GOA CH: Val Trupchun Trek

As we venture to Val Trupchun through lush alpine meadows, one of the idyllic side valleys of the Upper Engadin. This varies hike offers a fascinating glimpse of the Upper Engadin’s wildlife and plants.Enter Val Trupchun, the stag arena of the Alps! The Swiss national park is a very well kept nature reserve where both animals and flora are protected and prosper. The tour starts in S–chanf 1662 metres and from the car park Prasüras at 1677 metres. The mountain path then leads through contoured landscape filled with mixed alpine woodland of larches, firs and pine.

Here live numerous colonies of marmots. The hiking tour is filled great diversity as it leads on to the beauty spot at Val Mela. This vantage point affords views of deer, chamois and ibex. With binoculars the spectacle is even more rewarding. The next stop is Alp Trupchun at 2040m with a further rest and picnic area and a further opportunity to observe the wildlife and plant kingdom.