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Orchid hiking trail in Flims
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· Flims Laax
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Photo: Nora Beeli, Flims Laax Falera
Enjoy the Flims nature - with the beautiful orchid hike.
easy
Distance 3 km
0:50 h
0 m
121 m
1,088 m
968 m
The "Via alva" is a much used three-quarter hour hiking trail from "Flims-Waldhaus" to "Conn", where there is a restaurant and nearby is the well-known viewing platform "il Spir" above the Rhine gorge "Ruinaulta". At the starting point of the hiking trail, at the large Flims Waldhaus Caumasee car park, there are the entrance days with an overview of the 12 orchid species that grow and blossom along the "Via alva" path between mid-May and mid-September. This is to draw the attention of the interested public to the uniqueness of Flims' nature.
Author’s recommendation
Visit the viewing platform "il Spir".
Author
Nora Beeli
Update: December 02, 2022
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,088 m
Lowest point
968 m
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No picking! The orchids are strictly protected.Tips and hints
Guest information Flims Laax FaleraVia Nova 62
CH-7017 Flims
Phone: +41 (0)81 920 92 00
Email: info@flimslaaxfalera.ch
Web: www.flims.com
Start
Flims Waldhaus, parking lot Lake Cauma (Caumasee) (1,088 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'741'405E 1'187'584N
DD
46.824377, 9.291944
DMS
46°49'27.8"N 9°17'31.0"E
UTM
32T 522267 5185689
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Destination
Conn
Turn-by-turn directions
The easy hike starts at the large car park in Flims-Waldhaus (Lake Cauma). There is an entrance sign with an overview of the 12 orchid species that grow and bloom along the "Via alva" between mid-May and mid-September. Afterwards the path leads to Conn.
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Train to Chur, then PostBus to the Flims Waldhaus Post stopBy road
By car Motorway A13 from Zurich, exit 18 Flims.Parking
750 parking spaces in parking garage Flims Bergbahnen, Lake Cauma has 45 parking spaces also with costs.Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'741'405E 1'187'584N
DD
46.824377, 9.291944
DMS
46°49'27.8"N 9°17'31.0"E
UTM
32T 522267 5185689
w3w
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Book recommendation by the author
App Inside Laax with all tours and infos: www.flims.com/app
Equipment
Good shoes and sun protection.Difficulty
easy
Distance
3 km
Duration
0:50 h
Descent
121 m
Highest point
1,088 m
Lowest point
968 m
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