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19 Val Mingèr

Hiking trail
Time required: 2 hours 15 minutesLength: 5.50 km

Schweizerischer Nationalpark -

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Hinweis zur Anschluss-Wanderung durch die Val Plavna: Brücken wurden eingewintert
The last bear in Switzerland was shot in Val Mingèr in 1904. Unfortunately the Swiss National Park was only founded 10 years later and could not, therefore, offer any refuge for this creature.

Today, however, bears roam the National Park again from time to time.
Mingèr comes from the Romansch word for miner (minier). Nowadays, there is hardly anything left of the mining industry, but the valley offers interesting opportunities to observe red deer and chamois.

Particularities
Last indigenous bear in Switzerland shot here in 1904, witch’s head rock, red deer sightings in Mingèr, panorama from Sur Il Foss. . In S-charl bear exhibition and bear trail.
Make this hike a special experience by experiencing it with a guide: nationalpark.ch/en/visit/guided-walks/

Follow-up hikes
Return to the starting point or continue the hike from Sur il Foss through the long Val Plavna to Tarasp (bus stop: Tarasp, Fontana) or on Route 18 via the Fuorcla Val dal Botsch to Il Fuorn/P6.

Route-information

Length
5.50 km
Vertical heigth
700 m
Time required
2 hours 15 minutes
Level technique
Easy
Level condition
Middle
Height profile view map

Difficulty: white-red-white / easy
Easy hike, also suitable for children.
Arrival
Starting point can be reached by post bus (bus stops: Scuol, Val Mingèr or S-charl).

  • Educational opportunity
  • child-friendly

Arrival

Starting point
Pradatsch, Val Mingèr oder S-charl (Altitude: 1650 m)
Arrival by public transport
Scuol, Val Mingèr Timetable SBB
Destination
Sur il Foss (Altitude: 2315 m)

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
  • Children < 6 years
  • Children from 7-12 years
  • Children >12 years
  • 50+
  • Families
  • Groups

The offer has been particularly developed for

  • First cycle (Kindergarten and 1st/2nd grade)
  • Second cycle (3rd - 6th grade, primary level)
  • Third cycle (1st – 3rd grade, lower secondary)
  • Upper Secondary School Classes
  • Association/Companies
Schweizerischer Nationalpark

Bear exhibition S-charl

Here visitors can take a look at historical scenes, discover how bears live, their biology and the likelihood of their return to the region. The exhibition is ideal for children.

Museum / Exhibition
Schweizerischer Nationalpark

Guided walks in the Swiss National Park

Our expert guides know where to find the most fascinating natural sights and observations. Their explanations will assist you in your discovery of a new world.
Cost: CHF 400.–
Duration: 6-7 hours (including lunch break)

Nature experienceGuided tour / ExcursionOffer for groups
Schweizerischer Nationalpark

Educational Excursions in the Swiss National Park

Experiencing nature is the main object of the Park’s excursions for children: finding things, observing, making comparisons, using all our senses to take note of what’s around us.
Cost: CHF 400.–
Duration: 6-7 hours (including lunch break)

Nature experienceGuided tour / ExcursionOffer for classes

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