Oberheinzenberg exploration route


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Leisurely circular route from the Glaspass at the foot of Piz Beverins to the settlements shaped by agriculture and tourism on the Oberheinzenberg.
Details
Description
The Glaspass and Oberheinzenberg were settled in the 14th century by the Walser from Safiental. The dispersed settlement Tschappina with the districts Ober- and Untertschappina, Obergmeind and Inner- and Ausser Glas was until the late nineteenth century the only German-speaking community on the Heinzenberg.
Oberurmein with the idyllic Patrutgsee, on the other hand, developed as a holiday home settlement in the 1970s and is a district of the municipality of Urmein.
For centuries, the Glaspass was the gateway to the outside world for the inhabitants of Safiental. They crossed the Glaspass to Thusis to buy groceries and other goods at the market and to sell their cattle. Only with the construction of the access road in 1885 from Thalkirch to Versam did the valley open to the north and the importance of the Glaspass declined.
Hidden Gem
- Spend the day at the Glaspass and gain exciting information on the landslides on the Heinzenberg on the theme trail - A mountain in the river
- Detour to Inner Glas
Directions
Glaspass (Usser Glas) - Obertschappina - Untertschappina - Oberurmein - Obergmeind - Glaspass
Directions
Public Transport
The Glaspass and Tschappina are accessible by post bus. Timetable information at sbb.ch
Travel Information
Take national road A13, exit 21-Thusis Nord. At the roundabout head towards Heinzenberg. Then follow the signs to Tschappina.
Parking
Car park at the Glaspass
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