Via Capricorn - 1st stage

Difficult

18.9 km

7:00 h

1400 mhd

1020 mhd

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Via Capricorn - 1st stage

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Fitness

Highest Point 2605 m

Lowest Point 1487 m

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Start

Wergenstein, bus stop village

Destination

Glaspass, post bus stop

Coordinates

46.626492, 9.407817

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Stage

Description

The Via Capricorn leads in 3 stages across the area of the Safien-Rheinwald ibex colony. On the 1st day you walk through beautiful alpine meadows, past Piz Beverin and the turquoise Schottensee. If you are lucky you will see the ibexes!

Geheimtipp

At weekends from July to October the alpin Beverin bus runs from Wergenstein up to the Anorosa Alp (Tguma car park). With this possibility the walk can be shortened by a few kilometres and especially a lot of elevation. www.busalpin.ch

In Wergenstein the visit to the Capricorn exhibition is worthwhile as a warm-up for the ibex-dominated walk.

Sicherheitshinweis

Sure-footedness is required. The tour is not suitable for small children.

Ausrüstung

Sturdy hiking boots with a non-slip sole, weatherproof and warm clothing, rain protection, food and sufficient water, sun and head protection, first-aid kit, maps, possibly telescopic poles, binoculars or telescope.

Directions

Wergenstein - Dumagns - Val da Larisch - Alp Tumpriv - Carnusapass - Lai la Scotga - Tritthütta - Glaspass

The hiking trail is signposted throughout with the No. 693 as a regional route of Hiking in Switzerland and marked in red and white.

Directions

Public Transport

Wergenstein and the Glaspass can be reached by PostBus. Timetable information at www.sbb.ch

Waypoints

Museum Viamala

Capricorn exhibition

The capricorn exhibition in the Center da Capricorns in Wergenstein imparts exciting and interesting information about the king of the Alps. The ibex was reintroduced 60 years ago in the region of the nature park and there are now about 300 animals.

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Hotel Restaurant Capricorns, Wergenstein

Restaurant Viamala

Capricorns hotel restaurant

The Capricorns hotel was sensitively renovated during the summer months in 2011. This led to the historical building being upgraded. The ambience of the rooms with their original furnishings from the nineteen-thirties could be kept.

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Wergenstein with the Center da Capricorn

Tourist Information Center Viamala

Centre da Capricorns

The Center da Capricorns in Casti-Wergenstein on the Schamserberg is home to several organisations and services. The project was initiated by the Fundaziun Capricorn, which runs the local hotel and restaurant and promotes sustainable tourism. An exhibition provides information about the nature park and the ibex.

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Bus Station Viamala

Bus alpin Beverin

The Tguma stop at over 2,300 metres above sea level in the area of the largest alp in the canton of Graubünden is the ideal starting point for numerous tours in the Beverin Nature Park.

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Lake Viamala

Lai la Scotga

High up on the Schamserberg, just behind the Carnusapass, lies the Lai la scotga (Romansh for Scots Lake) on the "Via Capricorn" mountain hiking trail in the direction of Carnusa/Glaspass.

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Coffee Shop Viamala

Beverin mountain inn

Our mountain inn lies in the Beverin Nature Park above Thusis, in the holiday corner of Switzerland. Valleys to the north and south of the Alps. Rivers that flow in all directions.

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