Graubünden Route, Stage 2/7

National route No. 6, Stage 2: Thusis – Bergün

Description

National route: No. 6 (Chur – Martina / Bellinzona)
Length: 30 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 950 m • ↓ 260 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 668 m • 1366 m


Fitness level: difficult

National route No. 6: Graubünden Route: Stages; 1. Chur – Thusis; 2. Thusis – Bergün; 3. Bergün – Zernez; 4. Zernez – Martina; 5. Thusis – Splügen; 6. Splügen – S. Bernardino; 7. S. Bernardino – Bellinzona

The ride through the Schin Gorge to Tiefencastel is wild and steep. Then the pace slackens for a comfortable passage through the Albula Valley around Alvaneu, with its soothing sulphur springs. High above, the curved Landwasser Viaduct carries the red carriages of the Rhaetian Railway.