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Hard Hiking Trails in Grisons

We track 74 routes that match this search in Grisons. They average 41.8 km and 1,647 m (5,404 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 1146 km.

That is 21 percent of the 350 routes we map in Grisons. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 41.8 km against 13.0 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 1,647 m (5,404 ft) on average versus 432 m (1,417 ft) across the wider area.

Hard routes mean sustained ascent, long descents and a real need to watch the clock and the forecast. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hard

Senda Segantini - Etappe 3

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.3 km
/ 12.6 mi
Elevation gain
480 m
Typical duration
5 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Senda Segantini - Etappe 4

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,200 m
Typical duration
4 hr 58 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
17.0 km
/ 10.6 mi
Elevation gain
375 m
Typical duration
4 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
17.4 km
/ 10.8 mi
Elevation gain
383 m
Typical duration
4 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
349 m
Typical duration
3 hr 51 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
18.1 km
/ 11.2 mi
Elevation gain
397 m
Typical duration
4 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.3 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
468 m
Typical duration
5 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.2 km
/ 12.5 mi
Elevation gain
444 m
Typical duration
5 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.9 km
/ 12.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,250 m
Typical duration
6 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
457 m
Typical duration
5 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 10

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
18.5 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,350 m
Typical duration
5 hr 58 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 11

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
17.0 km
/ 10.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,450 m
Typical duration
5 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 12

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
22.0 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,100 m
Typical duration
6 hr 27 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
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
Mittelbünden-Panoramaweg Stage 1Grisons21.1 km1,417 m6 hr 42 minHardJuly to September
Nationalpark PanoramawegGrisons12.9 km1,272 m4 hr 35 minHardJuly 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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