Mineral water trail – senda d'aua minerala Scuol: curas da baiver
On the trail of the water cures – featuring former drinking halls and hotels from the Belle Époque.
easy
Distance 7.3 km
The mineral water trail «curas da baiver» starts at Scuol visitor information centre and follows the paths that visitors took over a hundred years ago when doing a water cure. Right at the beginning of the old spa route to Nairs you can see the first information boards about the Chalzina and Tulai springs. The path then goes down to the river Inn and crosses to the other side. Café Büvetta Sfondraz – once a drinking hall – can be found by the next upriver bridge. If the cafe is open, you can try the water from the Sfondraz spring. Going past the nearly 150-year-old drinking hall «Büvetta Tarasp» on the opposite side and crossing another bridge, you will come to Chasa Carola in Nairs and the Carola spring. Due to a risk of falling rocks on the slope behind the Büvetta, the Lucius and Emerita springs (both of which have strong mineral concentrations) are inaccessible until further notice. Next, you will go back to the turning that leads to Vulpera and up the hiking trail. There, you will be able to see some grand old hotels and the spa gardens of Hotel Waldhaus, which burnt down. Next to the cure park, there is a small museum to discover about the hotel and the former cure tourism. The route through the forest and over the river Clemgia to Gurlaina, then over the lower lying bridge will take you to the old village area of Scuol Sot. You can then drink the Sotsass mineral water at the Plaz and Bagnera fountains. Going via the Stradun road, you will then come to the Plazzetta fountain in the part of the village known as Scuol Sura, which has water from the Vi spring. The tour ends at Scuol visitor information centre.
Author’s recommendation
We recommend that you bring a bottle or cup with you so you can taste the water from the tapped springs.
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,280 m
Lowest point
1,177 m
Best time of year
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Track types
Forested/wild trail
0.7 km
Path
2.6 km
Road
3.6 km
Unknown
0.3 km
Safety information
The tour was evaluated under favourable weather conditions. Before starting the tour, we strongly advise you to check the current weather conditions and the forecast.
Emergency phone numbers:
144 Emergency services, ambulance
1414 REGA mountain rescue
112 European emergency service
Tips and hints
engadin.com/enStart
The ‘Scuol, posta’ Postbus stop (1235 m) (1,235 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'818'008E 1'186'655N
DD
46.795341, 10.294764
DMS
46°47'43.2"N 10°17'41.2"E
UTM
32T 598809 5183235
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Destination
The ‘Scuol, posta’ Postbus stop (1235 m)
Turn-by-turn directions
The ‘Scuol, posta’ Postbus stop/Scuol visitor information center – Nairs – Vulpera – Gurlaina – Plaz – Bagnera – Plazzetta – the ‘Scuol, posta’ Postbus stop/Scuol visitor information
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
- Take the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which leaves hourly from Chur, Landquart/Prättigau and Upper Engadin, and get out at Scuol-Tarasp.
- Take the Postbus, which leaves hourly from Martina, Sent, Ftan and Tarasp, and get out at the Postbus stop Scuol, posta.
By road
- From the north: via Landquart – Klosters on the car transporter train through the Vereina tunnel (Selfranga – Sagliains) or via the Flüela Pass to Lower Engadin on the H27
- From the east: via Landeck / Austria towards St. Moritz on the H27
- From the south: via Reschen Pass (Nauders – Martina) or the Ofen Pass (Val Müstair – Zernez) on the H27
Scuol is located directly on Engadiner Strasse H27 (20-minute drive from the Vereina tunnel’s southern entrance).
Parking
Parking is available at the Scuol-Tarasp train station.Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'818'008E 1'186'655N
DD
46.795341, 10.294764
DMS
46°47'43.2"N 10°17'41.2"E
UTM
32T 598809 5183235
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Book recommendation by the author
Mischol, K. (2011). Mineralquellen im Unterengadin. Geschichten und Fakten. Bozen: Ferrari-Auer Druck.
ISBN 978-3-033-02936-1 (only available in german)
Equipment
Sturdy shoes, a bottle or cup, and protection against sun and rain are all recommended.Reviews
Difficulty
easy
Distance
7.3 km
Duration
2:15 h
Ascent
184 m
Descent
184 m
Highest point
1,280 m
Lowest point
1,177 m
Statistics
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Maps and trails
- 6 Waypoints
- 6 Waypoints
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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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