Alpine Passes Trail, Stage 28/43

National route No. 6, Stage 28: Cab. des Dix – Cab. de Prafleuri

Description

National route: No. 6 (St. Moritz, Corviglia – St-Gingolph)
Length: 12 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 600 m • ↓ 860 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 2370 m • 2956 m
Hiking time: 4 h 10 min
Grade: medium
Fitness level: medium

National route No. 6: Alpine Passes Trail: Stages; 0. St. Moritz, Corviglia – Jenatschhütte SAC; 0. Jenatschhütte SAC – Sur GR, Alp Flix; 0. Sur GR, Alp Flix – Savognin; 0. Savognin – Ausserferrera; 0. Ausserferrera – Splügen; 0. Splügen – Safien Platz; 0. Safien Platz – Vella; 0. Vella – Vrin; 0. Vrin – Cap. Scaletta; 0. Cap. Scaletta – Cap. Bovarina; 0. Cap. Bovarina – Cap. Cadagno; 0. Cap. Cadagno – Airolo; 0. Airolo – Cap. Corno-Gries; 0. Cap. Corno-Gries – Rif. Margaroli; 0. Rif. Margaroli – Binn; 0. Binn – Rosswald; 0. Rosswald – Simplon Hospiz; 0. Simplon Hospiz – Gspon; 0. Gspon – Saas Fee; 0. Saas Fee – Grächen; 0. Grächen – Gruben; 0. Gruben – Hotel Weisshorn; 0. Hotel Weisshorn – Grimentz; 0. Grimentz – Cab. des Becs de Bosson; 0. Cab. des Becs de Bosson – Evolène; 0. Evolène – Arolla; 0. Arolla – Cab. des Dix; 0. Cab. des Dix – Cab. de Prafleuri; 0. Cab. de Prafleuri – Cab. de Louvie; 0. Cab. de Louvie – Mauvoisin; 0. Mauvoisin – Cab. de Brunet; 0. Cab. de Brunet – Bourg-St-Pierre; 0. Bourg-St-Pierre – Col du Gd St-Bernard; 0. Col du Gd St-Bernard – La Fouly; 0. La Fouly – Champex-Lac; 0. Champex – Trient; 0. Trient – Lac d’Emosson; 0. Lac d’Emosson – Cab. de Salanfe; 0. Cab. de Salanfe – Barme; 0. Barme – Morgins; 0. Morgins – Torgon; 0. Torgon – Taney; 0. Taney – St-Gingolph

The stage begins with a steep descent to the Lac des Dix reservoir and the highest gravity dam in the world. The path continues along the lake, then up to the Col des Roux. From there it is only a short distance to where this stage finishes, at the Cabane de Prafleuri SAC hut.

Comments on this information?

We welcome your feedback!

Presented by

Route

Height profile

Weather:

More...