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Inn cycling route: Silvaplana-Zernez

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Varied tour through a unique mountain landscape along the young Inn.
easy
Distance 42.8 km
3:05 h
186 m
514 m
1,813 m
1,468 m
Close to the pass village and holiday resort of Maloja at the western end of Lake Sils, the Inn begins its long journey as a rushing mountain stream. Not far from its source lies the European watershed at the Piz Lunghin. Maloja is the starting point of the Inn cycle route.  We start this tour in Silvaplana.

In good wind conditions, many colourful kite surfers, surfers and sailors cavort on the lake of Silvaplana. A first-class sporting spectacle. Maloja, Sils and Silvaplana are popular and traditional summer and winter holiday resorts on the Upper Engadin lake landscape. The tourist centre of the Upper Engadin is St. Moritz, world-famous as a spa and winter sports resort. In 1928 and 1948 St. Moritz was the venue of the Winter Olympics games. The cycle route from St. Moritz to Celerina runs past Lej da San Murezzan and the idyllic little Lej da Staz or directly along the "Charnadüra" gorge of the Inn. Not to be overlooked is the prominent church of San Gian, situated on a hill, the oldest part of which dates from the 13th century. The route continues via Punt Muragl and past the airfield to the idyllically situated Lej da Gravatscha and from the holiday resort of Bever to the proud pass village of La Punt Chamues-ch at the foot of the Albula Pass.

From La Punt you first drive along the golf course to Zuoz and then along the main road until you reach S-chanf. There the Inn cycle route branches off over to the village of S-chanf. Past the beautiful Engadin houses and the reformed church, you will reach the other side of the Inn via the bridge at the end of the village. Follow this road through a beautiful coniferous forest up and down to Zernez. In between you will cross the border between Upper and Lower Engadin.

 

More information
Engadin Tourismus AG
Via Maistra 1
CH-7500 St. Moritz
Phone: +41 81 830 00 01
E-mail: allegra@engadin.ch 
Internet: www.engadin.ch 

Author’s recommendation

The Inn cycle route is marked with the number 65 of Cycling in Switzerland.
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Engadin St. Moritz
Update: July 31, 2023
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,813 m
Lowest point
1,468 m
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Track types

Asphalt 24.68%Dirt road 2.56%Forested/wild trail 52.44%Path 2.45%Road 17.85%
Asphalt
10.6 km
Dirt road
1.1 km
Forested/wild trail
22.4 km
Path
1 km
Road
7.6 km
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Start

Silvaplana (1,792 m)
Coordinates:
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2'781'484E 1'148'178N
DD
46.460343, 9.801400
DMS
46°27'37.2"N 9°48'05.0"E
UTM
32T 561537 5145508
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Destination

Zernez

Turn-by-turn directions

Silvaplana - St. Moritz - Celerina - Samedan - Bever - La Punt - Zuoz - S-chanf - Zernez

Note

Wildlife refuge Muottas, Val Champagna, Tschainas: December 20 - April 30
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Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Coordinates

SwissGrid
2'781'484E 1'148'178N
DD
46.460343, 9.801400
DMS
46°27'37.2"N 9°48'05.0"E
UTM
32T 561537 5145508
w3w 
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Difficulty
easy
Distance
42.8 km
Duration
3:05 h
Ascent
186 m
Descent
514 m
Highest point
1,813 m
Lowest point
1,468 m
Public-transport-friendly Multi-stage route Scenic Refreshment stops available Linear route

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