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11 km
3:20 h
400 mhd
780 mhd
Etappe 4: Safien Camana mit Nüw Hus und Camaner Hütten
Etappe 4: Heimatmuseum, Camanaboda, Safien

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Etappe 4: Hof, Safien
The route climbs through the hilly countryside of the Safien valley between mighty Grisons mountains to the Camaner huts at 1,982 metres above sea level before descending to Safien-Platz. There are no other villages in the entire valley. As in traditional Walser settlement culture, the buildings lie scattered over the hillsides.
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Start
Turrahus
Destination
Safien Platz
Coordinates
46.624879496619, 9.2767463509158

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Description

Characteristic dispersed settlements in the Safien Valley. «Bim Turra» (Safien Turrahus), formerly a transshipment station at Safierberg, through which the Walsers immigrated in the 14th century. Traditional wooden buildings, shingle roofs, «Stegelzuun» (slanting fence) as well as the Camaner huts: typical individual alpine dairies. Then on to Glaspass, which once meant the gateway to the world.

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Individual hiking offers with luggage transport available at walserweg.ch


The Walserweg Graubünden with 23 stages was initiated by the geographer and author Irene Schuler and realized together with the cultural and language organization of the Walser Association Graubünden (Switzerland).

Equipment

Hiking boots, backpack.

Directions

The exact route description can be found in the book "Walserweg Graubünden", Rotpunktverlag. The route is consistently marked with route number 35. However, description and marking do not replace a hiking map.

Waypoints

Evangelical Church Thalkirch (oua_59874063_image)
Church Surselva
Evangelical Church Thalkirch
Built in 1441, the church is considered the oldest place of worship in the Safiental.
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Safier Museum of Local History (oua_66838637_image)
Museum Surselva
Safier Museum of Local History
The Safier local history museum is a living part of the cultural landscape in the hamlet of Camanaboda and the valley as a whole. It offers a good insight into the life and work of our ancestors.
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Der Glaspass - Das Tor zur Aussenwelt
Info Point Viamala
Der Glaspass - Das Tor zur Aussenwelt

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