Via Albula/Bernina: Stage 8 | Graubünden Tourism

Technique

Fitness

Highest Point m

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Best Season

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Start

Ospizio Bernina

Destination

Cavaglia

Coordinates

46.408780254262, 10.019750833415

Details

Stage

Description

The path offers fantastic views of mountains and glaciers, into the deep incision of the Valposchiavo and the Bergamasque Alps behind in Italy. The railway winds through many hairpin bends to overcome the altitude difference: an impressive sight!

From the high valley Cavaglia, which developed into a village with a school, shop, and restaurant for a few decades due to the railway and power plant construction, you descend over the countless, well-preserved alpine pastures surrounded by forest and hedges down to Poschiavo, the main town of the valley.

A detour to the accessible glacier mills of Cavaglia is definitely worth it. The stones set into rotation by the strong currents of prehistoric glacier water have ground the glacier mills into the rocks and shaped them into smooth hollows and breakthroughs.

Newly designed hiking trail markings

Everyone knows them: the white-red-white hiking trail markings guiding hikers. On this route, five of these signs have looked a bit different since September 2017. The artist Stefan Rüesch applied his hand, or rather brush, to do justice to the beauty of nature. In the motto: Every spot a masterpiece.

Click above on the map and find the exact location of the newly designed hiking trail markings.

Hidden Gem

Ideal stage for families.

Hike comfortably from accommodation to accommodation and benefit from the luggage transport included in the price. The routes can also be simplified using public transport.

Safety Note

Attention: On high sections, snowfields are possible until the summer months

Directions

Public Transport

Rhaetian Railway

It started operating over 100 years ago: the Bernina line. In 1910, direct train service between St. Moritz and Tirano began. 61 kilometers of highest engineering against the backdrop of the highest Graubünden mountain. This special high enjoyment, which passes the enormous Palü and Morteratsch glaciers, uniting southern joie de vivre and alpine beauty, can be experienced daily on the Bernina Express. But sometimes you catch your breath at the exposed curves and the overwhelming mountain panorama.

Rail travel center

CH-7742 Poschiavo

T +41 81 288 54 54

poschiavo@rhb.ch

www.rhb.ch

Timetable: www.sbb.ch

Waypoints

Restaurant Valposchiavo

Bahnhofbuffet Ospizio Bernina

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Lake Valposchiavo

Lago Bianco

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Viewpoint Valposchiavo

Ospizio Bernina

The Station Ospizio Bernina on the Bernina Pass forms the highest point of the Bernina route at 2253 m above sea level and is located directly on Lake Bianco.

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Store Valposchiavo

Il gioiello rosso - The Red Jewel

The beauty of Graubünden is world-renowned. No matter in what corner of the canton one travels, unique landscapes can be found everywhere- every spot in the mountain region is a masterpiece. In order to match this spectacular nature, the official white-red-and-white trail markers have been newly painted by an artist, called Stefan Rüesch.

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Store Valposchiavo

La via delle rocce - The Rocky Lane

The beauty of Graubünden is world-renowned. No matter in what corner of the canton one travels, unique landscapes can be found everywhere- every spot in the mountain region is a masterpiece. In order to match this spectacular nature, the official white-red-and-white trail markers have been newly painted by an artist, called Stefan Rüesch.

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Lo scroscio del Palü - The sound of the Palü

Store Valposchiavo

Lo scroscio del Palü - The Murmur of the Palü

The beauty of Graubünden is world-renowned. No matter in what corner of the canton one travels, unique landscapes can be found everywhere- every spot in the mountain region is a masterpiece. In order to match this spectacular nature, the official white-red-and-white trail markers have been newly painted by an artist, called Stefan Rüesch.

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Restaurant Valposchiavo

Hotel Restaurant Alp Grüm

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Gli alberi e il gioco di luci e ombre - The trees and the play of shadows

Store Valposchiavo

Gli alberi e il gioco di luci e ombre - The Trees and the Shadow Play

The beauty of Graubünden is world-renowned. No matter in what corner of the canton one travels, unique landscapes can be found everywhere- every spot in the mountain region is a masterpiece. In order to match this spectacular nature, the official white-red-and-white trail markers have been newly painted by an artist, called Stefan Rüesch.

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Store Valposchiavo

Le colonne verdi - The Green Columns

The beauty of Graubünden is world-renowned. No matter in what corner of the canton one travels, unique landscapes can be found everywhere- every spot in the mountain region is a masterpiece. In order to match this spectacular nature, the official white-red-and-white trail markers have been newly painted by an artist, called Stefan Rüesch.

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