Walserweg: Stage 9

Medium

19 km

6:00 h

1150 mhd

520 mhd

Etappe 9: Steintreppe im Furggwald, Avers

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Views deep down to the old Averserstrasse with its natural-stone buildings. At the Valle-di-Lei bridge, Ferrera and the high valley of Avers meet Italy. The Cresta valley church has a charm of its own. Walser houses with «Seelepalgge» (small chamber for laying out the dead, accessed from outside). Sheep droppings as solid fuel in Juf (2124 m altitude)

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Start

Innerferrera

Destination

Juf

Coordinates

46.520939967235, 9.4429547500791

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Stage

Description

Views down on the old Averserstrasse with its natural stone buildings. At the Valle-di-Lei bridge, Ferrera and the high valley Avers meet Italy. Detached stands the valley church of Cresta. Walser houses with «Seelepalgge». Sheep dung as fuel in Juf (2124 m above sea level).

Hidden Gem

Individual hiking offers with luggage transport bookable at walserweg.ch

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

Equipment

Hiking boots and daypack

Directions

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

Waypoints

Professional Service Viamala

Bergsportschule Grischa

Your local institution for mountaineering.

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Museum Viamala

Innerferrera Mining Museum

The mining museum imparts impressions from the days when the mines were in operation. Information is given about ore mining, transportation and former iron, copper, lead and silver smelting and about the smelting plants.

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Restaurant Viamala

Hotel - Restaurant Bergalga

The cozy restaurant with sun terrace invites you to enjoy delicious dishes made from local and organically produced ingredients in a relaxed atmosphere. In addition to a wide range of dishes, homemade treats such as cakes and syrups are also on offer, perfect as souvenirs or gifts.

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Restaurant Viamala

Guesthouse Alpenrose Juf

Nostalgic inn in the heart of Juf, the highest settlement in Europe that is inhabited all year round.

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Restaurant Viamala

Walserstuba Inn

The restaurant offers you a varied international market cuisine with regional products and specialities. The Walserstuba emphasises Latino cuisine.

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Viamala

Avalanche Training Centre Avers-Juf

The ATC Avalanche Training Centre is a stationary facility for practising avalanche victim searches with avalanche transceivers and avalanche probes. It enables training in the use of emergency equipment under almost realistic conditions.

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Restaurant Viamala

Guesthouse Alpenrose Ferrera

Small, charming inn in Val Ferrera. Swiss cuisine, seasonal, regional and with its own mini bakery. Reachable in 8 minutes from the A 13 motorway, exit 26 Rofla!

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Hotel Capetta

Restaurant with fine cuisine, separate Arven parlour and inviting sun terrace with a view of the Capetta forest.

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Restaurant Viamala

Hotel Avers

Feel-good restaurant with bar, lounge and sun terrace.

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Sports Shop Viamala

Dettli-Sport

The sports shop in Avers is open during the winter season and offers a small selection of skis, ski boots, ski poles, gloves, hats, shoe spikes, skis and sunglasses, sun cream and much more. Equipment can also be hired and Dettli Sport also offers ski and snowboard servicing.

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