Switzerland Stéphane Dewarrat from Morges, Switzerland · CC BY-SA 2.0
The cut
50 metres, to scale.
A slice through Taubenloch Gorge where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.
50m
Depth
the relief model measures 185 m
8.0km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
42°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
430m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
4 °C warmer at the bottom.
In July the afternoon reaches 25 °C on the floor, against 20 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in September. The rim freezes at night from December to March. The wettest months are in May and in August.
- 4°0°Jan
- 6°1°Feb
- 10°6°Mar
- 15°11°Apr
- 19°14°May
- 23°18°Jun
- 25°20°Jul
- 24°20°Aug
- 20°16°Sep
- 16°12°Oct
- 10°5°Nov
- 5°1°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Gorge in the municipality of Bienne in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Taubenloch Gorge is a canyon in Switzerland, cut by the Suze river. The relief model measures 185 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 689 m to the higher one. The published depth is 50 m. Rim to rim it is 8.0 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Evilardnearest town · 2.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 80 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 1.3 km from the floor
- Bern Airport (BRN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 33 km in a straight lineCar hire at BRN airport (Bern)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Suze runs highest from March to August.
The Suze carries about 4.8 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from March to August.
- 3.8 m³/sJan
- 3.2 m³/sFeb
- 4.4 m³/sMar
- 4.8 m³/sApr
- 6.7 m³/sMay
- 6.0 m³/sJun
- 5.1 m³/sJul
- 5.1 m³/sAug
- 3.6 m³/sSep
- 3.6 m³/sOct
- 2.8 m³/sNov
- 3.3 m³/sDec
From about 2.8 m³/s in the lowest month to 6.7 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 215 km².
Follow the Aare from source to mouth on Riveryas
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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4 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 18 × 18 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 17viewpoints within 5 kmRothgärtli, Mai 91, Oberes Ried and 14 more
- 177marked hiking routes within 4 kmPlagne-Pâturage de Sagne, Les Coperies-Jurahaus, European long distance path E4 - part Switzerland and 174 more
- 19climbing crags within 3 kmEspace du désir, Fleur de Lys, GRIP and 16 more
- 122footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 kmPlace Centrale / Zentralplatz and 121 more
- 3rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- 1caves within 3 km
- 264car parks within 3 km
- 61information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 156bus stops within 2 km
- 10campsites within 8 kmStellplatz Hohmatt, Magglingen, Camping Sutz, Lindenhof and 7 more
- 38hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmFlorida Hotel, Cerf, Naturfreundehaus Les Prés d'Orvin and 35 more
- 197restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Evilard2.1 km in a straight line
- Biel/Bienne2.7 km in a straight line
- Orvin3.9 km in a straight line
- Orpund3.9 km in a straight line
- Brügg3.9 km in a straight line
- Nidau4.0 km in a straight line
- Péry4.2 km in a straight line
- Bellmund5.7 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Taubenloch Gorge.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Peakyas16 mountains within 15 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmComing soonFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| Afternoon · rim | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| Night · rim | -6 | -6 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| Rain (mm) | 77 | 62 | 80 | 83 | 130 | 117 | 121 | 126 | 83 | 94 | 82 | 87 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Sun hours/day | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 0 | -6 | 77 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 6 | 1 | -6 | 62 | 3.5 |
| Mar | 10 | 6 | -3 | 80 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 15 | 11 | 1 | 83 | 6.5 |
| May | 19 | 14 | 5 | 130 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 23 | 18 | 9 | 117 | 8.4 |
| Jul | 25 | 20 | 11 | 121 | 8.5 |
| Aug | 24 | 20 | 11 | 126 | 7.6 |
| Sep | 20 | 16 | 6 | 83 | 6.4 |
| Oct | 16 | 12 | 3 | 94 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 10 | 5 | -2 | 82 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 5 | 1 | -5 | 87 | 1.7 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (430 m) and the rim (1,119 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 48% | 167% | 85% | 55% | 83% | 155% | 65% | 125% | 87% | 158% | 30% | 83% |
| 2021 | 133% | 59% | 56% | 47% | 111% | 159% | 161% | 62% | 77% | 54% | 64% | 132% |
| 2022 | 53% | 116% | 25% | 111% | 54% | 103% | 49% | 69% | 203% | 84% | 109% | 111% |
| 2023 | 74% | 28% | 135% | 128% | 86% | 43% | 103% | 95% | 55% | 117% | 252% | 169% |
| 2024 | 122% | 89% | 139% | 101% | 142% | 141% | 90% | 84% | 226% | 131% | 80% | 109% |
| 2025 | 148% | 51% | 58% | 90% | 83% | 87% | 122% | 114% | 196% | 109% | 130% | 23% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Taubenloch Gorge
Switzerland
- 50 mDepth
- 8.0 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 42°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q662837) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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