Morteratsch

Simple
12.1 km
1:30 h
345 mhd
222 mhd
Chünetta
Gletscherweg Morteratsch

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This run is a 'must' for every trail runner visiting the Engadin for the first time, as it leads through a quiet, intimate valley landscape with magnificent views of the Morteratsch Glacier and the circle of its snow-covered mountains.

Technique /6
Fitness 2/6
Highest Point  2054 m
Lowest Point  1774 m
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Start
Bike Center Cuntschett, Pontresina
Destination
Morteratsch Train Station
Coordinates
46.490713, 9.896546

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Description

From the Pontresina train station, the path leads through the Taiswald and crosses the tracks before the Surovas station, before later a narrower trail winds up through the sparse forest of the Bernina Valley – don't miss the right-hand turn about 2.5 km after the start! Enjoy this section of pleasant ups and downs, then follow the right fork marked towards the Boval hut. After a short ascent with crossing of babbling mountain streams, the majestic Morteratsch valley with its magnificent mountain landscape comes into view. Pause for a moment before descending to the valley floor and then, running gently uphill, approach the glacier tongue of the third-longest glacier in the Eastern Alps. Enjoy the silence at the valley's end before returning to the Morteratsch station for a well-deserved rest before the journey back to Pontresina. However, if you still have plenty of energy, you can of course run back to the starting point as well.


Further information
Engadin Tourism AG
Via Maistra 1
CH-7500 St. Moritz
Phone: +41 81 830 00 01
Email: allegra@engadin.ch
Website: www.engadin.ch

Hidden Gem

Take a break at the beautiful bench on Chünetta.

Directions

Bike Center Cuntschett - Surovas Train Station - Chünetta - Morteratsch Glacier - Morteratsch Train Station

Responsible for this content: Engadin Tourismus AG.

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