Relaxed or more challenging: these winter hikes are all reachable from Pontresina by public transport. From easy panoramic walks to longer alpine routes, there’s something for every level of winter hiker.
The destinations below are sorted by travel time from Pontresina to make planning easier. Be sure to check the map to explore all winter hikes and thousands of other outdoor activities reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.
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A short trail through thousands of years of the Earth’s history. The Morteratsch Glacier Trail takes hikers along an easy path directly to the glacier tongue of the third longest glacier in the eastern Alps. An educational trail provides information on this receding glacier.
7 km
180 m
180 m
2h 10mTour published by:
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The vastness, the light – it’s simply incredible: On the way through the river landscape of the Upper Engadin, the vista sweeps across the broad valley with the Inn in the middle. The river’s restored sections are particularly appealing. They are the highlight of the winter hike from Samedan to La Punt.
7 km20 m40 m2h 5mTour published by:
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What space. What light. What joy! The La Plaiv winter hiking trail is one of the most beautiful trails in the Engadin. Your gaze wanders across the wide open valley as the Inn river rushes past and skiers weave their way down the slopes above Zuoz.
13 km150 m220 m3h 50mTour published by:
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The region of Engadin St. Moritz owes much of its world-famous beauty to its unique lake plateau. And there is certainly something particularly poetic about a winter hike across these three frozen lakes.
17 km120 m80 m5h 40mTour published by:
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A winter hiking route on the sunny hillside at Bergün. Take a gentle walk through snow-covered forests to the hamlet of Latsch, where the Heidi films were shot, and enjoy the views into the Albula Valley and of the striking Bergünerstöcke peaks.
6 km240 m240 m2h 5m
Landscape: With panoramic viewsTour published by:
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A comfortable, wide winter hiking trail from Maloja village, mostly through forest. You pass Lake Cavloc with its nearby pasture, and turn at Plan Canin. Forest clearings afford unimpeded views of the Piz da la Margna and Piz Salacina peaks.
11 km380 m380 m3h 45mTour published by:
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Easy and quiet winter hike between Susch and Lavin, two villages in the Lower Engadin. The path climbs gently through the forest to a clearing. At the end, it crosses open terrain and ultimately the Inn River on the way to the destination.
4 km140 m180 m1h 20mTour published by:
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This circular hike on the sunny pastures of the former mountain pass and trading village of Filisur passes scenic Schönboden and takes you via forests to the ruins of Greifenstein Castle from which the Graubünden nobility once dominated the region.
6 km240 m240 m2h 5mTour published by:
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Pleasant winter hike through snowy forests to a viewing point with a dizzying view of the famous Landwasser Viaduct and down below to the Landwasser River. Take the same route back with firm ground underfoot.
2 km90 m90 m50mLandscape: Through a Swiss Park, With panoramic viewsTour published by:
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An excursion through the Bivio winter landscape into the open Val Tgavretga at the foot of the Roccabellas with a wonderful view of the skiing area of Bivio.
5 km280 m280 m2h 5mLandscape: Through a Swiss Park, With panoramic viewsTour published by:
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