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Path of the Pioneers

Medium
8.8 km
3:00 h
490 mhd
490 mhd
Crap Furo, Pfad der Pioniere
Starttafel Pfad der Pioniere

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Pfad der Pioniere Crap Furò
Path of the Pioneers
Technique
Fitness
Highest Point  1240 m
Lowest Point  895 m
Best Season
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Start
Surava
Destination
Surava
Coordinates
46.664715, 9.611418

Details

Description

Witness the pioneering efforts of man and nature on the Path of the Pioneers, which takes you to the geographic centre of Graubünden. The Crap Furò natural forest reserve is home to one of the most diverse forests in Switzerland on such a small area.

Geheimtipp

The Path of the Pioneers is also suitable as an excursion for school classes. On request, the Parc Ela association offers guided excursions.

Sicherheitshinweis

Good shoes and sure-footedness are required.

Directions

Surava (896m) – Rüfe Val Gronda – resting place (fireplace) – CrapFurò / geographical centre of Graubünden (1204m) – GelberStein – sulphur water spring – Surava.

The trail is marked green as local route 754. Number plates mark the 14 posts. Three information boards offer interesting information about the natural forest reserve, deadwood and capercaillie. There are barbecue facilities and a playground along the trail. In addition, we recommend the Parc Ela hiking map on a scale of 1: 50,000, available at the tourist offices in Parc Ela.

Directions

Public Transport

With SBB and Rhätischer Bahn via Chur or from St. Moritz to Tiefencastel or Filisur. From there you continue by postbus to Surava village or Alvaneu Bad.

Wegpunkte

Spruces and pines
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 01: Pioniere des Waldes
If you look closely, you will notice that in a band of about 100 metres in altitude, there are spruce trees (red firs) as well as two different firs.
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Mudslide
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 02: Überraschungstäter
Path of the Pioneers 02: Surprise Offenders
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Crap Furò Natural Forest
Biotope Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Crap Furò Natural Forest
In the natural forest reserve around the Crap Furò near Surava, different types of forest grow on 120 hectares. Spruces alternate with mountain and forest pines. In addition to a lot of dead and old wood, it also has plenty of young growth.
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Rauwacke Tower
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 03: Harte Brocken
Path of the Pioneers 03: Tough Boulders
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View of Surava and Brienz/Brinzauls
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 04: Sonnenterrassen
Path of the Pioneers 04: Sun Terraces
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Crap Furò
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 05: Crap Furò / Mittelpunkt Graubündens
Path of the Pioneers 05: Crap Furò / Centre of Graubünden
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Mountain Pine
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 06: Überlebenskünstler
Path of the Pioneers 06: Survivalist
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Path of the Pioneers 07: Natural Forest Reserve
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 07: Naturwaldreservat
Path of the Pioneers 07: Natural Forest Reserve
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Biodiversity at Crap Furò
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 8: Artenvielfalt
One fifth of the animal species living in the forest and around 2500 species of fungi depend on dead wood. Deadwood ensures that there are enough beneficial insects.
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Tree Stops Boulder
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 09: Naturgewalten
Path of the Pioneers 09: Forces of Nature
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Graubünden farmer's family working in the fields (K. Hager Collection)
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 10: Hangnomaden
Live and work on three levels. Farmers were once pioneers in the Albula Valley.
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Young spruces
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 11: Nachhaltige Lichtspiele
Path of the Pioneers 11: Sustainable light shows
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Forest as protection
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 12: Schutzwald
Path of the Pioneers 12: Protection Forest
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Alvaneu Golf Course
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 13: Von der Hacke zum Golfschläger
Path of the Pioneers 13: From the hoe to the golf club
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Sulphur water
Nature Trail Val Surses Savognin Bivio
Pfad der Pioniere 14: Das Gold des Albulatals
Path of the Pioneers 14: The Gold of the Albula Valley
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Alp show dairy Morteratsch
Restaurant Engadin St. Moritz
Alpine Cheese Dairy Morteratsch
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