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87 Via Engiadina: stage 1 Maloja-Silvaplana

Select Hiking trail · Engadin St. Moritz

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Via Engiadina with view of Piz da la Margna
Photo: Laura-Maria Engel, Engadin Tourismus AG

Bettina Meyer
on the October 24, 2021

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From Maloja via Grevasalvas to Silvaplana - always with the vastness of the Upper Engadin lake landscape in view.

Due to a trail closure between Plaun da Lej and Sils Baselgia, the tour is diverted via Isola.

easy

Distance 12.1 km

3:25 h

198 m

190 m

1,944 m

1,797 m

This hike starts in Maloja. The village at the bottom of the mountain pass and at the gateway to the unspoilt Bregaglia Valley has attracted artists since time immemorial, thanks to its breathtaking scenery and fascinating interplay of light and shade. The path leads past Pila and Blaunca to the traditional village of Grevasalvas, where Johanna Spyrig's children's story, Heidi was set, which slumbers peacefully above Plaun da Lej. At Sils Baselgia, the hike almost reaches the valley floor, before rising again to end in trendy Silvaplana.

Detour: from Maloja to the lake of Sils and hike along the lake to Isola and on to Sils. If you prefer, you can also take the boat from Maloja and travel comfortably to Sils.

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

Booking
Eurotrek AG
Zürcherstrasse 42
CH-8103 Unterengstringen
Phone: +41 44 316 10 00
E-mail: eurotrek@eurotrek.ch
Online Booking

Author’s recommendation

Before you leave Maloja, you should definitely walk a little in the footsteps of the painter Giovanni Segantini, whose life and work are inseparably linked to this village.

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Engadin St. Moritz

Update: August 07, 2023

Difficulty

easy

Technique

Stamina

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Highest point

1,944 m

Lowest point

1,797 m

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2.1 km

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1.8 km

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1.2 km

Path

6.2 km

Road

0.7 km

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Start

Maloja, Post office (1,809 m)

Coordinates:

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2'773'530E 1'141'641N

46.403666, 9.695459

DMS

46°24'13.2"N 9°41'43.7"E

UTM

32T 553458 5139134

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Destination

Silvaplana

Turn-by-turn directions

Maloja - Blaunca - Grevasalvas - Sils Baselgia - Silvaplana

Note

Wildlife refuge Fratta: December 20 - April 30

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Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Take the Engadin Bus or the Postbus to Maloja Post

Parking

Parking spaces near Maloja Post

Coordinates

SwissGrid

2'773'530E 1'141'641N

46.403666, 9.695459

DMS

46°24'13.2"N 9°41'43.7"E

UTM

32T 553458 5139134

w3w

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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Author’s map recommendations

Hiking map Engadin St. Moritz, 1:25'000, Orell Füssli, ISBN 978-2-940381-82-1

Hiking map Val Bregaglia, 1:25'000, Orell Füssli, ISBN 978-2-940381-87-6

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Difficulty

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Distance

12.1 km

Duration

3:25 h

Ascent

198 m

Descent

190 m

Highest point

1,944 m

Lowest point

1,797 m

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