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Stage 20
43.20 Etzlihütte - Amsteg, Jakobsweg Graubünden
Hiking trail
· Switzerland
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Photo: Romedi Conradin, Graubünden Ferien
moderate
Distance 11 km
3:36 h
80 m
1,555 m
1,996 m
515 m
Alp Etzliboden and door to the Innerschweiz - Central Switzerland. The Bristenstock slopes are rough, yet the language of the mountain farmers soft and melodious. After Bristen, a steep descent through the shady Kärstelenschlucht gorge, with views of the Gotthard transit route, leads to Amsteg.
Difficulty
moderate
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Highest point
1,996 m
Lowest point
515 m
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Show elevation profileTips and hints
- From Amsteg, the connection to hiking route No. 4 ViaJacobi leads along hiking route No. 2 Trans Swiss Trail via Erstfeld to Seelisberg.
- snowfields possible into summer months on high-level sections
Start
Etzlihütte (1,996 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'698'235E 1'174'900N
DD
46.718066, 8.723542
DMS
46°43'05.0"N 8°43'24.8"E
UTM
32T 478871 5173871
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Destination
Amsteg
Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'698'235E 1'174'900N
DD
46.718066, 8.723542
DMS
46°43'05.0"N 8°43'24.8"E
UTM
32T 478871 5173871
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
11 km
Duration
3:36 h
Ascent
80 m
Descent
1,555 m
Highest point
1,996 m
Lowest point
515 m
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