GPS Sommer Heidi & Gigi Weg

Medium
18.8 km
7:00 h
1504 mhd
1104 mhd
Heidi & Gigi
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Exciting and challenging mountain tour, connecting the two regions Arosa and Lenzerheide. Mountain railways can shorten the tour.
Technique 4/6
Fitness 4/6
Highest Point  2856 m
Lowest Point  1491 m
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Start
Prätschli in Arosa or Rothorn valley station in Lenzerheide
Destination
Prätschli in Arosa or Rothorn valley station in Lenzerheide
Coordinates
46.740143, 9.555968

Details

Description

Start in Lenzerheide: Take the ascent to the centre station Scharmoin on foot or by a mountain railway ride. Afterwards, take the Rothorn 2 cable car and head to the Rothorn summit. Once you have reached the highest point, you will enjoy the magnificent mountain panorama before heading down towards Gredigs Fuerggli and the Urdenfuerggli.

From the Urdenfuerggli to the Hoernli, you have the possitbility to take the Urdenbahn or cross the Urdental on foot. Pamper yourself at the Hoernlihuette before the descent to Arosa or enjoy a hiking stop along the way in the Carmennahuette or the Brueggerstube.
 
  
Start in Arosa: The starting point of the hike is the parking lot at Praetschli. The ascent to Hoernli is always slightly increasing. Hikers who want to complete this section by gondola lift, take the Hoernli Express from Inner-Arosa. The Lenzerheide holiday region can be reached on foot or by cable car. Make your way to the highest point of the tour, the Parpaner Rothorn at 2865 m above sea level. Enjoy the magnificent view over numerous peaks before heading down by the Rothorn 2 cable car. From the Scharmoin centre station, take the last part of the route on foot or by cable car Rothorn 1 to reach Lenzerheide.

Geheimtipp

Hover over the Urdental in the Urdenbahn

Directions

Public Transport

Arriving by train to Chur, you will be transferred directly to the buses of PostautoGraubuenden and reach Lenzerheide within 30 minutes. All guests to Arosa will take the Rhaetian Railway, which will take you to mountain village within an hour.

In Lenzerheide, the free sports bus is available and in Arosa, the free local bus is available (please take note of the current timetables).
 

Anreise Information

From Basel and Zurich - Chur-Sued (exit no. 17) - Arosa or Lenzerheide.

From Milano - Lugano - San Bernadino tunnel - Thusis - Chur (exit Arosa or Lenzerheide) - Arosa or Lenzerheide.
 

Parking

Arosa: Outdoor parking is available at Praetschli.

Lenzerheide: parking spaces at the village entrance of Lenzerheide or at the Rothorn valley station

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