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Best Summer Hikes in Grisons

147 routes in Grisons qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 25.3 km and 944 m (3,097 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 1146 km.

That is 42 percent of the 350 routes we map in Grisons. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 25.3 km against 13.0 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 944 m (3,097 ft) on average versus 432 m (1,417 ft) across the wider area.

High-season routes, most of which only come into condition once the snow has cleared from the upper sections. The mix is broad: 25 are rated easy and 74 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Wanderwegweiser Dorfgastein
Expert

Zentralalpenweg 02

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1146 km
/ 712 mi
Elevation gain
19,112 m
Typical duration
301 hr
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Camana Hütten während Heuet
Expert

07-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
28.1 km
/ 17.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,772 m
Typical duration
8 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Touring skier, Sur Carungas, Riom-Parsonz, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

04-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.6 km
/ 13.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,281 m
Typical duration
6 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Tinizong, Blick nach Norden
Hard

03-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.9 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,577 m
Typical duration
6 hr 39 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
A fly (Mesembrina meridiana) sitting on a wooden bridge’s railing in the sun. Picture taken in Switzerland, beginning of September, in the upper part of Val Lumnezia .
Hard

08-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.4 km
/ 13.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,301 m
Typical duration
6 hr 35 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Piz Surgonda and Piz Julier, picture taken from Tschima da Flix, Bever, Sur, Bivio, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

02-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
12.7 km
/ 7.9 mi
Elevation gain
597 m
Typical duration
3 hr 32 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Pizzas d'Anarosa (3000)
Hard

06-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
13.6 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
862 m
Typical duration
4 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Terrihut of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), after enlargement 2008.
Hard

09-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
18.0 km
/ 11.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,339 m
Typical duration
5 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Sufnersee
Hard

05-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
857 m
Typical duration
3 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Piz Bever, Blick vom Piz Nair
Moderate

01-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
11.0 km
/ 6.9 mi
Elevation gain
792 m
Typical duration
3 hr 29 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
skislope at Parpaner Rothorn, ski resort Arosa Lenzerheide/Switzerland
Hard

Mittelbünden-Panoramaweg Stage 1

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.1 km
/ 13.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,417 m
Typical duration
6 hr 42 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Uina Canyon, Swiss Alps
Hard

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
12.9 km
/ 8.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,272 m
Typical duration
4 hr 35 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Alpine tundra, Engadin valley, near Fuorn Pass, spring of S-charl, picture taken at 2390 m.
Expert

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
43.7 km
/ 27.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,601 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
National park center, Zernez, Schweiz
Hard

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
13.4 km
/ 8.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,380 m
Typical duration
4 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Cow (Swiss Braunvieh breed), below Fuorcla Sesvenna in the Engadin , Switzerland .
Hard

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,019 m
Typical duration
3 hr 46 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hanengretji as seen from north, Davos, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

Mittelbünden-Panoramaweg Stage 2

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.5 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,091 m
Typical duration
5 hr 50 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Graubünden , Alp Grimmels in the Swiss National Park
Hard

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
14.4 km
/ 8.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,155 m
Typical duration
4 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Cavaglia train station, between Poschiavo and Pontresina, Graubünden, Switzerland.
Moderate

Bernina-Tour

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
14.7 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
163 m
Typical duration
3 hr 19 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Highland cattle with tail positioned horizontally. Val Languard, Pontresina, Switzerland.
Hard

Bernina Tour

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
17.5 km
/ 10.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,951 m
Typical duration
6 hr 38 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Val Roseg mit Gletscher und Kühen
Moderate

Bernina Tour

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
13.6 km
/ 8.4 mi
Elevation gain
194 m
Typical duration
3 hr 7 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Graubünden , Lake Sils
Hard

Bernina Tour

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
16.7 km
/ 10.4 mi
Elevation gain
359 m
Typical duration
4 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Bernina railway Southbound local train between Morteratsch and Bernina Pass Freight carriages are often coupled to passenger trains due to the low capacity of the single track line, here one of the numerous loggings to Italy.
Moderate

Bernina Tour

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
178 m
Typical duration
2 hr 3 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Nature reserve Triesner Heilos around lake Säqaweier near Triesen town in Liechtenstein
Moderate

Lichtenstein-Weg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
8.9 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Graubünden , Swiss National Park
Moderate

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
9.1 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
289 m
Typical duration
2 hr 19 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Mraky
Moderate

Murtél-Fuorcla Surlej

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
196 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Mountain
Expert

Senda Sursilvana

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
104 km
/ 64.6 mi
Elevation gain
3,300 m
Typical duration
29 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Albula/Bernina

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
132 km
/ 81.8 mi
Elevation gain
5,100 m
Typical duration
38 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Engiadina

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
150 km
/ 93.5 mi
Elevation gain
7,900 m
Typical duration
47 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Spluga

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
69.1 km
/ 42.9 mi
Elevation gain
2,900 m
Typical duration
20 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Valtellina

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
135 km
/ 83.7 mi
Elevation gain
7,000 m
Typical duration
42 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Vier-Quellen-Weg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
81.8 km
/ 50.8 mi
Elevation gain
4,700 m
Typical duration
26 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Paznauner Höhenweg Etappe 3

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
27.1 km
/ 16.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,565 m
Typical duration
8 hr 21 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Senda Scuol-Samnaun

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
34.6 km
/ 21.5 mi
Elevation gain
2,300 m
Typical duration
11 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Walserweg - Etappe 19

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
30.7 km
/ 19.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,550 m
Typical duration
9 hr 12 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Glacier Experience Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Glacier
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Alta via della Val Fontana

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
46.7 km
/ 29.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,028 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Dörferweg Schanfigg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
54.7 km
/ 34.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,204 m
Typical duration
14 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Senda Segantini - Etappe 1

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,400 m
Typical duration
6 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Senda Segantini - Etappe 2

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
16.0 km
/ 9.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,000 m
Typical duration
4 hr 52 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Zentralalpenweg 02Grisons1146 km19,112 m301 hrExpertJuly to September
07-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons28.1 km1,772 m8 hr 55 minExpertJuly to September
04-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons21.6 km1,281 m6 hr 36 minHardJuly to September
03-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons19.9 km1,577 m6 hr 39 minHardJuly to September
08-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons21.4 km1,301 m6 hr 35 minHardJune to October
02-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons12.7 km597 m3 hr 32 minModerateJuly to September
06-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons13.6 km862 m4 hr 8 minHardJuly to September
09-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons18.0 km1,339 m5 hr 51 minHardJuly to September
05-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons12.1 km857 m3 hr 48 minHardJune to October
01-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons11.0 km792 m3 hr 29 minModerateJuly to September

If you only have time for one, start with 07-Alpine Passes Trail, 03-Alpine Passes Trail, 04-Alpine Passes Trail. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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