recommended route
Foppa - Scheia - Fidaz - Flims
Winter hiking
· Flims Laax
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Photo: Nora Beeli, Flims Laax Falera
The chairlift takes you up to Foppa and from there you can enjoy the high-altitude hike to Fidaz and back to Flims, with fantastic views of the valley and the mountains.
easy
Distance 6.8 km
2:10 h
88 m
400 m
1,424 m
1,074 m
The starting point is the mountain railway Flims Dorf from where you can take the chairlift to Foppa. The pleasure hike leads along a sunny slope, with a wonderful view of the villages in the valley, the Flims forest and the Grisons mountains. Over glittering meadows, past Maiensässhütten, through spruce forest, the easy hiking trail leads to the hamlet of Scheia and to Fidaz. From Foppa to Flims there are various possibilities to stop in mountain huts and restaurants. From Fidaz you can take the road back to Flims village or use the local bus.
Author’s recommendation
At the restaurant Haldenhaus in Scheia.
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,424 m
Lowest point
1,074 m
Best time of year
Jan
Feb
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Track types
Asphalt
1.5 km
Forested/wild trail
2.7 km
Path
0.5 km
Road
2.1 km
Rest stops
Berghaus FoppaRestaurant Haldenhaus
Legna Bar
Restaurant FidazerHof
Pizzeria Veneziana
Casa Berendi
Caffè Flims
Safety information
Do not forget sunglasses and sunscreen.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/winter-hiking
You can find out whether a tour is open or closed under the following link: https://live.flimslaax.com/hiking-cross-country-skiing
Start
Foppa, mountain railways (1,402 m)
Coordinates:
SwissGrid
2'739'492E 1'189'938N
DD
46.845956, 9.267607
DMS
46°50'45.4"N 9°16'03.4"E
UTM
32T 520403 5188080
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Destination
Flims, mountain railways
Turn-by-turn directions
With the chair lift we reach Foppa, the starting point of the winter hike. On forest trails it goes from there to Spaligna and continue along the trail to Scheia. In Scheia there is the possibility to buy from various organic farmers. Then we continue to Fidaz, past the restaurant, and down to Flims.
Flims Dorf (Bergbahnen)- Unterwaldhaus - Rens - Via Stgiera – Il Spir - Conn - Via Alva – Lake Cauma - Flims Waldhaus - Flims Dorf
Note
Wildlife refuge Preuls: December 20 - April 30
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
By post bus from Chur to Flims.Station: Flims Bergbahnen (mountain railways)
Getting there
By car Motorway A13 from Zurich, exit 18 to Disentis/Mustér/Ilanz/Flims.
Parking
750 parking spaces in parking garage Flims Stenna / Bergbahnen (mountain railways)Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'739'492E 1'189'938N
DD
46.845956, 9.267607
DMS
46°50'45.4"N 9°16'03.4"E
UTM
32T 520403 5188080
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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
Author’s map recommendations
Winter plan for cross-country skiing, sledding, winter and snowshoe hiking:
Equipment
Winter suitable footwearDifficulty
easy
Distance
6.8 km
Duration
2:10 h
Ascent
88 m
Descent
400 m
Highest point
1,424 m
Lowest point
1,074 m
Morning
Afternoon
Avalanche conditions
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Statistics
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Maps and trails
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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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