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Morteratsch (SwitzerlandMobility route 314)
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Photo: Engadin St. Moritz Tourismus AG
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.
easy
Distance 2.8 km
0:48 h
129 m
2 m
2,026 m
1,897 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: November 02, 2021
Difficulty
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Highest point
2,026 m
Lowest point
1,897 m
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Morteratsch railway station (1,896 m)
Coordinates:
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2'792'230E 1'147'437N
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46.450678, 9.940902
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46°27'02.4"N 9°56'27.2"E
UTM
32T 572262 5144553
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Destination
Morteratsch railway station
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Morteratsch railway station - Morteratsch glacier
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Take the train to Morteratsch railway stationParking
Parking spaces are at the Morteratsch railway stationCoordinates
SwissGrid
2'792'230E 1'147'437N
DD
46.450678, 9.940902
DMS
46°27'02.4"N 9°56'27.2"E
UTM
32T 572262 5144553
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Difficulty
easy
Distance
2.8 km
Duration
0:48 h
Ascent
129 m
Descent
2 m
Highest point
2,026 m
Lowest point
1,897 m
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