Excursions (Graubünden)
Natural Tipps
80 kilometres of hiking trails lead through the Swiss National Park. And provide intimate insights into nature that continually reinvents itself.
Castles & palaces
These ruins, the emblem of Ardez, stand on
a rocky outcrop and offer glorious panoramic
views.
Public baths / Wellness
There are more than twenty mineral springs in and around Scuol. Ten of these are currently in use and supply both Scuol’s drinking cures and carbonated mineral baths as well as the Engadine Bad Scuol.
Tobboganing
The 4-km toboggan run in Prui-Ftan is maintained daily. Toboggans can be rented at the Prui and Motta Naluns summit stations.
Winter huts in Switzerland
Breathtaking sun-terrace with views of the Lower Engadine Dolomites. Cultural programs. Every Thursday Cheese Fondue. After dinner: toboggan descent.
Kloster
The choir walls of this church, built in 1480,
are covered by a cycle of wall paintings –
now fully restored.
Cross-Country Skiing
The 3-km track offers a marvelous view of the fascinating mountain world of the Lower Engadine.
Winter huts in Switzerland
Viva Bar (Hotel Bellaval) immediately below the aerial cableway.
Mountain/rural inn in S-charl, on the border to the Swiss National Park. Traditional furnishings, local products, game specialities, fondue and Graubünden specialities.
Restaurant open during the daytime, offering a small, creative menu: all cooked without electricity, only with a wood-fired oven and in part with gas.
Riding, horses, a restaurant and hotel in the hamlet of San Jon, opposite Scuol, in a clearing in the woods on the way into the Val S-charl. Quiet country music, peacefully grazing horses and first attempts at riding round an arena. The Saloon San Jon Restaurant is decorated in the traditional style of the Wild West. Lots of variety in the places to go riding, the range of food and the rooms of different sizes.
Romantic winter taverns
Restaurant open during the daytime, offering a small, creative menu: all cooked without electricity, only with a wood-fired oven and in part with gas.
Great Ski Runs
The 12 km dream piste to Sent is in a class of its own and artificial snow is only used on the lower sections of the run.
Winter huts in Switzerland
Home-baked cake, Cafè Vastur and a 3-km toboggan run and a winter hiking trail are practically at our doorstep.
Specialities: In the middle of a scenic valley defined by romantic wilderness. Can only be reached by foot or horse-drawn carriage. Stylish former Kurhaus (built at the beginning of the 19th century).
Romantic winter taverns
Specialities: In the middle of a scenic valley defined by romantic wilderness. Can only be reached by foot or horse-drawn carriage. Stylish former Kurhaus (built at the beginning of the 19th century).
Winter huts in Switzerland
Specialities: The singularly beautiful location off the beaten track offers a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains. The snow is always white (No road traffic!).
Romantic winter taverns
Specialities: The singularly beautiful location off the beaten track offers a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains. The snow is always white (No road traffic!).
Castles & palaces
The castle at Tarasp, built in 1040, is the
symbol of the Lower Engadine, looking out
over the valley.
The animal world
Leaving the Parkhütte Varusch mountain lodge (S-chanf), visitors walk alongside the brook into the national park, to the Purcher Alpine meadow and then on to the Val Mela picnic area. Once there, deer, chamois and ibex can all be observed using telescopes and binoculars. At around midday, it's time for a picnic on the Trupchun Alpine meadow picnic area. Here too, there will still be lots of time to observe the animal and plant world. 6 hours; suitable for children accompanied by adults.
Public baths / Wellness
Small is beautiful stands for Bogn Zernez, with its attractive and family friendly installations and its outdoor whirlpool.
Summer mountain tips
Switzerland's first national mountain-bike route leads from the Engadine valley to the Rhone – 666 devilishly challenging kilometres across the Alps. It's the world's longest – and one of the toughest.
Theme and discovery trails
Personal hiking guide in the form of a hand-held computer (reserve in the National Park Centre). An interactive quiz, 360° panoramas of the most beautiful vantage points, as well as audio commentaries by park wardens are also on the eGuide. A simple identification key is also provided for the identification of plants, birds, butterflies and grasshoppers.
Bird Watching in Switzerland
In Central Europe’s oldest national park, which is located at the Ofen Pass, over 100 species of birds are found. To see the most impressive one, the bearded vulture, you need a bit of luck. Postal cars run from the Zernez train station to the starting points of popular hiking tours that lead to the Val Stabelchod or across the Buffalora and Schera mountains.
Picture: Bearded Vulture
Picture: Bearded Vulture
Theme and discovery trails
The Ftan-Natèas chair lift takes walkers to Prui, to the start of the Flurina trail. From there, the walk takes visitors to Motta Naluns in three hours (gondola lift back to Scuol). At regular intervals along the trail, walkers will encounter panels associated with the story of the children's book by Alois Carigiet entitled "Flurina and the wild bird". From the very first paces, walkers will find themselves engrossed in the story.
In 1945 the children's book "Schellenursli" by Alois Cariget was published. It recounts the story of the Graubünden mountain farmer's son who lacked the necessary bell to take part in the "Chalandamarz" festival. Thanks to the Schellenursli trail in the Schellenursli village of Guarda, this story can come to life once again. The individual stations not only tell the story of Schellenursli, but also explain the surrounding flora, fauna and landscape.
Gems off the Beaten Path - Excursion ideas
From chain rattling to organ music - mysterious nightime tours through a castle. A thrilling offer for night owls, full moon drinks are included.
Theme and discovery trails
The terraced landscape of the lower Engadine is renowned for its colour-spangled wildflower meadows and for its abundance of butterfly and bird species. The family-friendly adventure trail from Tschlin to Strada uses enjoyable means to encourage walkers to observe the surrounding nature. The trail panels also provide lots of interesting information about nature and culture in the "Bassa Engiadina".
