Winter Trail Running: round tour St. Moritz - Surlej
Trail running
· Engadin St. Moritz
Highlights of this tour are running over the frozen lake Champfèr and viewing the idyllic Lej Nair
easy
Distance 9.9 km
From the St. Moritz cross-country ski centre, the trail leads to the Olympic ski jump and then to the Lej Marsch, a special mountain lake in the middle of the forest. From there the path leads down to Lej da Champfèr. If the conditions allow, the path crosses the lake of Champfèr with a great view on Piz Corvatsch and Piz da la Margna. If the lake is not yet frozen, the path along the side of the lake serves as an alternative. After crossing the lake, the path branches off to the left and goes past the little farm and up into the forest. After this short ascent, follow the winter hiking trail to the right towards Lej Nair. The path winds its way up through an intact coniferous forest, passes moorland and then reaches the lovely Lej Nair. The trail then descends to the Olympic ski jump where you can eather take the same route back to the St. Moritz cross-country ski centre or continue along the road and take the lower trail back along the main road.
More information
Engadin Tourismus AG
Via Masitra 1
CH-7500 St. Moritz
Phone: +41 81 830 00 01
E-mail: allegra@engadin.ch
Internet: www.engadin.ch
winter hiking trail report: www.engadin.ch/en/slopes-tracks/winter-hiking-trails/
Author’s recommendation
If the Maloja wind is strong, the tour can also be done in the opposite direction.

Author
Engadin St. Moritz
Update: May 10, 2023
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,877 m
Lowest point
1,772 m
Best time of year
Jan
Feb
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Track types
Asphalt
0.2 km
Forested/wild trail
5.2 km
Path
0.2 km
Road
2.5 km
Unknown
1.7 km
Safety information
Never use trails over the frozen lakes until they are officially prepared and marked as open.Start
Cross-country ski centre St. Moritz (1,772 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'784'030E 1'150'926N
DD
46.484351, 9.835619
DMS
46°29'03.7"N 9°50'08.2"E
UTM
32T 564136 5148203
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Destination
Cross-country ski centre St. Moritz
Turn-by-turn directions
Cross country ski centre St. Moritz - Olympic ski jump - Lej Marsch - Lej da Champfèr - Surlej - Lej Nair - Olympic ski jump - cross-country ski centre
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Take the Engadin Bus to St. Moritz Via San GianParking
Praking spaces near the Ovaverva Pool & SpaCoordinates
SwissGrid
2'784'030E 1'150'926N
DD
46.484351, 9.835619
DMS
46°29'03.7"N 9°50'08.2"E
UTM
32T 564136 5148203
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
easy
Distance
9.9 km
Duration
1:10 h
Ascent
106 m
Descent
106 m
Highest point
1,877 m
Lowest point
1,772 m
Statistics
2D
3D
Maps and trails
- 3 Waypoints
- 3 Waypoints
Distance
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Duration
: h
Ascent
m
Descent
m
Highest point
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Lowest point
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