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A short trail through thousands of years of the Earth’s history. The Morteratsch Glacier Trail takes hikers along an easy path directly to the glacier tongue of the third longest glacier in the eastern Alps. An educational trail provides information on this receding glacier.

Description

The starting point is at the railway station and Hotel Morteratsch. It takes around fifty minutes along a good dirt track to reach the milky glacial lake and the huge glacial tongue, with the stunning Bernina Range always in sight.

16 stops along the Glacier Trail provide information on how the glacier is slowly receding and the mysterious life that exists in the glacier foreland.

A children's booklet entitled Sabis grosser Traum (Sabi’s Big Dream) is available for children aged five to twelve so they can follow the story of the children’s book once they are in this unique glacier scenery. The paper chase gives children an opportunity to play outdoors with natural elements, in nature itself.

An enjoyable tour includes the careful planning of the same. Please inform yourself in advance at the local information center about the route and weather conditions. Depending on the season and weather conditions, this route may be blocked or interrupted

Technical information

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Start location
Pontresina, Morteratsch
Destination
Pontresina, Morteratsch
Ascent
150 m
Descent
150 m
Distance
6 km
Duration
1 h 55 min
Physical requirements
Medium
Signalization
Signalisation in both directions

Map

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Contact

Engadin St. Moritz Tourismus AG
Via Maistra 1
7500  St. Moritz

Phone  +41 (0)81 830 00 01
allegra@engadin.ch
engadin.ch

Quick Facts

Route number

No. 314

Distance

6 km

Duration

1 h 55 min

Ascent

150 m

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