Walserweg: Stage 17

Medium
23 km
7:10 h
1100 mhd
1350 mhd


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The hike from Langwies to Klosters is demanding but the reward is unspoilt cultural landscapes and vast alpine areas. For an insight into the life of the Walser farmers, we recommend a visit to the Nutli Hüschi local history museum.
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Start
Langwies
Destination
Klosters
Coordinates
46.820407896968, 9.7126027124527
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Description
Medergen: timber houses, burned brown by the sun cluster closely together at 2000 m altitude. Each house in Sapün is evidence of the times when Walser folk lived all year round in this «wild valley». Along the old summer trail to Langwies, once a centre for the Walsers in hinteren Schanfigg.
Geheimtipp
Hiking without luggage with 5 overnight stays from Filisur to Langwies: CHF 849 in a double room with half board, luggage transport between the stages, packed lunch, the book "Walserweg Graubünden", travel documentation.
Information at www.walserweg.ch
Ausrüstung
Mountain boots and daypack.
Directions
The exact directions can be found in the book "Walserweg Graubünden", Rotpunktverlag. The route is indicated throughout with route number 35. However, description and signaling do not replace a hiking map.
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