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Best Alpine Meadow Hikes near Chur

The directory currently contains 17 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Chur. Their average mapped distance is 9.7 km and average recorded ascent is 667 m (2,188 ft); the longest route in the set is 28.1 km.

This subset represents 10% of the 172 quality-checked routes near Chur. Its average distance is 9.7 km, compared with 12.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 667 m (2,188 ft), versus 773 m (2,536 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the alpine-meadow tag. Flowering periods, grazing and seasonal access are not live fields in this directory. Within this set, 1 routes (6%) are rated easy, 7 (41%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

12.1 km

05-Alpine Passes Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

857 m

05-Alpine Passes Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mountain station Sarner Höhi of ski-region Sarn-Heinzenberg with Präzer Höhi in the background, Cazis, Safien, 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
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

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
06-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons13.6 km862 m4 hr 8 minHardJuly to September
05-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons12.1 km857 m3 hr 48 minHardJune to October
Alp Spinas-Chamanna JenatschGrisons12.2 km911 m3 hr 55 minHardJuly to September
Vella Alp SeznerGrisons7.8 km754 m2 hr 45 minModerateJune to October
Gafadura - Garsella Alp - Chemi - Bargella - GafleiLiechtenstein10.4 km844 m3 hr 26 minModerateJune to October
Spundisköpf See - Malixer AlpGrisons0.6 km44 m11 minEasyJune to October

07-Alpine Passes Trail, 03-Alpine Passes Trail, 04-Alpine Passes Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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