Multi-day tour: Albigna - Forno - Maloja

On the first day, the route leads over the Albigna reservoir (which could also be reached by cable car) to the Albigna hut.
On the second day, the views over the Forno glacier and down into the valleys are always magnificent: a challenging, white-blue trail leads over the Pass da Casnil Sud down into the Forno valley and then straight back up to the Forno hut on the other side.
The third day leads along the panoramic trail to Lake Cavloc and on to Maloja...

During the season, it is advisable to book the Forno and Albigna huts in advance.

Day 1
From the cable car valley station, a beautiful, steep path leads up the western edge of the wild Albigna Valley. If you are lucky, you may spot bearded vultures, which often circle in this area. The trail leads past the imposing gorge at Sasc Prümavaira and then flattens out towards the Albigna dam.

Once you have crossed the dam wall, you reach the Capanna da l'Albigna via the varied mountain hiking trail high above the lake.

Day 2
Follow the blue and white marked hiking trail up past the small lakes and over a striking rocky scree ridge to the Casnil Sud pass at 2940 m. A section between the small lakes and the Casnil pass requires some caution, but is equipped with handholds and footholds.
From the Casnil Sud pass, you can enjoy a magnificent view and look directly at the impressive north face of the Cima dal Cantun. If you're lucky, you may even spot ibex.
From the pass, the trail then descends over loose gravel (still snow-covered early in the summer; take an ice axe if necessary) into a wide scree basin. At the end of this, the path turns left and you soon reach the passage under the foothills of the Piz Casnil east ridge, which is secured with chains and iron footholds. Good surefootedness is required here. Less experienced climbers can use a climbing harness with via ferrata set for additional safety.
The trail continues down over rock slabs into the Forno Valley.
After crossing the small bridge, the final ascent to the Capanna del Forno begins. At first, the path is relatively flat as it heads south up the Forno valley before climbing up the steep serpentines of the moraine to reach the longed-for destination, the Forno hut.

Day 3
The panoramic trail is aptly named: it offers the most beautiful views of the surrounding landscape and leads past several enchanting mountain lakes whose waters reflect the nearby mountain peaks.
It traverses the entire mountain flank up to below the Pizzi dei Rossi and offers brilliant views of the Val Forno and the opposite side of the valley, but also requires caution on steep old snow fields in early summer.
The trail continues over the western flank of the Pizzi dei Rossi into the Val Muretto, which flows back into the Val Forno further down. From here you reach Lake Cavloc with the beautifully situated Cavloc mountain restaurant, which is open daily until around 16:30 in good weather. The further descent to Maloja is either directly via the farm track or via various smaller hiking trails.