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Tamina Gorge Thermal Spring

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Tamina Gorge Thermal Spring

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Tamina Gorge Thermal Spring

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Location: Pfäfers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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1. Tamina Gorge – Tamina Gorge Thermal Spring loop from Bad Ragaz

10.5km

03:14

340m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Tamina Gorge – Tamina Gorge Thermal Spring loop from Pfäfers

4.74km

01:43

290m

280m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Tamina Gorge Illuminations – Historic Kitchen loop from Pfäfers

3.95km

01:22

210m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Paul

June 23, 2025

Tamina Gorge - 36.5°C, 8,000 liters per minute.
Two hunters from the nearby Pfäfers Monastery discovered the healing Tamina spring in 1240. Therefore, the healing properties of Pfäfers' spring water were recognized early on. Initially, the sick bathed in rock depressions, and from 1350 onwards, in wooden bathhouses across the roaring Tamina. Access to the gorge was difficult: those who could climbed ladders. The rest abseiled into the gorge in baskets – blindfolded to combat their fear.
Today, the Tamina Gorge can be explored much more comfortably. From Bad Ragaz, a leisurely one-hour hike leads to the Old Baths of Pfäfers. Halfway through, you pass under the largest arched bridge in Switzerland, the Tamina Bridge. Those who don't want to walk can take the post bus or the Rösslipost (horse-drawn carriage). The entrance to the mystical gorge is located just behind the historic building. A tunnel secures the 450-meter-long path through the rock to the spring water grotto. Here, the Tamina spring bubbles continuously from the rock, day and night, at a temperature of 36.5°C, and 8,000 liters per minute.
Text / Source: Switzerland Tourism
myswitzerland.com/de-ch/erlebnisse/tamina-schlucht-und-altes-bad-pfaefers

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Christian K. & Miriam

October 1, 2021

Popped by here on our hike. A visit to the gorge and a tour of the museum are definitely worth it

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Karl Haller

July 25, 2022

Walk all the way to the end of the tunnel where it's getting warmer and warmer... the 5.- entrance fee is worth it!

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Location: Pfäfers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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Tamina Gorge Thermal Spring

1. Tamina Gorge – Tamina Gorge Thermal Spring loop from Bad Ragaz

2. Tamina Gorge – Tamina Gorge Thermal Spring loop from Pfäfers

3. Tamina Gorge Illuminations – Historic Kitchen loop from Pfäfers

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