Walking on the world's longest pedestrian suspention bridge
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Just another Swiss masterpiece on inginery, the world's longest pedestrian suspention bridge has been inaugurated on the 29th of July 2017, near the village of Randa, canton of Valais, Switzerland. The bridge is 494 meters long, 65 cm wide and sits 85 meters above the valley. The breathtaking bridge offers stunning views of the Matterhorn, Weisshorn and Bernese Alps. The cost for building the world's longest pedestrin suspension bridge was around 750.000 CHF and it took 10 weeks to be build. It is called "Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge" after the name of its main sponsor.
This weekend I went to see it. There are two ways to reach it: from Randa (aprox.2-2.5 hours walk) or from Grachen or Zermatt (aprox.6-7 hours). I choosed the walk from Randa which is a lovely little village at the foot of the mountains.
The Village of Randa
Small hotels in Randa
The walk from Randa to the bridge takes around 2 - 2.5 hours. Take into consideration that it is NOT a fun walk in the forrest. For 90% of the walk it is just up hill on a small dusty track. So you kind of need to be fit for this rather difficult walk. And keep in mind that you also need to come down from the bridge, that will take you 1 hour minimum. Also important is that there are no springs of water during your walk and neither at the bridge, so take enough water with you. The last refills can be made in Randa.
The walk to the world's longest suspension bridge
So after two hours I arrived at the bridge. It really is breathtaking! There were plenty of tourists on the bridge, but not a huge crowd. You can walk it in around 10-15 minutes and the sensation is priceless. Although there were around 50 people on it and it was a little bit windy the bridge didn't swing. While crossing it your eyes are rewarded with great views of the mountins, the glaciers and the small rivers of water from the melting ice. It really worth the visit!
See the video with the world's longest suspension bridge!
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