53 Bernina-Tour: Stage 5 Surlej-Maloja
Hiking trail
· Engadin & St.Moritz
Hike from the Corvatsch middle station Murtèl to Maloja on high-altitude paths with views of the Upper Engadin lake landscape
easy
Distance 16.3 km
From Surlej, the Corvatsch cable car brings you back up to the middle station Murtèl where this stage begins. The path descends briefly but steeply before following along the slope over to Alp Prasüra while always providing a fantastic view of the blue lakes of the Upper Engadin. At Alp Prasüra the path then descends to the village of Sils passing many beautiful Engadin houses. At the church of San Lurench in Sils Baselgia, you cross the main road and follow the Via Engiadina first through a beautiful larch forest and then up to the viewpoint at Muotta. Here is a bench situated just right to take a break and enjoy the view from the Bergell granite mountains over to Muottas Muragl.
A short descent then leads to the village of Grevasalvas, where one of the first Heidi movies was filmed. A road then continues up to Blaunca. While on this route, the Piz Lunghin, on which the Inn river has its source, is always in front of you, while the view of Lake of Sils is behind you. At Plan di Zoch, the hiking trail leads down to Maloja, the end point of this panoramic long distance hike.
More information
Engadin St. Moritz Tourismus AG
Via Maistra 1
Ch-7500 St. Moritz
Phone: +41 81 830 00 01
E-mail: allegra@engadin.ch
Internet: www.engadin.ch
Booking
Eurotrek AG
Zürcherstrasse 42
CH-8103 Unterengstringen
Phone: +41 44 316 10 00
E-mail: eurotrek@eurotrek.ch
Internet: www.eurotrek.ch/bernina-tour-6-5
Author’s recommendation
This stage is particularly beautiful in autumn, when the larches glow golden.

Author
Engadin St. MoritzUpdate: July 21, 2021
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,701 m
Lowest point
1,798 m
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Start
Corvatsch middle station Murtèl (2,700 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'783'306E 1'145'074N
DD
46.431938, 9.823885
DMS
46°25'55.0"N 9°49'26.0"E
UTM
32T 563297 5142370
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Destination
Maloja
Turn-by-turn directions
Corvatsch middle station Murtèl - Alp Prasüra - Sils Maria - Sils Baselgia - Grevasalvas - Blaunca - Maloja
Note
Wildlife refuge La Muotta, Marschins, Prugnieu: December 20 - April 30
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'783'306E 1'145'074N
DD
46.431938, 9.823885
DMS
46°25'55.0"N 9°49'26.0"E
UTM
32T 563297 5142370
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
easy
Distance
16.3 km
Duration
5:30 h
Ascent
319 m
Descent
1,209 m
Highest point
2,701 m
Lowest point
1,798 m
Statistics
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Descent
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