6.8km
Total Distance
143m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 6.9 km walk with about 115 m of climbing from Lake St. Moritz through the Staz forest past Lej da Staz to Pontresina. Lej da Staz lies close to Lake St. Moritz, surrounded by the Stazerwald. Pontresina's name comes from the Latin for the Saracen bridge, first recorded in 1137.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Shelter
    at the start
  2. 2
    Drinking water · 3.6km
  3. 3
    Drinking water · 5.9km
  4. 4
    Shelter · 6.2km
  5. 5
    Viewpoint · 6.8km
  6. 6
    Drinking water
    at the end
Bus stop
Reithalle · 55m from the start
Parking
51m from the start
Surface
paved 65%, gravel 35%

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy