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Rheinquellweg Transit

Simple
4.5 km
1:00 h
100 mhd
25 mhd
Splügen in den Erlen
Rheinquellweg Transit

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Rheinquellweg Transit
On the experience-oriented Rheinquellweg between Splügen and Medels you will immerse yourself in the exciting history that has taken place over thousands of years at the Alpine passes Splügen and San Bernardino.
Technique
Fitness
Highest Point  1561 m
Lowest Point  1457 m
Best Season
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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 leads along the Rheinwuhr on the Talweg to Medels. It is accessible in both directions.

At the guest information in Splügen you will receive the free brochure (MiniGuide), which provides exciting information about the seven locations and/or properties. The time required for the hike is about 65 minutes.

Any hiking trail closures/restrictions or diversions can be found here.

Geheimtipp

Combine the hike with a PostBus ride.

Ausrüstung

Weatherproof clothing

Directions

The Rheinquellweg Transit starts at the village fountain in Splügen (Oberdorf) and leads along the Rheinwuhr on the valley path to Medels. It is accessible in both directions.

Directions

Public Transport

Splügen and Medels can be reached by PostBus. Further information on the timetable can be found on the SBB website: www.sbb.ch. 

Wegpunkte

Rheinwald local history museum
Museum Viamala
Rheinwald local history museum

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

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Hotel Alte Herberge Weiss Kreuz
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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Vom Fliessen und Vorbeikommen
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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Vom Marschieren und Finanzieren
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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Tamboboden fireplace
Fireplace Viamala
Tamboboden fireplace

Beautiful fireplace in the forest, near Splügen.

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Hiking and living
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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Vom Trampeln und Transportieren
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
Info Point Viamala
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
Info Point Viamala
Vom Träumen und Gleiten
Barges glide quietly up the Rhine from Basel.
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Vom Anhalten und Geniessen
Info Point Viamala
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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