Graubünden Almwanderung

The Bündner Alpwanderung is a short multi-day trek through the Parc Ela nature reserve in Graubünden canton, a circular route starting and ending in the same village, Filisur. Over 22 kilometers spread across 2 or 3 days, it connects mountain homesteads and alpine huts, offering the quintessential image of the Swiss Alps: pastures, wooden chalets, and views down into the Albula valley.

Terrain matches the "easy" classification, mountain walking on marked trails without technical difficulty. An ideal choice for those seeking a multi-day trek with hut lodging but without exposed or heavily ascending terrain.

Day one climbs from Filisur toward the Aclas Dafora farm, from which the Albula valley and the famous railway viaduct, an icon of the Rhaetian Railway, come into view. Day two continues to Sägässähenki, an agritourism farm in the mountain hamlet of Jenisberg, where the trek takes on a rustic, rural feel rather than high-alpine character. For a three-day split, a final stage ascends to the Alp d'Err cheese dairy with views toward Piz Ela's summit and a descent back to the Filisur valley.

Bündner Alpwanderung suits trekkers who want to sample hut-to-hut hiking without heavy physical effort, whether as a first multi-day trek, a family variant, or a gentler complement to more demanding alpine traverses elsewhere. The circular profile (start and end in Filisur) keeps logistics simple, no need to arrange transport between two different trailheads.

Booking hut and farm stays follows standard practice through the individual operators' systems or, if the hut is an Alpenverein member, through their reservation network. Recommend booking in advance, particularly during summer peak season when alpine huts in Graubünden are in demand.