Alpine hiking KESCH & Bernina Trek

Arrival in Landquart and luggage drop-off. Onward journey to Davos and bus ride to the Flüela Pass. From here on you will hike to the SAC hut “Chamanna da Grialetsch”. Its picturesque location offers views of the glaciers the glaciers Vadret Vallorgia, Vadret da Grialetsch and Vadret da Sasura.

On this day you will hike over the Scaletta Pass. On your way to the SAC hut “Kesch-Hütte” enjoy a short detour, which takes you to the two Alpine lakes Ravais-ch Sout and Lai da Ravais-ch. They lie in a small valley beneath the mighty Piz Murtelet Sur. In the evening the Kesch-Hütte awaits you with good food, warmth and overall cosiness.

From the Kesch-Hütte you will first descend to the Alp digl Chant. Here you can fortify yourself with local delicacies like yoghurt, Alpine cheeses, and milk. Afterwards you continue on the steep ascent up to the Fuorcla Pischa. After another descent you will reach the SAC hut “Chamanna d’Es-cha”. The parlour with its richly stucco decorated ceiling is unique for a SAC hut. Recharge with a portion of well-earned barley soup or with a homemade Engadinian walnut tart.

Today you start the Bernina trek. After a simple start it truly gets going today. At first you climb over the Fuorcla Gualdauna down to the Albula Hospiz. From the top of the pass the path leads briefly downhill until you reach the crystal blue Lake Lais digl Crap Alv. You continue on to the Fuorcla Crap Alv and on steep, winding roads down into Val Bever. Once you reach the bottom follow the turquoise blue lake Beverin into the valley. The Chamanna Jenatsch is visible from far away, but the last few meters to the highest SAC hut of the Grisons are once again challenging.

This leg of the journey is shorter, but you still shouldn’t underestimate the Fuorcla Suvretta. The path from the Chamanna Jenatsch leads briefly downhill. On the previous day the Beverin rushed with full force into the valley; now little bridges already suffice to cross it.

Soon the ground becomes steeper and rougher. Passing over screes, you will reach the Fuorcla Suvretta. The last few meters of your journey are unwieldy and challenging. There are no exposed sites, yet it calls for caution.

After the pass, the descent to Lej Suvretta follows. Here you will find another picturesque mountain lake. Then it is not much farther: In a constant descent you reach St. Moritz, where your luggage awaits you at the hotel.

The PostBus takes you to the valley station of the Corvatsch cable car in Silvaplana. Here the hike into the famous Val Roseg begins. You may shorten your ascent to Fuorcla Surlej by taking the Corvatsch cable car to Murtèl.

From there it is but a stone’s throw to Fuorcla Surlej, your first stage goal of the day. The view of the Bernina Range turns the descent into Val Roseg into a real treat. Upon your arrival one last long ascent to the Chamanna da Tschierva follows.

The path via Pontresina and Morteratsch won’t require ice axe, rope, and crampons, which is why you will follow it to Chamanna Boval. At first you return to the Hotel Roseg.

The hike leads you past Arven and Lärchen towards Pontresina and on to the Morteratsch railway station. On your trek you will pass the snout of the homonymous glacier and up to the Chamanna Boval.

The royal stage into the Italian speaking parts of Switzerland first takes you back down to the Morteratsch railway station. A train ride to the Lagalp railway station follows, and from there you will hike over the homonymous valley to the Alpine Lake Lei Minor.

A short, pathless section leads you down to the mountain pass, which leads you to the Albergo La Rösa.It used to be a rest area for stagecoaches and muleteers; today it is a popular restaurant with good cuisine. After the midday break you will continue downhill to Val da Camp, from where you ascend pass the Hamlet Salva the Rifugio Saoseo.

From Rifugio it will only take you a brief moment to reach the idyllic Lake Poz da Rügiul. The climb to the raised bog Plan da San Franzesch with its grand view of the Bernina Range and the Piz Palü begins here. A pleasant path takes you past viewpoints and small hamlets to Poschiavo, which is the municipality of the valley it shares its name with.