The covered wooden Bhutan footbridge spanning the raw Illgraben ravine above Leuk.
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Bhutan Bridge (Leuk)

A short suone walk on the shaded north bank of the Rhône from Unterems to Leuk, ending at the improbable Bhutan-style covered footbridge above the river.

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Bhutan Bridge (Leuk)

The Bhutan bridge is a wooden covered footbridge built in a Bhutanese style as part of a 2005 exchange programme, and it feels wildly out of place above the sunny Rhône vineyards. The bisse walk in from Unterems is shady, gentle and worth it in itself.

Cover photo: Bathyscapher, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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