Circular hike on the trail of Schellen-Ursli

"High up in the mountains, far from here" is the vague location description in the children's book Schellen-Ursli. The circular hike starts exactly here, in Guarda. The origin place of the story of Schellen-Ursli lies idyllically on a sun-drenched terrace far above the Inn at about 1650 m asl in the middle of the Lower Engadine mountain world. Here lived the author Selina Chönz, here the illustrator Alois Carigiet spent his holidays and was inspired for the drawings of the famous children's book, over 60 years ago. Today, Guarda is widely known as Schellen-Ursli village and offers a whole range of experience tips in connection with the children's book and cinema hero. Detailed information on all experiences can be found at www.engadin.com/Schellen-Ursli.

Somewhat more demanding but also very attractive is the hike over Lai Raduond to Chamanna Cler. It leads to the most important filming locations of the summer scenes from the movie Schellen-Ursli.

From Guarda, it goes always eastwards towards Bos-cha. While in the background the rugged walls of the Lower Engadine Dolomites catch the eye, to the left above Bos-cha you can see the hill of Munt d'Ardez and Alp Murtera, where the summer scenes of the feature film were shot. The route leads from Bos-cha directly to the next village Ardez at the foot of the castle hill of Steinsberg. In the distance, the majestic Tarasp Castle is visible in front of the peaks Piz Ajüz, Piz Lischana, Piz San Jon, and the Pisoc group.

Ardez is crossed directly to soon cross the Inn river at the valley floor. Initially shady, a longer ascent follows here to Sur En d'Ardez. Here you enjoy on one hand the idyllic small village which served as the most important filming location for the movie, and on the other hand the panoramic view from Guarda over Bos-cha to Ardez.

At the western end of the village, the route continues alternating over clearings and through the forest to opposite or below Giarsun. Over the bridge, it goes into this hamlet of Guarda, where the church scenes were filmed. The church is open and invites you to a short break before the last steep climb from Giarsun to Guarda is tackled. Alternatively, you can also walk on to the station and take the post bus up to Guarda from there.