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Best Mountain Hikes in Grisons

There are 174 hikes in Grisons in our database that fit. They average 22.9 km and 1,109 m (3,638 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 1146 km.

That is 25 percent of the 709 routes we map in Grisons. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 22.9 km against 8.6 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 1,109 m (3,638 ft) on average versus 437 m (1,434 ft) across the wider area.

Mountain routes trade effort for scale. Expect sustained climbing, quick weather changes and views that make the numbers worth it. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit.

Trails

National park center, Zernez, Schweiz
Hard

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

Swiss National Park · Grisons

Distance
13.4 km
/ 8.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,380 m
Typical duration
4 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Graubünden , Alp Grimmels in the Swiss National Park
Hard

Nationalpark Panoramaweg

Swiss National Park · Grisons

Distance
14.4 km
/ 8.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,155 m
Typical duration
4 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
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
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
Viewpoint at Breil-Brigels over the valley of the For Rhine towards Dardin.
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
View across Lake St.Moritz towards the town of St.Moritz
Expert

Via Albula/Bernina

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
132 km
/ 81.8 mi
Elevation gain
4,286 m
Typical duration
37 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Splügen Pass - north view
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
Bridge over the Inn in Zuoz by Robert Maillart, built 1901; Graubünden, Switzerland.
Expert

Via Valtellina

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
135 km
/ 83.7 mi
Elevation gain
3,854 m
Typical duration
37 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
National park center, Zernez, Schweiz
Expert

Via Engiadina

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
150 km
/ 93.5 mi
Elevation gain
4,175 m
Typical duration
41 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Entrance to a building of the army at 2020 m asl. The Witenwasseren valley is situated between Gotthard and Furka Pass and accessible by a military road. From here to the Pizzo-Lucendro mountain and the Rotondo-lodge, this valley is also a
Expert

Vier-Quellen-Weg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
81.8 km
/ 50.8 mi
Elevation gain
3,643 m
Typical duration
24 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Blick vom Schigebiet Ischgl Richtung Schweiz
Expert

Paznauner Höhenweg Etappe 3

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
27.1 km
/ 16.8 mi
Elevation gain
2,046 m
Typical duration
9 hr 4 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Val Sinestra, Lower Engadine
Expert

Senda Scuol-Samnaun

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
34.6 km
/ 21.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,264 m
Typical duration
9 hr 41 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Up to Schlappiner Joch
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 18

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,496 m
Typical duration
6 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Marmels Castle, picture taken from dam (Marmorera, Grison, Switzerland)
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 10

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
18.5 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,213 m
Typical duration
5 hr 46 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Blick vom Verajoch hinunter zur Zollhütte vor dem Schweizertor . Rechts von der Zollhütte erhebt sich senkrecht die Torkante zur Drusenfluh 2.827 m . Der Weiterweg führt über den Sattel, dem Öfapass, hinunter zur Lindauer Hütte . Rechts die
Expert

Walserweg - Etappe 19

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
30.7 km
/ 19.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,245 m
Typical duration
8 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • 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
Südlich des Septimerpass (rätoromanisch Pass da Sett), Passo del Settimo, 2310 m
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.2 km
/ 12.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,307 m
Typical duration
6 hr 19 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Albula Railway Southbound train between Filisur and Bergün
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
Albula Railway Southbound train between Thusis and Tiefencastel after leaving Thusis train station on the bridge over the Hinterrhein .
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
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
Location Riedboda below Alp Tomül on the path to Tomülpass - looking southeast from its end
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 3

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
13.2 km
/ 8.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,213 m
Typical duration
4 hr 35 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
reformierte Kirche in Tschappina, Heinzenberg, Kanton Graubünden
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
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
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 50.
Hard

Senda Segantini - Etappe 4

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.4 mi
Elevation gain
526 m
Typical duration
3 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Cairn on Piz Grialetsch, Davos, S-chanf, Susch, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
18.1 km
/ 11.2 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
4 hr 47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Das Schiahorn , fotografiert vom Strelapass . Ein Panorama aus drei Bildern
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
14.0 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
986 m
Typical duration
4 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Climb to Piz Toissa, in the background Ziteil and Piz Curvér, Salouf, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.9 km
/ 12.4 mi
Elevation gain
176 m
Typical duration
4 hr 34 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
View from the Jakobshorn in northwestern direction
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 14

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
16.1 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,040 m
Typical duration
4 hr 56 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Chorgestühl in der reformierten Kirche Mathon (Kanton Graubünden)
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
Wanderwegweiser Alte Stäfel 2358, Andermatt UR
Hard

Walserweg Gottardo - Etappe 11

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
13.4 km
/ 8.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,157 m
Typical duration
4 hr 32 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
de:Russeinerbrücke
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

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
Nationalpark PanoramawegSwiss National Park13.4 km1,380 m4 hr 51 minHardJuly to September
Nationalpark PanoramawegSwiss National Park14.4 km1,155 m4 hr 44 minHardJuly to September
Zentralalpenweg 02Grisons1146 km19,112 m301 hrExpertJuly to September
07-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons28.1 km1,772 m8 hr 55 minExpertJuly to September
Nationalpark Wanderroute 15 (Munt la Schera)Swiss National Park13.6 km917 m4 hr 12 minHardJuly 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

If you only have time for one, start with Nationalpark Panoramaweg, Nationalpark Panoramaweg, Zentralalpenweg 02. 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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