Under a full moon on the Flüela Schwarzhorn
Tour description
The striking pyramid of the Flüela Schwarzhorn is my favourite mountain: my first 3000-metre peak, which I climbed over 50 years ago, back then through a waist-deep snowfield below the summit.
On Saturday, we hike up the long Dischma valley on good paths and without haste. Of the three side valleys of Davos, the Dischma is the most barren. The last hamlet is also called Dürrboden, where we have a drink on the terrace of the simple pub. Only from here does the path climb more steeply up to the Grialetschhütte. After dinner, it's a good idea to go to bed early - we have a room to ourselves. Because it's daybreak at two in the morning, we eat and drink something small and set off in the moonlight at half past two.
Through the flank of Piz Radönt, we reach the Fuorcla and then cross a wide depression to the path marked red and white. This leads in hairpin bends to the summit of the Schwarzhorn. The horizon opens up with every hairpin bend, the dawn colours the sky in the east - until the sunrise bathes the mountain world in pastel colours.
The descent to the Flüela Pass is short and easy in daylight. We fortify ourselves at the hospice and as soon as the sun has warmed the rocks, a swim or a whole day of swimming at Lai da la Scotta beckons - depending on the weather, mood and desire.
09.08.2025 – 10.08.2025
Length & duration
Sure-footed mountain hiking on paths in scree, no danger of falling | stages of approx. 10 km / 3:30 - 4:30 h | ascents of 650 - 920 metres in altitude
Cost per person
CHF 299 if you book by 13 July, after that CHF 349 incl. hut with half board, SAC members pay CHF 14 less.
Services
Safe hiking guide, planning of alternatives in case of bad weather
Not included
Travel to and from the hut, food from rucksack, drinks at the hut
Equipment & detailed information
Packing list and detailed information will follow after booking & payment
Arrival & meeting point
By public transport, as the start and end points are not identical, depending on the participants' place of residence at Landquart or Davos railway station.
Finish
Depending on your wishes: Sunday Flüela Ospiz from 12:30 / arrival Zurich HB 15:22, later connections every 2 hours.
Registration deadline & payment
Sunday, 2 August 2025, immediately after booking with QR code or Twint.
Hiking guide
Markus Unterfinger
Phone: 076 419 21 10
markus@wanderidee.ch