Rofla Gorge

#163 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon

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The Rofla Gorge is an ancient and narrow section of the river Hinterrhein/Rein Posteriur between Sufers and Andeer in the canton of Graubünden. This narrow gorge was another obstacle on the approach to the two mountain passes Splügen Pass und San Bernardino Pass in addition to the Viamala gorge. ()

Local name: Roflaschlucht Length: 6562 ftMaximum width: 39 ftCoordinates: 46°34'54"N, 9°25'14"E

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GraubündenSwitzerland

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Rofla Gorge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sufnersee, Piz Beverin, Splügen Castle, Cagliatscha Castle.

2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Sufnersee
68 min walk • Sufnersee is a reservoir between Splügen and Sufers on the Hinterrhein river in the Grisons, Switzerland. The dam Sufers was built 1962. The reservoir has a volume of 17.5 million m³ and its surface area is 0.90 km².
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Beverin
146 min walk • Piz Beverin is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Thusis in the canton of Graubünden. A trail leads to the summit.
4.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Splügen Castle
112 min walk • The ruins of the former Splügen Castle lie east of the village of Splügen in the Rheinwald forest in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is the only castle in the valley.
2.2 miN
Forts and castles
Cagliatscha Castle
57 min walk • Cagliatscha Castle German: Burg Cagliatscha is a ruined castle in the municipality of Andeer in the Viamala Region of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
4.8 miNE
Church
Ziteil
124 min walk • Ziteil is a holy pilgrimage site, located at a height of 2,429 metres above sea level, between Piz Curvér and Piz Toissa, in the canton of Graubünden.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Toissa
143 min walk • Piz Toissa is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, located west of Salouf in the canton of Graubünden.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Por, Montespluga
135 min walk • Piz Por is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, located west of Innerferrera in the canton of Graubünden. It is the culminating point of the group between the Splügen Pass and the Niemet Pass.
2.1 miN
Valley
Schams, Andeer
54 min walk • The Schams is a section of the Hinterrhein valley in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Teurihorn
124 min walk • The Teurihorn is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Splügen in the canton of Graubünden. It is located between the valleys of the Stutzbach and the Steilerbach, south of the Alperschällihorn.
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Curvér
101 min walk • Piz Curvér is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Range, between Andeer and Savognin, in the canton of Graubünden. With a height of 2,972 metres above sea level, it is the highest point of the chain north of the pass Fuorcla Cotschna. On its eastern flank lies the holy pilgrimage site of Ziteil, at 2,434 metres above sea level.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bruschghorn
165 min walk • The Bruschghorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, overlooking Thalkirch in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. With a height of 3,056 metres above sea level, the Bruschghorn is the culminating point of the range lying between the Safiental and the Domleschg valley.