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Natural Bridge Over the Tamina Gorge

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Natural Bridge Over the Tamina Gorge

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Natural Bridge Over the Tamina Gorge

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

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2. Tamina Gorge Illuminations – Historic Kitchen loop from Pfäfers

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3. St. Evert Chapel Pfäfers – Pfäfers Village loop from Pfäfers

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Paul

June 23, 2025

Natural Bridge in the Tamina Gorge
There are two possible explanations for how the Tamina River carved its gorge out of the rock over the past 15,000 years:
First, the river carved its way through the seven-meter-thick nummulite limestone, which forms the natural bridges, in a narrow channel. As the water pushed into the softer Seewer slate below, this promoted the formation of a stronger valley. As the Tamina River cut diagonally in an eastward direction, the western wall is said to have tilted slightly, thus wedging the nummulite limestone banks against each other, creating the natural bridges.
It is also conceivable, however, that the Tamina River carved its way beneath the harder limestone, and the gorge is actually a cave. However, the most important outcrops of this at the natural bridges are neither accessible nor visible.
The Swiss geologist Albert Heim was convinced: "No other gorge in the Swiss Alps surpasses it in grandeur."
Text / Source: When the water penetrated the softer Seewer slate below, this promoted stronger valley formation. As the Tamina River cut diagonally in an eastward direction, the western wall is said to have tilted slightly, wedging the nummulite limestone banks against each other, creating the natural bridges.
It is also conceivable, however, that the Tamina River eroded beneath the harder limestone, and that the gorge is actually a cave. However, the most important outcrops of this at the natural bridges are neither accessible nor visible.
The Swiss geologist Albert Heim was convinced: "No other gorge in the Swiss Alps surpasses it in grandeur."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taminaschlucht#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20ways%20of%20the%20Tamina,seven%20meters%20thick%20nummulite%20limestone%20which%20forms%20the%20natural%20bridges.

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Garen

June 27, 2019

In the official maps and on site, the place is called "Naturbrücke". From Alt Bad Pfäfers there are a few hairpin bends up towards Valens, then you turn left and soon walk flat again to the natural bridge. From there the path leads quite steeply up to Ragol and to Vättnerstrasse (several Postbus stops along the road).

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Zoe von Rambling Rocks

March 26, 2023

Here, between Ragol and Valnes, the rock faces are so close together that they have formed an impressive natural bridge above the Tamina.

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

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Natural Bridge Over the Tamina Gorge

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

2. Tamina Gorge Illuminations – Historic Kitchen loop from Pfäfers

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