Wasserfallweg Rundwanderung

Just in time for the start of the 2020 hiking season, a new attraction opens in the Bernina Glaciers adventure area: the "Cascada da Bernina" waterfall trail. Translated from Romansh, the word "Cascada" stands for waterfall. Because, over about two hundred meters of altitude, the mountain stream "Ova da Bernina" plunges here towards the valley floor. The entrance is located between the Morteratsch railway station and the public car park. Afterwards, the path leads up to several waterfall platforms – accompanied by the view of the Bernina massif and its glacier world.


In addition to a roaring spectacle, visitors can also expect technical pioneering achievements. The Rhaetian Railway winds on this passage around tight curves and over historic viaducts. The trains master the differences in height without a gear wheel and have been electrified since 1908. The railway line of the Bernina Line is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And even the world-famous panoramic trains of the Bernina Express cross the waterfall. Incidentally, the neighbouring Morteratsch power plant has been operated with water from the Berninabach since 1891. The extensively modernized plant is the oldest existing hydropower plant of the energy supply company Repower.


The new waterfall trail is ideal for walking trips from Pontresina and Morteratsch. It is also suitable as a section on more ambitious hikes. The Cascada da Bernina is located on the hiking route of the Via Valtellina (long-distance hiking trail and former mule route).

Take a photo camera with you and schedule your walking tour with the Bernina Express schedule.

A hiking trail along the river Ova da Bernina with many beautiful viewing platforms.