Tackle the Engadine Trek
About this Adventure
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Duration: 8 days
Price: TBC
Trek across Switzerland from Austria to Italy.
There are not many places in the world where you can trek across an entire country, but the Engadine Trek is one of them. Following the length of the Swiss Inn River Valley from near the border of Switzerland with Austria it travels all the way to the border with Italy on the otherside. With a little extension this trek could see you cover three countries. Amazing.
We recommend completing this tour by hiking between the mountain inns which not only offer a great place to stay but also a place to settle down with a drink and share stories with other travellers.
The trek takes you through amazing territory, from the gentler terrain of the lower Engadine with its quaint alpine villages to the upper Engadine with its regal, glaciated peaks and the wild and dramatic soaring granite spires of the Sciora range.
The villages along the way range from the tiny antique villages of Guarda and Soglio, both preserved as national treasures, to the pristine Sils Maria and the pleasant resort town of Pontresina. The hiking follows ancient footpaths linking tiny villages, ruins and lively towns, climbs to passes and summits, and traverses the valley above sparkling lakes before plunging into the Val Bregaglia and finishing in the medieval hill town of Soglio.
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Zurich. Transfer by train to Scuol. Overnight in a charming inn in two converted 17th C. patrician homes.
Day 2
Ride the Motta Naluns cable car and enjoy a level walk to Prui, and walk deep into the Val Tasna. After a picnic, continue to Ardez and the ancient hill town turned artist colony, Guarda. Overnight in a quaint inn in a restored 16th C. home.
Day 3
Ascend a remote valley linking tiny hamlets to a beautiful vantage point over the snowy Bernina range and the broad upper Engadine valley. Overnight in a welcoming first class inn in the preserved village of Zuoz.
Day 4
Ascend the remote Val Champagna to Muottas Muragl. A lovely traverse above the Val Bernina offers the finest views of the Engadine, Piz Palu and Bernina. Overnight in a small historic inn.
Day 5
A moderately strenuous day through larch forests and high meadows provides a sensational opportunity to view the sparkling lakes of the Engadine. Lunch at a fabulous mountain restaurant is followed by a lakeside walk to Sils Maria. Overnight in a gracious, old world hotel.
Day 6
The most strenuous day of the trek is to the Piz Lunghin (summit optional). The lake below the summit is one of finest viewpoints of the stunning, steep terrain of the Bregaglia. Return to Sils and our elegant, old world hotel.
Day 7
Following a descent of the Maloja Pass, strike out on a fabulous rough-hewn Roman road, an ancient path connecting long-deserted farming hamlets of the Val Bregaglia. The magnificent granite spires of the Bregaglia tower all around as you wind your way into the antique, circular village, Soglio. Overnight in a charming country inn.
Day 8
Depart. AlLocal bus will carry you to Promontogno and then to St. Moritz for rail transport to your Swiss point of departure. Travelers may also head South into Italy or to other destinations in Europe. Typically, same day flights can not be met in Zurich.
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