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Gear required: solid hiking shoes, protection against rain, sunglasses, suntan cream, food if required, binoculars, maps. Find below some suggested hikes selected from a wealth of tours you can go on around Pontresina.  Muottas Muragl - Alp Languard There is a 7km high-altitude trail that leads from the Muottas Muragl mountaintop station (2,453m) via Munt da la Bês-cha (restaurant) to the Alp Languard chair-lift station (2,330m). Munt da la Bês-cha means sheep’s mountain » Walking time is about 2.5 hours. It is perfectly possible to walk the trail in the opposite direction (from Alp Languard to Muottas Muragl). However, it is less attractive in terms of the views. ‘Round-trip hiking tickets’ (including transport from Punt Muragl up to Muottas Muragl and from Alp Languard down to Pontresina) are available. Adults CHF 29, children CHF 14.50 Alternative Option Muottas Muragl – Segantini cabin (where painter Giovanni Segantini used to work) – Alp Languard. » Walking time is about 3 hours. Alp Languard – Piz Languard This trail starts at the Alp Languard mountaintop station (2,330m) and leads across open slopes to Piz Languard (3,260m), a well-known lookout point (with views of the Bernina, Ortler, Silvretta and Kesch mountain ranges). The Paradies cabin is worth a detour on the way back. » Walking time is about 5 hours. Bernina Hospice – Alp Grüm – Cavaglia Starting at the Bernina Hospice (RhB station), there is a flat trail along Lago Bianco lake to Alp Grüm. Enjoy the marvellous view of the Puschlav valley and the Palü glacier. Continue on the trail zigzagging down to Cavaglia (Puschlav valley) or even further on to Poschiavo. » Walking time is about 3 hours. Diavolezza-Morteratsch Glacier Hike Certified mountain guides will accompany you from Diavolezza to Morteratsch, passing through a fantastic world of mountains and along gigantic stretches of broken-off or washed-out ice. Register at the Diavolezza moutaintop station between 9.30 and 10.30 a.m., or at the ground station if the weather is unpredictable. Preliminary booking is required for groups of 10 or more persons only (mountain climbers’ school: 081 838 83 33). Minimum number of participants: 8 adults. Route: Diavolezza (2,978m) – Pers glacier – Isla Persa – Pers glacier bridge – Morteratsch glacier – Morteratsch (1,896m). Departure: 11.00 a.m. » Walking time is about 4 hours. Rate per Person Adults CHF 30, children CHF 15 (7 to 16 years of age); minimum age: 7 years. Insurance: Participants are not insured against accident. Please do not bring dogs. Morteratsch – Boval Cabin From the Morteratsch RhB station, a trail on the right-hand side of the valley leads to the Chünetta lookout and on to Chamanna Boval. There, you’ll have a splendid view of the Morteratsch glacier and the Bernina mountain range. Chamanna means cabin. » Walking time is about 2.5 hours. Pontresina – Chamanna Tschierva There’s a slightly climbing footpath leading from Pontresina into the Roseg valley. At the Hotel Roseggletscher bridge, the trail branches off towards the left to take you to Chamanna Tschierva (with an almost flat profile initially, and climbing later). Your climbing effort will be rewarded by an overwhelming view of the nearby glaciers, Piz Bernina, Piz Scerscen and Piz Roseg. » Walking time is about 3.5 hours. Pontresina - Muottas Schlarigna - St. Moritz Go around the Pontresina station in the direction of the Roseg valley, and follow on to climb the Alp Staz plateau, from where a fairly steep trail ascends through the old stone-pine forest towards Muottas Schlarigna (1.75 hours). You’ll forget the effort making your way up here when enjoying the splendid panoramic view above Pontresina. The way down to St.Moritz-Bad is on a slightly descending path crossing stone-pine and larch forests. » Walking time is about 3.5 hours. |
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Hiking Around Pontresina
