3 Startgels - Runcahöhe - Flims

If you don't like to struggle uphill, this hike is just right: from the valley station in Flims, you comfortably take the FlemXpress to Startgels at 1600 meters. On the Punt Startgels bridge, the route crosses the Vorderrhein tributary Flem. Then the path winds through the winter forest to Runcahöhe, which is reached in about an hour. It lies idyllically nestled between a clearing above Flims. The remaining hiking time of a little more than 30 minutes promises cooling: the path leads through the shady Uaulla Runca forest down to the valley.

Enjoy the unique light in the late afternoon on the terrace of the mountain restaurant Runcahöhe, when the setting sun floods the valley.

The starting point for the hike is the valley station in Flims. From there, the modern gondola takes us directly to Startgels. The cozy mountain restaurant Startgels invites you to linger and refresh on its sun terrace before continuing to the mountain restaurant Runcahöhe, which we reach after about an hour. Here too, the restaurant and terrace offer the opportunity for a break. The remaining hiking time of about 30 minutes leads through the shady Uaulla Runca to the valley to Flims.