The not too famous Grisons Haute Route on snowshoes

A challenging snowshoe hike from the Dischma Valley to the Grialetsch Hut and to the foot of Piz Kesch.

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The lonely high valleys of the Grisons Haute Route.
Start through the long Dischma Valley.
Dürrboden, the end of civilisation.
Up the ski trail...
... to the Grialetsch Hut.
Morning atmosphere behind the hut on the second day.
The tricky slope before the Scaletta Pass.
Scaletta Pass in backlight – hardly ever used.
7 long, dreamlike kilometres to ...
... into the high valley in front of the Kesch Hut.
The hut named after Piz Kesch.
Evening atmosphere on the Grisons Haute Route.
On the descent to Bergün.
No summit ascents on this tour: we avoid technical difficulties.

The not too famous Grisons Haute Route on snowshoes

Tour description

A sensational snowshoe tour on the edge of the high mountains, which requires good weather and safe avalanche conditions – as this picture gallery from March 2026 shows.

The long, barren Dischma Valley is my favourite valley in Davos, both in summer and winter. The road is only cleared as far as Teufi, from where the untouched, expansive winter landscape to Dürrboden begins. Depending on conditions, we either make our own tracks in the simple, avalanche-safe valley floor or take the marked path. From Dürrboden, we climb along the classic ski touring route up to Fuorcla Grialetsch and cross over to the newly renovated Grialetsch hut.

On the second day, we hike through hollows and wide snow flanks until we reach the Scaletta Pass on steeper terrain. In this lonely high valley, we descend southwards over wide terraces to Alp Fufauna and take a lunch break. Now we have six long kilometres to go through the gentle Val Fufauna to the Kesch Hut.

On the third day, if avalanche conditions are safe, we will walk back through Val Funtauna and climb up to the Sertig Pass at 2,709 metres above sea level. This is followed by a steep descent down and out of the valley to Sand in the lovely Sertig Valley. If conditions are unsafe, we will descend along the official hut trail to Bergün.

An unforgettable high-altitude snowshoe hike through unspoilt terrain.

 

26.02.2027 – 28.02.2027

Length & duration
Day 1: 11 km | ↗︎ 860 ↘︎ 20 m elevation gain | 5 hours
Day 2: 12 km | ↗︎ 670 ↘︎ 750 m elevation gain | 6 hours
Day 3: 11 km | ↗︎ 420 ↘︎ 1140 m elevation gain | 5 hours

Difficulty level
WT3, good physical condition for long stages

Services
Overnight stay in two SAC huts with half board, professional guidance including organisation and planning of variants.

Costs
Early bookers CHf 579.- including hut & half board, booking after 31.1.27 CHF 629.- | SAC members pay CHF 28 less | Minimum 2, max. 5 people

Not included
Travel to and from the destination, food from your rucksack, drinks & snacks at the SAC hut

Travel
By public transport, as the start and finish locations are not the same.

Equipment
Good snowshoes & warm mountain boots, avalanche transceiver set with shovel & probe. Detailed programme & equipment list after registration.

Registration deadline & payment
By Sunday 21 February 2027, immediately with QR code on registration confirmation.

Meeting point
Landquart railway station, 07:45 on platform 6

End
Sertig Sand or Bergün, arrival at Zurich main station 17:22

Hiking guide

Markus Unterfinger
Phone: 076 419 21 10
markus@wanderidee.ch

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