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Smuggler educational trail

Medium
1 km
1:30 h
120 mhd
53 mhd
Technique
Fitness
Highest Point  1870 m
Lowest Point  1779 m
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Details

Description

On the path you learn a lot about the smuggling era: about the goods, the smugglers themselves, but also about tricks and tactics on how to move to avoid possible dangers. The reasons for smuggling were varied. A lack of certain goods, high tariffs, and different legislation of territorial lords and states as well as bans and penalties promoted the secret, illicit border crossing. These trips were not always safe and often had to be carried out in the dark of night.

The smuggler experience in Maloja is an ideal combination of activity in nature, experience and learning, as well as play and fun in the family or group circle. Children are motivated to hike in the mountains and actively experience the landscape. Adults should not get bored either. It is an attractive mountain hike that takes you back hundreds of years and brings you closer to the history of the region and the life of earlier generations.

Hidden Gem

Ideal for children aged 5 to 12 years.

Safety Note

Good  hiking boots, suntan cream and rain protections.

Equipment

Good trekking shoes, sunscreen, and rain protection are recommended.

Directions

From the Orden parking lot, go right over the dam. A few meters further on is the first station of the smuggler's path. From here, you hike through an enchanted larch forest, always following the signs and the hat symbol, to the Bitabergh Lake. The path crosses the hiking trail to the lake several times along the way.

Directions

Public Transport

Train station St. Moritz train station

Public transport PostAuto 4

Stop: Maloja Cad'Maté

Travel Information

You can conveniently and safely reach Bergell by car from anywhere in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Austria.

Zurich - Bergell:
Zurich - Chur - Julier Pass - Maloja Pass - Bergell: 225 km / 3 hours

Milan - Bergell:
Milan - Lecco - Chiavenna - Bergell: 150 km / 2 1/2 hours

Munich - Bergell:
Garmisch, Fern Pass - Landeck - Zernez - St. Moritz - Maloja Pass - Bergell: 325 km / 4 hours

Arrival by public transport:
The journey with the Rhaetian Railway from Chur to St. Moritz and then by PostAuto to Bergell, with its dizzying viaducts and contrasting landscapes, is one of the most picturesque and interesting public transport routes in all of Europe. www.ffs.ch

Parking

Public parking at Orden

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