Hüttentour Surselva Vrin - Tamins (Etappe 3)

Initially, you roll down from Vrin to Surin and follow the signposted mountain bike route via Surcasti to Uors. Here it is worthwhile to take the post bus for the ascent to Vals. This saves "only" 320 metres in altitude, but still! Because on the third stage of the Surselva hut tour, it is important to save energy for the upcoming ascent to the Tomül Pass. To do this, follow the signposted mountain bike route (Alpine Bike), first on asphalt, then on gravel and after the ridge on an easily rideable single trail. On the last section after Alp Tomül, a pushing passage is always the order of the day, unless you have strength in your calves like Nino Schurter – or an e-bike. But the pushing is not in vain, because the upcoming section through the Safien Valley is one of the longest mountain bike descents in the Alps at almost 40 kilometres. The first part leads along the historic muleteer route down to Safien Thalkirch. Now you change to the road with little traffic and later pass the village of Safien Platz. At the Rainmatte you leave the road, follow the Rabiusa stream, pass the reservoir and then climb a few meters on the right side of the valley to finally reach the old Safierstrasse. Today, only a single trail remains of the road, so for mountain bikers it is a fantastic section through enormously steep terrain. The route is interspersed with small tunnels here again and again. Later the path becomes wider again and on a small road you roll out of the valley to the Sigl Ault.

At Sigl Ault, the wheat is separated from the chaff on the final stage of the Surselva hut tour: If you have no more strength, roll down to Bonaduz and board the train here for the return journey to Chur. But the original route still has a few highlights to offer. The section after the Sigl Ault is an unparalleled trail treat and leads high above the Rhine Gorge to the Versamerstrasse. Here is the next opportunity to end the stage with the flat ride to Bonaduz. But here, too, there is still something to experience on the original route, because the upcoming single trail section past the Wackenau ruins is no less attractive than the previous trail over the Rhine Gorge. In this way, you get to Reichenau and get on the train back to Chur. So much for the recommended version for the third stage of the Surselva hut tour.

If you still haven't had enough in Reichenau, follow the cycle path from Tamins in the direction of Chur and then change to the trail near the left bank of the Rhine before Felsberg. This trail leads to the Rossboden army site, from where you roll along the cycle routes to Chur train station.