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Madrisa round-tour leg 2 - within two days from Switzerland to Austria and back again.
Hiking trail
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Blick vom Schafberg in Richtung SchlappinerjochPhoto: Hochmontafon Tourismus, Andreas Marent
The Madrisa Roundtour stands for an experience on this side and beyond the border. From Klosters, Switzerland, to Gargellen, Austria and back again. It is not only a hike but an experience of nature as well. To be pals with nature ... and this for two or three days. To calm down, to relax, to enjoy nature on signalled alpine paths. Take your time .......
moderate
Distance 12 km
4:30 h
900 m
426 m
2,202 m
1,419 m
2nd day. From Gargellen you walk to Vergalden, then into the valley through Valzifenztal to Ober-Valzifensalp. Going quite steep up you get to Schlappiner Joch where you cross the border. From here you can enjoy an easy and worth seeing hiking tour past Schwarz Bach and Älpli to Zügenhüttli and to the alp of Saas. Descent to Klosters by cable railway.
Author’s recommendation
This tour can also be booked as a package called 'on smuggling tracks'. During the smuggling tour there is a number of tasks to be coped with, same as this was the case with real smugglers. You need to find nine depositories with smuggled goods as well as a customs hut, which nowadays is carried out with the help of the GPS. Besides smuggled goods and information about it worth knowing, the hiding-places also contain anecdotes about the lives of the smugglers. In addition these hiding-places supply you with the necessary information such as GPS-dates which lead you to the next depository and finally to the goal of the smuggling tour. You can get further information under www.schmugglerland.com
Author
Daniela Göpfert
Update: January 04, 2023
Difficulty
moderate
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Highest point
2,202 m
Lowest point
1,419 m
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Prättigau Tourismus
Valzeinastrasse 6
CH-7214 Grüsch
Tel. +41 (0)81 325 11 11
info@praettigau.info
www.praettigau.info
Start
Starting point are the Gargellen (Austria) (1,420 m)
Coordinates:
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46.969413, 9.918226
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46°58'09.9"N 9°55'05.6"E
UTM
32T 569848 5202174
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Destination
Destination is the Alp Saas Madrisa Klosters (Switzerland)
Turn-by-turn directions
Gargellen, 1423 m - Schlappiner Joch, 2202 m - top end of Madrisa cable railway, 1887 m - Klosters, 1124 m
Coordinates
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46.969413, 9.918226
DMS
46°58'09.9"N 9°55'05.6"E
UTM
32T 569848 5202174
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
12 km
Duration
4:30 h
Ascent
900 m
Descent
426 m
Highest point
2,202 m
Lowest point
1,419 m
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