Short hike Oberalppass - Tschamut

We start our hiking trip with a train ride to the Oberalppass. We are greeted by the lighthouse, the former lower light of Hoek van Holland, which served for 70 years at the Rhine estuary at the other end of the Rhine. Our route begins right there and we walk along the pass road downhill. After crossing the road, we find ourselves on the former railway track of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, which used to run openly around the flank of Piz Calmot. Today, however, the railway mostly disappears in a tunnel, a little later in a semi-open gallery. If it suddenly rumbles and roars: don’t be scared! A train is passing by. In July, we stroll through an alpine flower garden that delights: Turk's cap lilies, paradise lilies, fire lilies, orchids, or alpine roses.

Halfway, on the right side, we reach a picnic area with a view of the valley. A little later, where the train leaves the tunnel again, we cross a rushing mountain stream on the railway viaduct, after which we reach the stop directly on a newly created hiking path.

Currently, there is no catering option in Tschamut.

In July, the Turk's cap lilies bloom by the roadside

From the Oberalppass we follow the red-white marked hiking trail towards the Rhine source/Tomasee. After about 600 meters, we cross the pass road to the left and follow the wide, signposted path to Tschamut.