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Best Autumn Hikes in Grisons

The directory currently contains 538 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Grisons. Their average mapped distance is 5.3 km and average recorded ascent is 286 m (938 ft); the longest route in the set is 104 km.

This subset represents 77% of the 696 quality-checked routes in Grisons. Its average distance is 5.3 km, compared with 8.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 286 m (938 ft), versus 444 m (1,457 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set carries an autumn season tag. Weather, daylight and vegetation vary by location and year. Within this set, 87 routes (16%) are rated easy, 65 (12%) are rated hard or expert, and 25 (5%) 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

2.2 km

Nationalpark Wanderroute 14 (Punt la Drossa - Il Fuorn)

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

81 m

Nationalpark Wanderroute 14 (Punt la Drossa - Il Fuorn)

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

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Distances follow stored route lines; ascent and time are estimates. Current access, surface and technical difficulty need separate checks. How to turn a comparison into a shortlist.

Trails

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

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
Mountain tour from Prasüras, through the Val Trupchun to Alp Purcher in the Swiss National Park . cabin on Alp Purcher. (Detail).
Hard

Senda Val Trupchun

Swiss National Park · Grisons

Distance
14.1 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
601 m
Typical duration
3 hr 50 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Senda Sursilvana

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
104 km
/ 64.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,804 m
Typical duration
27 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Spluga

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
69.1 km
/ 42.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,971 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
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
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 12

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
22.0 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,076 m
Typical duration
6 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Walserweg - Etappe 6

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
11.4 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
356 m
Typical duration
2 hr 54 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 5

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
17.2 km
/ 10.7 mi
Elevation gain
687 m
Typical duration
4 hr 41 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.9 km
/ 12.4 mi
Elevation gain
176 m
Typical duration
4 hr 34 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 7

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,347 m
Typical duration
5 hr 7 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg Gottardo - Etappe 13

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
16.0 km
/ 9.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,260 m
Typical duration
5 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Senda Segantini - Etappe 1

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
616 m
Typical duration
5 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
14.2 km
/ 8.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,108 m
Typical duration
4 hr 37 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
616 m
Typical duration
5 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaSuworow

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
12.3 km
/ 7.6 mi
Elevation gain
458 m
Typical duration
3 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg Gottardo - Etappe 12

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.4 km
/ 12.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,248 m
Typical duration
6 hr 18 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
11.0 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,089 m
Typical duration
3 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg Gottardo - Etappe 14

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,040 m
Typical duration
4 hr 40 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lichtenstein-Weg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
8.9 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
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
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
Vista sulla Val Leggia dal Pian di Asen
Hard

Leggia Ost rot

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
2,019 m
Typical duration
4 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Graubünden , Soglio in Val Bregaglia
Expert

Via Bregaglia

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
34.3 km
/ 21.3 mi
Elevation gain
2,782 m
Typical duration
11 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
reformierte Kirche St. Peter im Schanfigg, Kanton Graubünden
Expert

Dörferweg Schanfigg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
54.7 km
/ 34.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,495 m
Typical duration
16 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Mainefeld Enderlinhütte

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,421 m
Typical duration
2 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Glaspass-Thusis

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
10.9 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
192 m
Typical duration
2 hr 33 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Bernina railway Deployment between Poschiavo and Tirano Brusio loops
Hard

Brusio - Piaz - San Romerio

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
8.0 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,252 m
Typical duration
3 hr 33 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Biosfera Val Müstair
Hard

Senda Val Müstair

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.1 km
/ 11.9 mi
Elevation gain
354 m
Typical duration
4 hr 38 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Veia Surmirana

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
30.9 km
/ 19.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,448 m
Typical duration
9 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
Moderate

Kinderpfad Champlönch

Swiss National Park · Grisons

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
339 m
Typical duration
1 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Guscha (CH) - Lawena

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
975 m
Typical duration
2 hr 47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Senda Lumneziana Vrin Ilanz

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
26.0 km
/ 16.2 mi
Elevation gain
685 m
Typical duration
6 hr 47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Die Stafelalp oberhalb Davos Frauenkirch. Das Haus in das Ernst Ludwig Kirchner im Jahr 1917 einzog.
Hard

Alpenweg Davos

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
22.9 km
/ 14.2 mi
Elevation gain
674 m
Typical duration
6 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Tguma from Alp Bischola, Safien, Cazis, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Bischolapass-Rüti(Safien)

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
186 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Reformierte Kirche Tenna on an october morning
Hard

Bonaduz-Tenna

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
13.6 km
/ 8.4 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
3 hr 45 min
  • Mountain
  • 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
08-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons21.4 km1,301 m6 hr 35 minHardJune to October
05-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons12.1 km857 m3 hr 48 minHardJune to October
Senda Val TrupchunSwiss National Park14.1 km601 m3 hr 50 minHardJune to October
Nationalpark Wanderroute 14 (Punt la Drossa - Il Fuorn)Swiss National Park2.2 km81 m35 minEasyJune to October
Senda SursilvanaGrisons104 km1,804 m27 hrExpertJune to October
Via SplugaGrisons69.1 km1,971 m18 hrExpertJune to October
Prättigauer Höhenweg - Etappe 1Grisons27.8 km1,909 m9 hr 2 minExpertJune to October
Bernina-TourGrisons14.7 km163 m3 hr 19 minModerateJune to October
Walserweg - Etappe 12Grisons22.0 km1,076 m6 hr 25 minHardJune to October
Walserweg - Etappe 6Grisons11.4 km356 m2 hr 54 minModerateJune to October

08-Alpine Passes Trail, 05-Alpine Passes Trail, Senda Val Trupchun 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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