Quellrheinweg A: Tomasee - Tschamut

The selected tour includes the Oberalp Pass-Tomasee-Tschamut section. The highlight of this stage is undoubtedly the visit to Lake Toma, a magical place for many Central and Northern Europeans. From Lake Toma, the official source of the Rhine, to its mouth in Rotterdam, the Rhine covers 1320 kilometres. As a small and sometimes wild mountain stream, it plunges over stones and rocks, erodes deep gorges, floods floodplains and rolls towards the North Sea as a navigable mighty European river.

From the Oberalp Pass, the hike leads south-east through a flat moor, then crosses the Plauncas Cuflegl steep slope on a gently ascending path and reaches the edge of a moorland of national importance with extensive fens at Trutg Nurschalas. Through alpine lawns and on a zigzag path with stone blocks, you reach the highest point. From there it is only 35 meters of descent to Lake Toma.

Lake Toma, nestled in a hollow at the foot of Piz Badus, is probably unique in its beauty, magic and international importance. Father Placidus Spescha (1752 - 1833) already mentioned the place in his description of the Tavetscher Valley as follows: "This lake, 200 paces wide and 400 paces long, is the basin from which the Anterior Rhine takes its source. It is a beautiful area and therefore worthy of being the primordial source of such a river." The large, flat stones with a view of the lake or the green meadows by the water invite you to rest and linger.

Where the water leaves the lake as a young Rhine, the hiking trail leads eastwards down to the signpost at point 2174. There you follow the road and partly the paths via Tgatlems, Crest Darvun and Prau Mulins. This moorland landscape of national importance is particularly beautiful with the extensive fens, alpine rose bushes and alpine alders from mid-June to the end of August. At the end, it goes another 500 meters through meadows and along the pass road to Tschamut.

Note(s)
The paths are signposted white-red-white.
Ideal season: June to October (variant B: July to September)
Refreshment stops: Berggasthaus Piz Calmot and Ustria Alpsu (Oberalp Hospiz), (Variant B: Badushütte SAC), Hotel Rheinquelle Tschamut
Public transport: Oberalp Pass (MGB station), Tschamut (MGB station)

See also
Surselva Tourism
Phone: 0041 81 920 11 00
E-mail: info@surselva.info
Internet: www.surselva.info

Maighelshütte SAC
Phone: 0041 81 849 15 51
E-mail: info@maighelshuette.ch
Internet: www.maighelshuette.ch

Badushütte - SAC Manegg
Phone: 0041 32 512 83 84
E-mail: reservation@badushuette.ch
Internet: www.badushuette.ch

The paths are signposted white-red-white. Ideal season: June to October (Variant B: July to September)Refreshment stops: Piz Calmot mountain inn and Ustria Alpsu (Oberalp Hospiz), (Variant B: Badushütte SAC), Hotel Rheinquelle TschamutPublic transport: Oberalp Pass (MGB station), Tschamut (MGB station)

Oberalp Pass - Plauncas Cuflegl - Trutg Nurschalas - Lai da Tuma - Crest Darvun - Prau Mulins - Tschamut