Sils - Val Fex - Plaun Vadret - Sils
Mountainbiking
· Engadin St. Moritz
Excursion into one of the most beautiful side valleys of the Engadine, the Val Fex.
easy
Distance 15.8 km
The bike tour starts in the middle of Sils Maria, on the romantic village square where the horse-drawn carriages are waiting for the guests, who want to experience the beautiful side valley of the Engadin with horsepower. With the bike you trample uphill on the carriage road, past the imposing and historical landmark of Sils, the Hotel Waldhaus, which is enthroned prominently above the village on a wooded rock nose, towards Val Fex. Passing the fractions Vaüglia and Fex Platta, you reach Fex Crasta, the main hamlet of the valley. In addition to the pretty and historically valuable little mountain church, there are also two inns here. The many Bovis units in this place of power give you strength for the journey on. After a short rest downhill, the carriage road then leads uphill again. Always accompanied by the roaring Fedacla river, past individual houses through the hamlet of Cristins, you reach the Hotel Fex. Turn right at the Sar Antoni mountain farm and take the Alp road up to Alp da Segl. The museum of the Cheva Plattas da Fex is also in the immediate vicinity. In the past, men from the neighbouring Val Malenco used to mine the famous Fexer plates in this area in winter, in hard manpower, with which the roofs were covered in Sils. A visit to the restored quarry house and the accompanying exhibition is definitely worthwhile. We continue on the path high above the valley floor from Alp to Alp. Once you reach Alp Muot Selvas, you can enjoy the peace and quiet of the impressive Plaun Vadret plain, the striking valley floor and the surrounding glacier mountains. The return journey is along the direct alpine path to the Hotel Fex and from there along the carriage road in a rapid descent back to Sils Maria.
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
Enjoy the beautiful flowers in Val Fex.

Author
Engadin St. Moritz
Update: June 09, 2022
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,073 m
Lowest point
1,809 m
Best time of year
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Track types
Forested/wild trail
5.7 km
Path
0.2 km
Road
9.9 km
Tips and hints
www.plattas-da-fex.chStart
Sils Maria (1,808 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'778'687E 1'144'582N
DD
46.428760, 9.763618
DMS
46°25'43.5"N 9°45'49.0"E
UTM
32T 558670 5141970
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Destination
Sils Maria
Turn-by-turn directions
Sils Maria - Fex Platta - Fex Crasta - Fex Curtins - Hotel Fex - Alp da Segl - Alp Muot Selvas - Plaun Vadret - Sils Maria
Note
Wildlife refuge Muott'Otta, Val Fex: December 20 - April 30
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Take the Engadin Bus to Sils/Segl Maria, PostaBy road
Sils/Segl Maria in the EngadinParking
car park in Sils MariaCoordinates
SwissGrid
2'778'687E 1'144'582N
DD
46.428760, 9.763618
DMS
46°25'43.5"N 9°45'49.0"E
UTM
32T 558670 5141970
w3w
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Author’s map recommendations
Single Trail Map Oberengadin, 1:50'000, ISBN 978-3-909118-26-7, www.singletrailmaps.com
Difficulty
easy
Distance
15.8 km
Duration
1:50 h
Ascent
414 m
Descent
284 m
Highest point
2,073 m
Lowest point
1,809 m
Statistics
2D
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Maps and trails
- 5 Waypoints
- 5 Waypoints
Distance
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Duration
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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