Landscape | Der Grosse Walserweg

From Airolo to Thusis (6 days)

From Airolo over the "Greina-Ebene" to Vals. Further to Splügen and over the Safiental to Thusis.

First leg

Route: Airolo (1.159m) - Valle - Madrano (1.156m) - Statione Piora (1.793m) - Lago Ritom (1.850m) - Capanna Cadagno (1.987m) - Passo Sole (2.376m) - Acquacalda (1.758m). Alternatively, the route over the Passo Colombe (2.381m) can be chosen instead of the Passo Sole.
Altitude difference (870 metres ascend, 690 metres descent)
Map: Schweizer Landeskarte 1 : 50 000, Valle Leventina, Blatt 266T

There is a busline from Airolo to Piotta and a cable car to the Lago Ritom, Tessin’s largest dam.

Lago Ritom


Second leg

Route: Acquacalda (1.758m) - Croce Portera (1.958m) - Dötra (1.748m) - Cantonill (1.738m) - Campo Blenio (1.204m) - Lago Luzzone (1.590m) - Capanna Michaela (Motterascio) (2.172m)
Altitude difference: 1.410 metres ascend, 990 metres descent
Map: Schweizer Landeskarte 1 : 50 000, Valle Leventina, Blatt 266T; Disentis, Blatt 256

For this lap the so called „Magerwiesen“ near Dörta are worth mentioning.

This is beautiful flower-landscape with many rare species.

Third leg

Route: Capanna Michaela (2.172m) - Crap la Crusch (2.259m) - Pass Diesrut (2.428m) - Alp Diesrut (1.899m) - Puzzatsch (1.667m) - Vrin (1.448m) - over Ilanz to Vals using the bus (1.245m)
Alternative: Crossing the Fuorcula da Patnaul (2.773m) to Vals (one extra day)
Altitude difference: 330 metres ascend, 1.050 metres descent
Map: Schweizer Landeskarte 1 : 50 000, Disentis, Blatt 256; Safiental, Blatt 257

On this leg you cross the Greina-plain, an unique landscape in the alps. Such high-lying plains are normally found in Canada, Alasca or Scandinavia.

Fourth leg

Route: Vals (1.245m) - Zur Matta - Alpe Wallatsch (1.875m) - Zum Hirt - Valserberg (2.504m) - Wald - Cassara - Hinterrhein - Nufenen (1.569m) - Splügen (1.457m)
Altitude difference: 1.270 metres ascend, 1.060 metres descent
Alternativen:
a) Descent over the Alpe Plänetsch shortly after Nufenen and further to Splügen
b) from Vals over the Tomülpass (2.450m) to Thalkirch (Safiental) (1.686m), an ascent of the Tomülerhorns or Piz Tomül (2.945m) can be added to this leg.

Fifth leg

Route: Splügen (1.457m) - Stutz Alpe (2.018m) - Safierberg (2.486m) - Safien-Thalkirch (1.686m)
Altitude difference: 1.050 metres ascend, 820 metres descent
Map: Schweizer Landeskarte 1 : 50 000, Safiental, Blatt 257

Sixth leg

Route: Safien-Thalkirch (1.686m) - Camana - Safien-Platz (1.315m) - Glaspass (1.846m) - Tschappina (1.418m) - Urmein (1.254m) - Thusis (723m)
Altitude difference: 710 metres ascend, 1.520 metres descent
Map: Schweizer Landeskarte 1 : 50 000, Safiental, Blatt 257

Vals

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