Via Son Giachen: Tschiertschen - Chur

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11.6 km

3:30 h

109 mhd

857 mhd

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The pilgrimage route Via Son Giachen leads from South Tyrol through the Val Müstair in the canton of Graubünden towards Central Switzerland or Valais. The partly alpine pilgrimage route is only accessible continuously in warm seasons.

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Highest Point 1343 m

Lowest Point 597 m

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Start

Tschiertschen, Church

Destination

Chur at Martinsplatz

Coordinates

46.817885, 9.606672

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Description

This stage takes us from Tschiertschen on the left bank of the Plessur via Praden and Passugg to Martinsplatz in Chur's old town. The Cathedral of Santa Maria in Chur is part of the bishopric there. Built on the foundations of a Roman fort, this is the oldest bishop's seat north of the Alps.
Our way leads us past Passugg with the former Kurhaus there. The 5 healing springs bubbling up here with different chemical compositions were first mentioned in 1562. The spa was closed in 1979. Today, the building is used by the Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality, the international Graubünden hotel management and tourism school, but also for local school operations.
Chur is the seat of the diocese of the same name and probably dates back to the 4th century, a bishop of the Diocese of Chur was first mentioned in a document in 451.

Geheimtipp

Chur is the capital of the canton of Graubünden and is a lively city for young and old.

Sicherheitshinweis

Detour Felsberg: The route will be diverted until further notice due to landslide. Redirection takes you 30 minutes more.

Directions

Be careful when crossing the Steinbachtobel: if the trail is poorly visible when crossing the (sometimes dry) stream bed, do NOT follow the stream bed in the fall line, but immediately look for the continuation of the trail on the other side ABOVE the stream bed. where the trail then initially follows the Steinbach parallel.

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Place Vals

Kapelle St. Bartholomäus

The chapel of St. Bartholomew stands southeast of the dam wall of Lake Zerfreila at 1985 m above sea level.

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