Oberheinzenberg exploration tour

Medium
14.1 km
1:30 h
610 mhd
610 mhd
Sonnenaufgang Urmein Heinzenberg
Piz Beverin

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Gasthaus Beverin

Leisurely circular tour from the Glas Pass at the foot of the Beverin to the settlements on the Oberheinzenberg, which are characterized by agriculture and tourism.

Technique 2/6
Fitness 3/6
Highest Point  1846 m
Lowest Point  1328 m
Best Season
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Start
Glass pass, Postbus stop
Destination
Glass pass, Postbus stop
Coordinates
46.677308, 9.348141

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Description

The Glaspass and the Oberheinzenberg were settled by the Walsers from the Safiental in the 14th century. The scattered settlement of Tschappina with the fractions Ober- and Untertschappina, Obergmeind and Inner- and Ausser Glas was the only German-speaking community on the Heinzenberg until the end of the 19th century.
Oberurmein with the idyllically situated Patrutgsee, on the other hand, was built as a vacation home settlement in the 1970s and is a fraction of the municipality of Urmein.

For centuries, the Glaspass was the gateway to the outside world for the inhabitants of the Safiental. They walked over the Glas Pass to Thusis to buy food and other goods at the market and to sell their livestock. It was only when the access road was built from Thalkirch to Versam in 1885 that the valley opened up to the north and the importance of the Glas Pass diminished.

Geheimtipp

  • Spend the day on the Glas Pass and learn exciting information about the landslides on the Heinzenberg on the theme trail - A mountain in the river
  • Detour to Inner Glas: visit the Inner Glas farm shop with local specialties

Directions

Glaspass (Usser Glas) - Obertschappina - Untertschappina - Oberurmein - Obergmeind - Glaspass

Directions

Public Transport

The Glaspass and Tschappina can be reached by post bus. Timetable information at www.sbb.ch.

Anreise Information

On the A13, take exit 21-Thusis-Nord. At the traffic circle take the direction Heinzenberg. Then follow the signs to Tschappina.

Parking

Parking lot on the Glaspass

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