Alpine Passes Trail, Stage 11/43

National route No. 6, Stage 7: Safien Platz – Vella

Description

National route: No. 6 (St. Moritz, Corviglia – St-Gingolph)
Length: 23 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 1600 m • ↓ 1700 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 815 m • 2470 m
Hiking time: 8 h 20 min
Grade: medium
Fitness level: difficult

National route No. 6: Alpine Passes Trail: Stages; 1. St. Moritz, Corviglia – Jenatschhütte SAC; 2. Jenatschhütte SAC – Sur GR, Alp Flix; 3. Sur GR, Alp Flix – Savognin; 4. Savognin – Ausserferrera; 5. Ausserferrera – Splügen; 6. Splügen – Safien Platz; 7. Safien Platz – Vella; 8. Vella – Vrin; 9. Vrin – Cap. Scaletta; 10. Cap. Scaletta – Cap. Bovarina; 11. Cap. Bovarina – Cap. Cadagno; 12. Cap. Cadagno – Airolo; 13. Airolo – Cap. Corno-Gries; 14. Cap. Corno-Gries – Rif. Margaroli; 15. Rif. Margaroli – Binn; 16. Binn – Rosswald; 17. Rosswald – Simplon Hospiz; 18. Simplon Hospiz – Gspon; 19. Gspon – Saas Fee; 20. Saas Fee – Grächen; 21. Grächen – Gruben; 22. Gruben – Hotel Weisshorn; 23. Hotel Weisshorn – Grimentz; 24. Grimentz – Cab. des Becs de Bosson; 25. Cab. des Becs de Bosson – Evolène; 26. Evolène – Arolla; 27. Arolla – Cab. des Dix; 28. Cab. des Dix – Cab. de Prafleuri; 29. Cab. de Prafleuri – Cab. de Louvie; 30. Cab. de Louvie – Mauvoisin; 31. Mauvoisin – Cab. de Brunet; 32. Cab. de Brunet – Bourg-St-Pierre; 33. Bourg-St-Pierre – Col du Gd St-Bernard; 34. Col du Gd St-Bernard – La Fouly; 35. La Fouly – Champex-Lac; 36. Champex – Trient; 37. Trient – Lac d’Emosson; 38. Lac d’Emosson – Cab. de Salanfe; 39. Cab. de Salanfe – Barme; 40. Barme – Morgins; 41. Morgins – Torgon; 42. Torgon – Taney; 43. Taney – St-Gingolph

On the ascent from Safien Platz, a superb view opens up across Beverin Nature Park. The people of the Safien Valley used to transport goods to the market in Ilanz via the Güner Lückli pass. In the forest above Val da Pitasch, the trail descends to the river Glenner and then climbs again to Vella.

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