Grisons Trail: Davos village - Langwies
Pilgrim trail
· Praettigau-Davos
Der Pilgerweg Via Son Giachen führt vom Südtirol her durch das Val Müstair im Kanton Graubünden Richtung Zentralschweiz oder Wallis. Der zum Teil alpine Pilgerweg ist nur in warmen Jahreszeiten durchgehend begehbar.
difficult
14.4 km
5:02 h
794 m
988 m
This mountain stage is physically demanding and goes from the «Davos countryside» over the Strela Pass to Langwies into the Schanfigg. The Valais people used this route as far back as the 14th century to move from Davos to settle in the Schanfigg with Langwies and Arosa.
The trail passes through woodland up to the Schatzalp where the view opens up to present an area well-loved by winter sports enthusiasts and also by hikers in summer. Above the Strelaalp, the route turns westward, with the Chlein and the Gross-Schiahorn as fixed points on the right, in between the Schiatobel with the Schiabach stream. The Strela Pass ultimately lies in the saddle between the gross Schiahorn and the Strela and the mountain restaurant is open in both summer and winter.
At the pass, the view opens up towards the Haupter Tälli over to the Haupter Horn and north to the Weissfluh, and the steep, rocky descent down to the Hauptertälli stream begins, which leads along level ground as far as Langwies, perhaps after soaking our feet! The stream becomes the «Sapüner stream» here and, just before Langwies, flows into the Fondeier stream and just below Langwies into the River Plessur.
Note(s)
Important: The Grisons Way, in Romansh the Via Son Giachen, takes pilgrims from the Val Müstair and the South Tyrol through the Canton of Grisons and then through the canton of Uri to the «Inner Swiss Way», which it joins at Seelisberg/Oberdorf above Lake Lucerne. Certain section of this hiking route, which is extremely Alpine in parts (signposted as regional route 43 and then 77 as far as Amsteg), can naturally only be walked towards summer.
See also
More on the Grisons Way of St. James: www.jakobsweg.ch/home/wegstrecken/jakobsweg-graubuenden/
The trail passes through woodland up to the Schatzalp where the view opens up to present an area well-loved by winter sports enthusiasts and also by hikers in summer. Above the Strelaalp, the route turns westward, with the Chlein and the Gross-Schiahorn as fixed points on the right, in between the Schiatobel with the Schiabach stream. The Strela Pass ultimately lies in the saddle between the gross Schiahorn and the Strela and the mountain restaurant is open in both summer and winter.
At the pass, the view opens up towards the Haupter Tälli over to the Haupter Horn and north to the Weissfluh, and the steep, rocky descent down to the Hauptertälli stream begins, which leads along level ground as far as Langwies, perhaps after soaking our feet! The stream becomes the «Sapüner stream» here and, just before Langwies, flows into the Fondeier stream and just below Langwies into the River Plessur.
Note(s)
Important: The Grisons Way, in Romansh the Via Son Giachen, takes pilgrims from the Val Müstair and the South Tyrol through the Canton of Grisons and then through the canton of Uri to the «Inner Swiss Way», which it joins at Seelisberg/Oberdorf above Lake Lucerne. Certain section of this hiking route, which is extremely Alpine in parts (signposted as regional route 43 and then 77 as far as Amsteg), can naturally only be walked towards summer.
See also
More on the Grisons Way of St. James: www.jakobsweg.ch/home/wegstrecken/jakobsweg-graubuenden/
Author’s recommendation
Grosse Teile des Weges bis zum Strelapass können mit motorisierten Mitteln ersetzt werden. Im letzten Teil des Weges bei Jatz gibt es einen urchigen, charmanten Gasthof "Heimeli" der eine Aternative zum Etappenort Landwies darstellen kann
Difficulty
difficult
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
Strelapass, 2,348 m
Lowest point
Langwies, 1,372 m
Best time of year
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Rest Stop
StrelabergDavos-Dorf: Bahnhof
Berghotel Schatzalp
Bergrestaurant Strela Alp
Berghaus Strelapass
Jatz mit Berggasthof
Langwies
Tips, hints and links
Weitere Informationen und Links sind in den POIs (Points Of Interest) enthalten.Start
Davos Village, railway station (1,560 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'783'389E 1'187'073N
DD
46.809541, 9.841701
DMS
46°48'34.3"N 9°50'30.1"E
UTM
32T 564217 5184343
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Destination
Langwies bei der Kirche
Turn-by-turn directions
Nach dem steilen Abstieg von Strela-Pass überqueren wir einen Bergbach, der den Steg von Zeit zu Zeit mitspühlt. Vorsicht bei provisorischen Stegen ist geboten
Note
all notes on protected areas
Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'783'389E 1'187'073N
DD
46.809541, 9.841701
DMS
46°48'34.3"N 9°50'30.1"E
UTM
32T 564217 5184343
w3w
///once.empires.unleashed
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
difficult
Distance
14.4 km
Duration
5:02h
Ascent
794 m
Descent
988 m
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