Dutjer Alp - magnificent view

Mittel

8.2 km

3:30 h

588 Hm

Technik

Kondition

Höchster Punkt 2032 m

Tiefster Punkt 1505 m

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Beschreibung

The Walser settlement Upper Dutjen, high above the Rhine Gorge, can be reached via a good road from Valendas. From the small parking lot at the end of the hamlet, follow the field path to a single holiday home. Here turn left and follow the field path past the barbecue area to the forest. There the path winds steeply upwards through a forest clearing and across a meadow until it meets a wider forest path again. Follow this path up to point 1725 and turn right. The path leads over a pasture to the Sevgeiner Alp. From the Alp follow the alp road until it meets a track coming from below. Now follow the track up to the Alp da Riein. Here the view opens up into Val Lumnezia. Across alpine pastures you hike following the ridge and along the path traces to the Dutjer Alp, where the silence invites you to linger and picnic. The descent leads through a gnarly mountain forest where some spruces are over 200 years old.
The circular hike is distinguished by a magnificent view over the Vorderrhein Valley from Chur far into the Upper Engadine. The Flims rockslide area with the impressive Rhine Gorge lies directly at the hiker's feet!

Food and accommodation:
Gasthaus am Brunnen
CH-7122 Valendas
Tel. 0041 81 920 21 22
Internet: www.gasthausambrunnen.ch

Beizli Dutjer Tschutt (self-service)
CH-7122 Upper Dutjen
Tel: 0041 81 921 61 70

Café Mäntig
CH-7122 Valendas
Tel. 0041 81 921 50 94
Internet: www.buchli-valendas.ch

Geheimtipp

Walk around the mountain village of Valendas with its historic manor houses and the largest wooden fountain in Europe.

Sicherheitshinweis

The route should not be undertaken in uncertain weather conditions. Weather changes in the mountains are frequent. If a rain front or similar approaches during the hike, you should turn back in time.

Ausrüstung

Good hiking shoes with a good tread, weather-appropriate clothing (rain jacket), possibly a change of clothes, first aid kit, drink, food, possibly hiking poles.

Wegbeschreibung

Upper Dutjen - path - Alp da Riein - Dutjer Alp - Upper Dutjen

Anfahrt

Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

Post bus connection from Ilanz to Valendas village. In summer (July/August) daily as well as Friday/Saturday/Sunday (August/September) Valendas village is reachable twice in the morning from Valendas Sagogn station by the Rhine Gorge/Ruinaulta bus.

From Valendas village hike to Dutjen. Hiking time approx. 2.5 hours to Upper Dutjen.

Anreise Information

Upper Dutjen near Valendas is accessible from Ilanz, Chur, and also from Disentis/Mustér via route 19. From Ilanz follow the signpost for Versam. In Valendas turn off and follow the narrow mountain road up to Upper Dutjen.