Many attractive hiking trails make the Viamala Gorge a meeting point for hikers from near and far. The numerous trail variants offer the right hiking experience for every taste.
Veia Traversina
The real star of the Viamala trails is the Veia Traversina. It is part of the famous viaSpluga cultural and long-distance hiking trail and largely follows the original Roman route. The passages over the spectacular bridge constructions of the Traversinersteg and the Punt da Suransuns are particularly impressive. Detailed information about the tour can be found below.
Hiking tips
Overview
Traverse bar
Spanning the largest and wildest ravine between Sils i.D. and the Viamala Gorge is a bridge unlike any other: The Traversiner footbridge by world-famous bridge builder Jürg Conzett is a masterpiece of engineering.
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Pùnt da Suransuns
Narrow and straightforward, this bridge is part of the hiking trail network - for once not over the abyss of the Viamala, but directly over the Rhine, which rests here in a shimmering blue bay before plunging further through the gorge.
View detailsParking lot Marktwiese Thusis
There is a large parking lot at the southern entrance to Thusis village, which is an excellent starting point for a hike through the Viamala Gorge (CHF 0.50/hour).
View detailsZillis parking lot
In Zillis there is a large, free parking lot directly below the church of St. Martin.
View detailsVisitor center and staircase
Here you will find the visitor center and the stairs down into the gorge. There are snacks, ice creams, drinks, chocolates, souvenirs, technical and entertainment literature and various local specialties. Limited parking spaces are available directly at the visitor center.
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Wilden Bridge
Both the Roman path and the later main route from 1472 once led through the narrowest section of the gorge on the west side in the center of the Viamala Gorge.
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Hohen Rätien castle complex
Neither a fortress nor a noble castle. What is it then? Hoher Rätien has been a mystery for centuries. Situated on an imposing rock above the entrance to the Viamala Gorge, it is one of the oldest settlements still in use in Switzerland - an extraordinary cultural asset in Graubünden with an eventful history of over 4000 years.
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