Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge, Randa

Name: Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge
Address: Randa, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 27 967 16 77

#1 among attractions in Randa

Top attraction, Bridge

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The Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge is the third longest hanging bridge for pedestrian use in the world. It is located in Randa, Switzerland and replaced the defunct Europabrücke, which had been damaged by a rock slide. The bridge spans 494 meters, and upon its inauguration on 30 July 2017 became the longest suspension bridge built for pedestrian travel. The bridge runs 85 metres above the ground at its highest point. It employs 8 tonnes of cables, and has a system that prevents it from swinging. The bridge is part of Europaweg, a hiking path between the Swiss villages of Zermatt and Grächen. ()

Local name: Charles Kuonen Hängebrücke Opened: July 2017Length: 1621 ftCoordinates: 46°6'10"N, 7°48'15"E

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Randa Switzerland

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Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dom Mountain, Europa Hut, Alphubel, Nadelhorn.

2.7 miE
Pennine peak first climbed in 1858
Dom Mountain
69 min walk • Dom Mountain, rising majestically in the Swiss Alps, is a breathtaking natural wonder that commands respect and admiration. At 4,545 meters, it is the highest mountain situated entirely within Switzerland and the third highest in the Alps.
~1190 ftNE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Europa Hut
6 min walk • Nestled in the Pennine Alps of Switzerland, the Europa Hut serves as a beacon of respite for intrepid alpine adventurers. This alpine hut, perched at an elevation that commands respect and awe, offers shelter and warmth amidst the rugged beauty of the Swiss mountains.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alphubel
102 min walk • The Alphubel is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located between the valleys of Zermatt and Saas in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Allalin Group, a subgroup of the Mischabel Group, which culminates at the Dom.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nadelhorn
74 min walk • The Nadelhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the highest point on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south above the resort of Saas-Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
0.6 miE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Dom Hut
17 min walk • The Dom Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located above Randa in the canton of Valais. The hut lies on the western sloped of the Dom, at a height of 2,940 m above sea level, near the bottom of the Festigletscher glacier in the Pennine Alps.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lenzspitze
79 min walk • The Lenzspitze is a 4,294-metre mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is the southernmost peak on the Nadelgrat, a high-level ridge running roughly north–south, north of Dom in the Mischabel range, above the resort of Saas Fee to the east, and the Mattertal to the west.
4.1 miE
Alpine hut, Hiking
Mischabel Hut
104 min walk • The Mischabel Hut is a mountain hut of the Academic Alpine Club of Zurich, located west of Saas Fee in the canton of Valais. It lies at a height of 3,340 metres above sea level near the Hohbalmgletscher glacier, on the eastern flanks of the Dom and the Lenzspitze in the Mischabel group.
3.1 miW
Alpine hut, Hiking
Weisshorn Hut
80 min walk • The Weisshorn Hut is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located above Randa in the canton of Valais. It is located on the southern slopes of the Weisshorn, at a height of 2,932 metres above sea level, near the bottom of the Schali Glacier.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Täschhorn
74 min walk • The Täschhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland, lying south of the Dom within the Mischabel range. The first ascent of the mountain was by John Llewelyn Davies and J. W.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ulrichshorn
93 min walk • The Ulrichshorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the Nadelhorn, in the Mischabel range, which lies between the Mattertal and the Saastal.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Brunegghorn
82 min walk • The Brunegghorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Mattertal in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Weisshorn group. On the west side of the mountain flows the Brunegg Glacier.