Piz Ault in Val Medel - Wandertrophy 2024

We start our hike in Fuorns and immediately head steeply upward through a fir forest. At the Ziegenalp Puzzetta we are surprised by a modern, red alpine building and immediately agree that it fits well into the landscape and is very photogenic. Along a mountainside and only moderately ascending, we hike into Val la Buora; below on the right, we see the rocky stream bed where the waters of the Davos la Buora glacier flow down. To the Fuorcla dalla Buora it is about three hundred meters more in elevation, which we have to practically overcome in a straight line.

Once at the top, the view opens onto the Medelser Glacier. The ridge that now follows is alternately wide and covered with grass and heather, then again challenging and interspersed with rocky passages. It goes up and down until we finally reach point 2479, next to the large cairn, where we can enjoy the view. The valleys with their villages and districts lie far below us, and the 360-degree mountain panorama is impressively dotted with snow-covered peaks. On the descent, we come to Crap Stagias by a hut with a fire pit and fountain, a good opportunity for a short rest. For the rest of the descent, we are again enveloped in shady greenery. We marvel at how the forest has recovered after the devastating storm Vivian and is now more species-rich than ever. We finish our hike in Curaglia.

At the hut in Crap Stagias there is a fire pit, a table with a bench, and a fountain with fresh spring water.

In Fuorns we follow the hiking trail to Alp Puzzetta. At Alp Puzzetta, we make sure to take the upper of the two hiking trails leading into Val la Buora. This trail first leads us flat, then gently ascending into the valley. Along the way, we cross a rocky stream bed, after which it soon goes up to the Fuorcla in very short switchbacks. At the Fuorcla, we turn left onto the ridge. Now we stay on the ridge and follow the markings until we reach a forest road. Further downhill on hiking trails and forest roads over Alp Gliarauns to Curaglia.