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35.05 Walserweg Graubünden Etappe 5: Safien Platz - Thusis

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  • Etappe 5: Fenster, Masügg, Heinzenberg
    Etappe 5: Fenster, Masügg, Heinzenberg
    Photo: Nicole Kayser, Irene Schuler
Im Angesicht des mächtigen Piz Beverin.
moderate
Distance 12.3 km
4:00 h
110 m
1,290 m
1,871 m
697 m
For centuries, the Safien inhabitants crossed the Glaspass with cattle and goods to the marketplace of Thusis. Walser folk settled in Inner and Usser Glas and Tschappina. The abandoned Walser settlement of Masügg, now alp pastureland, at the foot of the Piz Beverin.

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More information: www.walserweg.ch
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Nicole Kayser
Update: January 21, 2021

Start

Safien Platz (1,869 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'745'946E 1'171'394N
DD
46.677803, 9.346275
DMS
46°40'40.1"N 9°20'46.6"E
UTM
32T 526483 5169418
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Destination

Thusis

Turn-by-turn directions

Die genaue Wegbeschreibung findet sich im Buch "Walserweg Graubünden", Rotpunktverlag. Der Weg ist durchgängig mit der Routen-Nummer 35 signalisiert. Beschreibung und Signalisierung ersetzen jedoch keine Wanderkarte.

Coordinates

SwissGrid
2'745'946E 1'171'394N
DD
46.677803, 9.346275
DMS
46°40'40.1"N 9°20'46.6"E
UTM
32T 526483 5169418
w3w 
///takeovers.grub.directors
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

Irene Schuler, Walserweg Graubünden. In 23 Etappen vom Hinterrhein in den Rätikon. Rotpunktverlag Zürich, 3. komplett überarbeitete Neuauflage 2017, ISBN 978-3-85869-421-8. CHF 39.--. Das Buch kann direkt bei der Walservereinigung Graubünden oder über den Buchhandel bezogen werden. 

Equipment

Bergschuhe, Tagesrucksack

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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
12.3 km
Duration
4:00 h
Ascent
110 m
Descent
1,290 m
Highest point
1,871 m
Lowest point
697 m
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