Roffla Gorge
Overview
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Intro
Inspired by the Niagara Falls and created over seven years of painstaking manual labour: the rock gallery of the Roffla Gorge.
The Roffla Gorge in the Berverin Nature Park between Andeer and Splügen, lets you get right up close to a thundering waterfall. This is thanks to the work of emigrant to America Christan Pitschen-Melchior, who began to cut a passage through the gorge after his return to Switzerland in 1907, aiming to emulate the Niagara Falls. With painstaking manual work, he chiselled and blasted the unyielding rock to form a gallery, which has been preserved practically as it was to this day. It took seven years and 8,000 explosions to complete the work.
These days, a narrow path leads from the historical guesthouse along the rock gallery towards the Roffla Gorge. Right at the end, the rock gallery passes behind the waterfall and therefore under the Rhine. At the entrance to the Roffla Gorge there is a historical inn with a restaurant and a small museum that documents the fascinating history of the rock gallery.
Getting there: From Thusis, take the bus for Ander Rofflaschlucht, changing in Andeer Posta. By car take the A13/E43, Avers-Rofla exit.
General information
| Season |
April - October
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| Time required |
2 to 4 hours (half day)
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| Suitable for children with age |
6 to 9 years, 10 to 13 years, 14+ years
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| Suitable for |
Children, Families, Groups, Individual, Couples
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| Accessible |
Not Wheelchair accessible
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| Difficulty |
Low
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| Weather |
Outdoor
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| Category |
Active, Adventure, Nature, Relax
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