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viaCapricorn - 1st stage

Hiking trail
Time required: 7 hoursLength: 21.00 km

Naturpark Beverin - The viaCapricorn leads in 3 stages across the area of the Safien-Rheinwald ibex colony. On the 1st day you walk through beautiful alpine meadows, past Piz Beverin and the turquoise Schottensee. If you are lucky you will see the ibexes!

Route-information

Length
21.00 km
Altitude difference ascent
1400 m
Altitude difference descent
1100 m
Time required
7 hours
Level technique
Hard
Level condition
Hard
Height profile view map

Sure-footedness is required. The tour is not suitable for small children.
At weekends from July to October the alpin Beverin bus runs from Wergenstein up to the Anorosa Alp (Tguma car park). With this possibility the walk can be shortened by a few kilometres and especially a lot of elevation. www.busalpin.ch
For the observation of wildlife it is recommended to take binoculars or a telescope.

Price information

The viaCapricorn can be booked as a package deal.
3-day tour
– 4 nights in a double room with breakfast
– 3 hotel lunch packs
– Welcoming drink and information in the Center da Capricorns
– Walking documents
Bookable from July 1 — 15 October

Possibilities for catering

Hotel Restaurant Capricorns in Wergenstein
Beverin mountain inn on the Glas pass

Signalization

The route is signposted throughout as viaCapricorn 693

Infrastructure

In Wergenstein the visit to the Capricorn exhibition is worthwhile as a warm-up for the ibex-dominated walk.

Arrival

Starting point
Wergenstein (Altitude: 1489 m)
Arrival by public transport
Wergenstein, Dorf Timetable SBB
Destination
Glaspass (Altitude: 1846 m)
Arrival by public transport
Glaspass Timetable SBB

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
  • Children >12 years
  • 50+
Naturpark Beverin

Capricorns hotel restaurant

The hotel is located at 1491 m.a.s.l. in the middle of the Beverin Nature Park and is a place with tradition and lived hospitality. The historic hotel from the 1930s was gently renovated in 2011 and expanded with a wellness area in 2023.

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Naturpark Beverin

Beverin mountain inn

Our mountain inn lies in the Beverin Nature Park above Thusis, in the holiday corner of Switzerland. Valleys to the north and south of the Alps. Rivers that flow in all directions.

RestaurantHotelCafé
Naturpark Beverin

Capricorn exhibition

The capricorn exhibition in the Center da Capricorns in Wergenstein imparts exciting and interesting information about the king of the Alps. The ibex was reintroduced 60 years ago in the region of the nature park and there are now about 300 animals.

Museum / Exhibition

Season

All season

Contact

Business is partner of the park
Gästeinformation Viamala
Bodaplatz 4
7435 Splügen
Tel. +41 (0)81 650 90 30

www.viamala.ch

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