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Best Alpine Meadow Hikes in Grisons

There are 68 hikes in Grisons in our database that fit. They average 5.6 km and 416 m (1,365 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 28.1 km.

That is 10 percent of the 709 routes we map in Grisons. They are shorter than the local average, 5.6 km against 8.6 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day.

High pasture walking sits above the treeline, at its best in early summer when the meadows are in flower. The mix is broad: 5 are rated easy and 11 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

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
Hamlet Uina Dadora in Val d’Uina
Moderate

Alp Sursass - Sur En

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
9.4 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
126 m
Typical duration
2 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
de:Martina GR Switzerland
Moderate

Martina - Alp Tea

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
2 hr 1 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Mountain tour from S-charl a place in the Swiss canton Graubünden to Alp Sesvenna. View of the mountains from Alp Sesvenna.
Moderate

Alp Sesvenna - Rims

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
896 m
Typical duration
2 hr 12 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Piz Traunter Ovas from Val Bever, on the way to the Jenatsch alpine hut of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) , Grisons, Switzerland
Hard

Alp Spinas-Chamanna Jenatsch

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
12.2 km
/ 7.6 mi
Elevation gain
911 m
Typical duration
3 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Florinus Spätgot. Flügelaltar von 1516
Moderate

Vella Alp Sezner

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
754 m
Typical duration
2 hr 45 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
de:Lavin
Moderate

Alp Zeznina Dadaint-Lavin

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
656 m
Typical duration
2 hr 3 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Mesocco, Switzerland
Moderate

Alp de Pian Doss - ?

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
652 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Icicles - Tschlin, Valsot
Moderate

Tschlin - Alp Tea

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Tschu Tschu Bahn, Brambrüesch, Grison, Switzerland
Easy

Spundisköpf See - Malixer Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Lake
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Bernina railway Deployment between Bernina Pass and Poschiavo at the Stablini Passing loop amidst larches
Moderate

Alp Grüm-Cavaglia

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 43.
Moderate

Alp Sezner Stein

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
261 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Chiesa parrociale
Hard

Alpe di Giumella - Rossa

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,118 m
Typical duration
3 hr
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Piz Mez from Radons, Riom-Parsonz, Savognin, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Alp Nalades - Tigia

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Piz Campagnung as seen from Val da Natons (Bivio, Marmorera), Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Murtér - Alp Natons

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
24 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Somtgant in the skiing area Savognin, Grison, Switzerland. On the left the former ski lift Colms, on the right the old ski lift Martegnas, in the background the upper station of the former ski lift Fugna and right of it the former 3-seater
Moderate

Somtgant - Alp Nalades

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Turm der Burgruine Steinsberg in Ardez und national bedeutende Trockenwiese gleichen Namens.
Moderate

Vallatscha - Alp Sampuoir

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
138 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Die Kirche Chiesa di San Bernardino da Siena in San Bernardino GR wurde zwischen 1867 und 1897 von G. Gloria aus Mailand erbaut und 1897 geweiht. Sie stellt eine Nachahmung der Chiesa San Carlo al Corso in Mailand dar. Beachtenswert ist das
Moderate

Ancubona - Alp de Pian Doss

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
60 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
San Bernardino
Moderate

Lagh Doss - Alp de Pian Doss

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
71 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hut between Tguma and Präzer Höhi (Mutta), Cazis, Safien, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Präzer Höhi-Sarner Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Lüschgrat, Piz Beverin and Bruschghorn from Tguma, Safien, Cazis, Tschappina, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Sarner Alp-Parsiras

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
60 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hut between Tguma and Präzer Höhi (Mutta), Cazis, Safien, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Sarner Alp-Präzer Höhi

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Cow (Swiss Braunvieh breed), below Fuorcla Sesvenna in the Engadin , Switzerland .
Moderate

Alp Sesvenna - Fuorcla Sesvenna

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
716 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Alte Bibel in der reformierten Kirche Riein, Kanton Graubünden
Moderate

Riein Dutjer Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
702 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Vorderhof bei Ober Dutjen, Valendas GR, im Hintergrund Brün
Moderate

Valendas Dutjer Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
6.2 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
800 m
Typical duration
2 hr 30 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Piz Campagnung as seen from Val da Natons (Bivio, Marmorera), Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Alp Natons - Marmorea

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
301 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Blick vom Südufer des Lago di Luzzone Richtung Capanna Motterascio und Piz Terri.
Hard

Zervreila - Diga del Luzzone

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
10.3 km
/ 6.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,106 m
Typical duration
3 hr 49 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Madrisa, Switzerland
Moderate

Saaser Alp - Mässplatte

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Obersaxen, Switzerland
Moderate

Alp Sezner Obersaxen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
781 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Lai dal Dragun (Drachensee) Macun / Parc Naziunal Svizzer
Moderate

Macun-Alp Zeznina Dadaint

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Cavardirashütte-Alp Cavrain Sut

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
1 hr 32 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alp Sursass (2140m) - Rims

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • 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
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
Alp Sursass - Sur EnGrisons9.4 km126 m2 hr 9 minModerateJune to October

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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