ViaSuworow: Stage 11

Medium

12 km

3:35 h

360 mhd

950 mhd

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55.11 Pigniu - Ilanz, ViaSuworow (oua_9780159_6ce24ba_profile)

There are plenty of pretty churches and chapels to be admired on the way from Pigniu to the bottom of the valley of the Vorderrhein river. Ilanz, the first town by the Rhine where the weakened Russian troops arrived on 7 October 1799, is where today’s ViaSuworow ends.

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Start

Pigniu

Destination

Ilanz

Coordinates

46.808655630951, 9.1188434670751

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Description

On the way from Pigniu into the valley of the Vorderrhein stand several lovely churches and chapels. The route ends in the first town on the Rhine, Ilanz, where the weakened Russian troops arrived on 7 October 1799, ending the ViaSuworow.

We start in the small village of Pigniu and initially hike along the little trafficked main road and later along the alp road up to Darpagaus. The view from this alpine dairy farm is brilliant. It then goes leisurely down the alp road to Rueun, which lies almost in the valley floor. After the village, a pleasant cool-down awaits you over a few meters of hiking trails and large parts of side roads.

Safety Note

The route should not be started in uncertain weather conditions. Weather changes in the mountains are frequent. If a rain front or similar approaches during the hike, you should turn back in time.

Equipment

Good hiking boots with a good profile or trekking shoes, weather-appropriate clothing (rain jacket/sun protection), drink, possibly provisions, possibly hiking poles.

Directions

Pigniu-Darpagaus-Rueun-Strada-Ilanz

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Public Transport

Only very few post buses go to Pigniu.

From Ilanz by post bus to Pigniu, vitg

Travel Information

By car to Ilanz and from there by post bus to Pigniu

Parking

Ilanz parking lot marketplace

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Bus Station Surselva

Pigniu

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Bus Station Surselva

Ilanz, Bahnhof/Post

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Fireplace Surselva

Caglia fireplace, Rueun

The fireplace can be reached on foot from the Rueun Chiglina bus stop.

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Church Surselva

Catholic monastery church of St. Dominic, Ilanz

The Catholic monastery church of St. Dominic is located above Ilanz.

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Monastery Surselva

Kloster, Ilanz

Ilanz Monastery is the motherhouse of the Dominican nuns of Ilanz. Above Ilanz on the left bank of the Rhine in the district of Sank Niklaus (Romanesque S. Clau) stands the modern building of the convent of the Dominican nuns.

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Cultural Centre Surselva

Historic Workshops Giger Brothers

Discover what a resourceful mind like Alfred Giger was able to set in motion with water power.

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Museum Surselva

Museum Regiunal Surselva, Ilanz

The first town on the Rhine shines with a cultural gem where children also get their money's worth - the Museum Regiunal Surselva. Individual opening hours and guided tours can be arranged for groups.

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Book Store Surselva

Schul- und Gemeindebibliothek Ilanz

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Evangelische Kirche St. Margarethen in Ilanz

Church Surselva

Evangelical Church of St. Margarethen, Ilanz

The first mention of a Marian church in Ilanz dates back to 765. From 1287 it is referred to as the Chapel of St. Mary and St. Margaret and after 1385 only as St. Margaret's Church.

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Tourist Attraction Surselva

Casa Gronda, Ilanz

The "Casa Gronda" (Big House) was built in 1677 by Johann Anton Schmid von Grüneck. From the 14th to the 18th century, the Schmid von Grüneck (also Grünegg) were the most important noble family of the town of Ilanz.

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