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Morteratsch (SwitzerlandMobility route 314)

· 1 review · Winter hiking · Engadin St. Moritz · closed

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Wolge
on the February 21, 2021

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A short trail through thousands of years of the Earth’s history. The Morteratsch Glacier Trail takes hikers along an easy path directly to the glacier tongue of the third longest glacier in the eastern Alps. An educational trail provides information on this receding glacier.

This route passes through an inaccessible area and is therefore closed. Current information

closed

easy

Distance 2.8 km

0:48 h

129 m

2 m

The starting point is at the railway station and Hotel Morteratsch. It takes around fifty minutes along a good dirt track to reach the milky glacial lake and the huge glacial tongue, with the stunning Bernina Range always in sight.

16 stops along the Glacier Trail provide information on how the glacier is slowly receding and the mysterious life that exists in the glacier foreland.
A children's booklet entitled Sabis grosser Traum (Sabi’s Big Dream) is available for children aged five to twelve so they can follow the story of the children’s book once they are in this unique glacier scenery. The paper chase gives children an opportunity to play outdoors with natural elements, in nature itself.

More information
Engadin St. Moritz Tourismus AG
Via Maistra 1
CH-7500 St. Moritz
Phone: +41 81 830 00 01
E-mail: allegra@engadin.ch
Internet: www.engadin.ch

winter hiking trail report: www.engadin.ch/en/slopes-tracks/winter-hiking-trails/

Author

Engadin St. Moritz

Update: December 12, 2020

Difficulty

easy

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Highest point

2,026 m

Lowest point

1,897 m

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Start

Morteratsch railway station (1,896 m)

Coordinates:

SwissGrid

2'792'230E 1'147'437N

46.450678, 9.940902

DMS

46°27'02.4"N 9°56'27.2"E

UTM

32T 572262 5144553

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Destination

Morteratsch railway station

Turn-by-turn directions

Morteratsch railway station - Morteratsch glacier

Note

all notes on protected areas

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Take the train to Morteratsch railway station

Parking

Parking spaces are at the Morteratsch railway station

Coordinates

SwissGrid

2'792'230E 1'147'437N

46.450678, 9.940902

DMS

46°27'02.4"N 9°56'27.2"E

UTM

32T 572262 5144553

w3w

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Wolge

February 21, 2021 · Community

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O. S

January 13, 2019 · Community

Eindrucksvolle Tour mit Ski oder zu Fuß.

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O. S

January 13, 2019 · Community

Eindrucksvolle Tour mit Ski oder zu Fuß.

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Difficulty

easy

Distance

2.8 km

Duration

0:48 h

Ascent

129 m

Descent

2 m

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