine Gorge, which is largely inaccessible by car, to Reichenau. On the first half of the section offers pleasurable whitewater while the second half is a bit quieter.
Our base in Schluein and the take-out in ReichenauOur base is in Schluein directly at the river, a three minutes shuttle from the train station Ilanz. For our Vorderrhein trips you are best adviced to park at our take out in Reichenau and walk the 500m to the train station in Reichenau. Here you get onto the train direction Disentis to Ilanz. You will receive the exact departure times with your booking confirmation. This confirmation will also entitle you to a 50% discount on the full train fare. We will then meet you at the train station Ilanz and shuttle you to our base.
Here you will find a link to a pdf file with the location of our take out and the train station Reichenau.
The region: SurselvaSurselva means "above the forest" and is the term for the romantch language and cultural area between Trin and the Oberalp Pass. The main tourism pole, the Alpenarena in Flims Laax Falera, is supplemented with numerous attractive and family friendly tourism locations such as Disentis Sedrun below the source of the Rhine, as well as Obersaxen, Val Lumnezia or Brigels Waltensburg Andiast. Close to our rafting section you will find many opportunities for extraordinary experiences - of the magical-mystic type like the megaliths in Falera, of sensual enjoyment in the world famous thermal bath of Vals, of the sportive challenging type like a hike or a mountain bike tour, of the pampering type like the wellness offers of the 5* Parkhotel in Flims or of the pleasurable social type like a visit in the new brewerie also in Flims.
For more inspirations for what to do in our region other than rafting, give us a call or check our regional links here on our webpage. |
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