Hiking in the Engadine, Switzerland: Bernina, the Engadine Valley and the Swiss National Park

Nestled in the southeast of Switzerland, the Engadine is a region of lakes and mountains, home to the country's only national park, guardian of the Romance language and home to some of the most sublime villages in all the Alps. From lush meadows and rugged mountains to glaciers and snow-capped peaks.

There is something for everyone: gentle valley walks for a family hike; mid-mountain treks for the more adventurous; high-level routes across glaciers, snowfields and steep passes for the experienced mountaineer.

Practical guide

When to go?

Summer and autumn are recommended. Winter is ski season

Not to be missed

• Swiss National Park
• Bregaglia Circuit (with glacier progression)
• Views from Tombal.
• Views from Berghaus Diavolezza.

Cities & Services

St Moritz, Maloja, Vicosoprano, Muottas Muragl, Pontresina, S-charl, Guarda, Zernez.

The routes

Val Bregaglia

Maloja - Lägh da Cavloc (Cavolocciosee) - Maloja / Maloja - Lägh da Cavloc - Passo del Muretto / Maloja - Capanna del Forno / Maloja - Pass Lunghin - Septimer Pass - Casaccia / Casaccia - Septimer Pass - Bivio / Casaccia - Septimer Pass - Forcellina Pass - Juf / Casaccia - Val Maroz - Val da Cam - Soglio / Casaccia - Val Maroz - Val da la Duana - Pass da la Duana - Soglio / Casaccia - Roticcio - Durbegia - Soglio / Casaccia - Barga - Val Furcela - Maroz Dent - Casaccia / Vicosoprano - Borgonovo - Stampa / Stampa - Coltura - Soglio / Soglio - Tombal / Soglio - Parlongh - Muntac - Coltura - Stampa / Promontogno - Val Bondasca - Capanna di Sciora / Promontogno - Capanna Sasc Furä / Capanna Sasc Furä - Colle Vial - Capanna di Sciora / Promontogno - Capanna Sasc Furä - Colle Vial - Capanna di Sciora / Promontogno - Capanna Sasc Furä - Colle Vial - Capanna di Sciora - Promontogno / Capanna di Sciora - South Cacciabella Pass - Capanna da l'Albigna / Pranzaira - Capanna da l'Albigna / Vicosoprano - Capanna da l'Albigna / Capanna da l'Albigna - South Casnil Pass - Capanna del Forno / Bregaglia Circuit /

Upper Engadine

• Lake District // Maloja - Isola - Sils Maria / A Circuit of the Silsersee (Lej da Segl) / Maloja - Piz de la Margna / Maloja - Piz Lunghin / Plaun da Lej - Grevasalvas - Blaunca - Maloja / Maloja (Cadlägh) - Splüga - Blaunca - Grevasalvas - Plaun da Lej / Plaun da Lej - Fuorcla Grevasalvas - La Veduta (Julier Pass) / Sils Maria - Val Fex - Plaun Vadret / Sils Maria - Curtins - Marmorè - Sils Maria / Sils Maria - Chastè - Sils Baselgia / Sils Maria - Crap da Sass - Silvaplana / Sils Maria (Furtschellas) - Lej da la Fuorcla - Hahnensee (Lej dals Chöds) - St Moritz - St Moritz- / Sils Maria - Chastè - Sils Baselgia / Sils Maria - Crap da Sass - Silvaplana / Sils Maria (Furtschellas) - Lej da la Fuorcla - Hahnensee (Lej dals Chöds) - St Moritz - St Moritz-Bad / Surlej (Murtèl) - Fuorcla Surlej - Pontresina / Surlej (Murtèl) - Fuorcla Surlej - Coaz Hut / Silvaplana - Lej da la Tscheppa - Silvaplana / Silvaplana - Lej Marsch - Lej Nair - Silvaplana / St Moritz (Signal) - Alp Suvretta - Julier Pass road - Crevasalvas - Maloja / St Moritz (Signal) - Alp Suvretta - Pass Suvretta - Val Bever - Bever / St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St Moritz - St MoritzBad - Piz da l'Ova-Cotschna /

• Val Bernina // Muottas Muragl - Lej Muragl - Punt Muragl / Muottas Muragl - Fuorcla Val Champagna - Samedan / Muottas Muragl - Fuorcla Muragl - Val Prüna - Val Chamuera - La Punt / Muottas Muragl - Unterer Schafberg - Pontresina / Muottas Muragl - Chamanna Segantini - Alp Languard - Pontresina / Pontresina - Hotel Roseggletscher / Pontresina - Hotel Roseggletscher - Fuorcla Surlej / Pontresina - Tschierva Hut (Chamanna da Tschierva) / Pontresina (1805) - Lej da Vadret / Pontresina - Coaz Hut (Chamanna Coaz) / Pontresina - Alp Ota - Coaz Hut / Coaz Hut - Lej da Vadret - Pontresina / Pontresina - Piz Languard / Pontresina - Crasta Languard - Fuorcla Pischa - Val da Fain - Bernina Suot / Pontresina (Alp Languard) - Chamanna Paradis / Pontresina - Morteratsch - Boval Hut (Chamanna da Boval) / Bernina Suot - Berghaus Diavolezza / Berghaus Diavolezza - Munt Pers / Berghaus Diavolezza - Boval Hut (Chamanna da Boval) - Morteratsch /

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN: Tour de Bernina".The Tour de la Bernina is a 9-stage (119 km) route around the Piz Bernina massif in the Alps, on the border between Switzerland and Italy, near St Moritz. The Tour de la Bernina is suitable for novice hikers.

• Northern region // Bever - Val Bever - Jenatsch Hut (Chamanna Jenatsch) / Bever - Val Bever - Fuorcla Crap Alv - Albula Pass - La Punt / La Punt - Albula Pass - Bergün / La Punt - Val Chamuera - Serlas / La Punt - Zuoz - Chapella - Cinuos-chel / Madulain - Es-cha Hut (Chamanna d'Es-cha) - Madulain / Zuoz - Chamues-ch - Punt Muragl / S-chanf - Varusch Hut (Chamanna dal Parc Varusch) / S-chanf (Prasüras) - Alp Chaschauna - Pass Chaschauna / Cinuos-chel - Susauna - Alp Funtauna / Cinuous-chel - Alp Funtauna - Lai da Ravais-ch-Suot / Cinuos-chel - Alp Funtauna - Kesch Hut (Chamanna digl Kesch) /

Lower Engadine

• The National Park // Varusch Hut (Chamanna dal Parc Varusch) - Alp Trupchun / Varusch Hut - Fuorcla Val Sassa - Blockhaus Cluozza / Zernez - Blockhaus Cluozza (Chamanna Cluozza) / Vallun Chafuol - Murter - Blockhaus Cluozza (Chamanna Cluozza) / Blockhaus Cluozza (Chamanna Cluozza) - Piz Quattervals / Blockhaus Cluozza (Chamanna Cluozza) - Murter - Punt Periv - Hotel Il Fuorn / Ova Spin (Parkplatz no:1) - Alp Grimmels - Ova Spin / Ova Spin (Parkplatz no:1) - Champlönch - Il Fuorn / Il Fuorn - Fuorcla Val dal Botsch - Sur il Foss - S-charl / S-charl (Mingèrbrücke) - Val Mingèr - Sur il Foss /Traverse of the National Park / Lavin - Lai da la Mezza Glüna - Fuorcletta da Barcli - Zernez /

• Northern region // Zernez - Carolina - Cinuos-chel / Zernez - Susch - Lavin / Zernez - Fuorcla Stragliavita - Alp Sampuoir - Ardez Station / Lavin - Linard Hut (Chamanna dal Linard) / Lavin - Chamanna Marangun / Guarda - Tuoi Hut (Chamanna Tuoi) / Guarda - Alp Sura - Lai Blau - Guarda / Guarda - Tuoi Hut - Furcletta - Ardez / Ardez - Alp Valmala - Ardez / Ardez - Chamanna Cler / San Jon - Lischana Hut (Chamanna Lischana) / S-charl - Alp Sesvenna / S-charl - Fuorcla Sesvenna - Sesvenna Hut / S-charl - Alp Astras / S-charl - Fuorcla Funtana da S-charl - Pt 2535m - Ofenpass /