Rheinquellweg Transit

Simple

4.5 km

1:00 h

100 mhd

25 mhd

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On the experience-oriented Rheinquellweg between Splügen and Medels, you immerse yourself in the exciting history that has taken place over millennia at the Alpine passes Splügen and San Bernardino.

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Highest Point 1561 m

Lowest Point 1457 m

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Start

Splügen, village

Destination

Medels, village

Coordinates

46.553908, 9.321996

Details

Description

The Rheinquellweg Transit starts at the village fountain in Splügen (Oberdorf) and follows the Rhine dike along the valley path to Medels. It is walkable in both directions.

At the tourist information center in Splügen, you can receive the free brochure (MiniGuide), which provides exciting information about the seven locations and/or objects. The duration of the hike is approximately 65 minutes.

Hidden Gem

Combine the hike with a PostAuto ride.

Equipment

Weatherproof clothing

Directions

The Rheinquellweg Transit starts at the village fountain in Splügen (Oberdorf) and follows the Rhine dike along the valley path to Medels. It is walkable in both directions.

Directions

Public Transport

Splügen and Medels are accessible by PostAuto. Further information about the timetable can be found on the SBB website: www.sbb.ch.

Waypoints

Museum Viamala

Rheinwald Museum

The history of transit traffic over the Splügen and San Bernardino Alpine passes is the focus of the exhibition in Splügen.

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Restaurant Viamala

Hotel Alte Herberge Weiss Kreuz

The culture and adventure hotel in the historic Säumerherberge is in a unique location in the middle of the old village centre of Splügen.

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Info Point Viamala

Vom Fliessen und Vorbeikommen

Soldiers' steps and horse stomping, ox stomping, engine howls – and in between this silence, this calm, into which, however, exclamations of astonishment and joy soon sound.

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Info Point Viamala

Vom Marschieren und Finanzieren

Why do you actually walk over the more than 2100 meter high Splügen Pass? Because you have to.

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Fireplace Viamala

Tamboboden fireplace

Beautiful fireplace in the forest, near Splügen.

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Info Point Viamala

Vom Wandern und Wohnen

A pound of good and beautiful pepper is to be delivered once a year via the San Bernardino Pass – directly to Mesocco Castle.

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Info Point Viamala

Vom Trampeln und Transportieren

The Splügen Pass is accessible in "summer and winter on horseback and on foot", reports the scholar Aegidius Tschudi in the 16th century. In summer? Clear. But in winter, when there is snow meters high? Even then.

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Vom Flanieren und Philosophieren

"What I like most are the magnificent roads in which I walk for hours, theils after the Bernhardino, theils to the top of the Pass of the Splügen, without having to pay attention to the way."

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Vom Träumen und Gleiten

Barges glide quietly up the Rhine from Basel.

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Vom Anhalten und Geniessen

"The new tunnel is free of charge. This is a generous decision of the not exactly wealthy Graubünden builders, who will cost the 6.6-kilometre-long tunnel 120 million Swiss francs and the annual maintenance one million."

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