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Sils - Lej Nair - Piz Grevasalvas - Sils

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    Grevasalvas
    Photo: Gian Giovanoli, Sils Maria, Sils Tourismus
Mountain tour to the sunny viewing peak about 1110 meters above Maloja

This route passes through an inaccessible area and is therefore closed. Current information

closed
moderate
Distance 15.5 km
7:14 h
1,135 m
1,135 m
2,932 m
1,798 m
As soon as you comfortably walk on the Via Engiadina from Sils Baselgia to Grevasalvas, you will be spoilt with a spectacular view of Lake Sils. Above the small heather village of Grevasalvas, which was the location of the Heidi film in the 1970s, you climb over alpine meadows to the large plain of Plaun Grand and from there the path climbs steeply up to the dreamy Lej Nair, which in high summer invites you for a refreshing swim and a welcome cooling off before the summit ascent. Over the impressive glacier-cut rocky ridge, which resembles a huge grey elephant's back, one gets closer to the Piz step by step. The small plains and hollows are suitable for ascents and breathers and with a little luck one even discovers ibex or chamois. Before the spectacular 360° panorama on the summit inspires and fascinates, the ascent over the wide ridge still needs a bit of fitness. The approximately 1110 m steep descent over the same path requires less fitness but good bones. The summit experiences and the spectacular valley view from a bird's eye view of the unique Upper Engadin lake landscape and the surrounding mountains accompany you on the way. 

 

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 

Author’s recommendation

In Plaun da Lej there is the possibility to return to Sils by bus or by boat.
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Author
Engadin St. Moritz
Update: June 02, 2021
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,932 m
Lowest point
1,798 m
Best time of year
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Cardinal direction
NESW

Track types

Forested/wild trail 0.51%Path 98.58%Road 0.89%
Forested/wild trail
0.1 km
Path
15.3 km
Road
0.1 km
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Tips and hints

see also 

Sils Tourist Information
T +41 81 838 50 50
sils@estm.ch 
www.sils.ch / www.engadin.ch 

 

Start

Sils Baselgia (1,798 m)
Coordinates:
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2'777'996E 1'145'185N
DD
46.434363, 9.754863
DMS
46°26'03.7"N 9°45'17.5"E
UTM
32T 557991 5142586
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Destination

Sils Baselgia

Turn-by-turn directions

Sils – Lej Nair - Piz Grevasalvas – Sils

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Bus stop Sils/Segl Baselgia San Lurench

By road

Sils in the Engadin

Coordinates

SwissGrid
2'777'996E 1'145'185N
DD
46.434363, 9.754863
DMS
46°26'03.7"N 9°45'17.5"E
UTM
32T 557991 5142586
w3w 
///booms.asteroid.districts
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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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Status
closed
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
15.5 km
Duration
7:14 h
Ascent
1,135 m
Descent
1,135 m
Highest point
2,932 m
Lowest point
1,798 m
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