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Via Albula Bernina

33Hiking route · 130 km · 4,980 m ↑ · 10 stages · T2
Official signposted routeBy public transportMulti-day
Distance130 kmone way
Ascent4,980 mdescent 5,190 m
Highest point2,469 mlowest 496 m
Walking time39 hofficial
GradeT2mountain hiking
Effortmulti-day10 stages
Via Albula Bernina
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iThe route

Via Albula Bernina in brief

Via Albula Bernina is a 130 km long-distance trail (T2) from Thusis to Tirano, Switzerland.

It climbs 4,980 m and descends 5,190 m, topping out at 2,469 m; it starts at 704 m and ends at 517 m.

The official walking times of its 10 stages add up to about 39 hours.

On the SAC hiking scale it is graded T2 (mountain hiking).

35% of the way is on natural paths, 40% on gravel and 24% on tarmac; 46% of it runs through forest.

The best months are June–September, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.

At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 13° by day.

A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish. There is a car park near the start.

Facts

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Distance
130 km
Ascent / descent
4,980 m / 5,190 m
Highest / lowest point
2,469 m / 496 m
Walking time
39 h
Grade
T2 · mountain hiking
Effort
multi-day
Steepest kilometre
29 %
In forest
46 %
Best months
Jun–Sep
Start
Thusis
Finish
Tirano
Network
Regional route · 33
Stages
10
Download GPX
iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m · dashed lines: stage ends
Move along the profile to follow the route on the map.
iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

  1. Janunsuitable
  2. Febunsuitable
  3. Marunsuitable
  4. Aprunsuitable
  5. Mayunsuitable
  6. Jungood, wetter
  7. Julgood, wetter
  8. Auggood, wetter
  9. Sepgood, wetter
  10. Octpossible
  11. Novunsuitable
  12. Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (2,469 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-3°-4°-2°1°5°10°13°13°9°6°1°-2°
Average low-16°-12°-7°-4°1°4°6°7°3°1°-8°-15°
Precipitation75 mm59 mm79 mm94 mm145 mm159 mm172 mm172 mm143 mm121 mm123 mm86 mm
Daylight8 h 57 min10 h 19 min11 h 51 min13 h 34 min15 h 01 min15 h 50 min15 h 30 min14 h 14 min12 h 36 min10 h 57 min9 h 25 min8 h 35 min
Above 1,800 m snow can lie outside June to October; check the conditions before you set off.
ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

kmWhatNameElevation
0.0Town or villageMasein · 1.2 km off the route871 m
0.0Town or villageFlerden · 2.5 km off the route1,233 m
0.0Town or villageTartar · 2.7 km off the route991 m
0.0Town or villagePortein · 2.9 km off the route1,125 m
0.1Town or villageThusis700 m
2.0SightEhrenfels Castle–
2.4Town or villageSils im Domleschg684 m
4.0Town or villageScharans · 1.2 km off the route765 m
4.1SightBaldenstein Castle–
13.0Town or villageVaz/Obervaz · 1.0 km off the route1,355 m
13.2SightBurg Nivagl–
15.6Town or villageAlvaschein1,000 m
15.8LakeStausee Solis824 m
16.0Town or villageStierva · 1.3 km off the route1,354 m
16.7Town or villageLantsch/Lenz · 1.2 km off the route1,324 m
19.3SightTiefencastel railway station–
19.9Town or villageTiefencastel891 m
23.1Town or villageSurava906 m
27.1Town or villageAlvaneu · 0.9 km off the route1,193 m
29.1SightSchmittentobel Viaduct–
29.1Town or villageSchmitten · 0.8 km off the route1,281 m
31.8Town or villageFilisur1,026 m
47.8Town or villagePreda1,787 m
49.5LakeLai da Palpuogna1,918 m
63.3Town or villageBever1,721 m
66.3Town or villageSamedan1,716 m
69.3Town or villageCelerina/Schlarigna1,727 m
71.3Town or villageSt. Moritz1,845 m
73.0LakeLake St. Moritz1,768 m
74.7LakeLej da Staz1,809 m
79.7Town or villagePontresina1,822 m
93.4LakeLej Pitschen2,217 m
94.0LakeLej Nair2,223 m
96.1SightRhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes–
96.1SightBernina railway line–
96.1SightAlbula Railway–
96.6LakeLago Bianco2,234 m
103.3LakePalü Lake1,923 m
108.9Town or villageSan Carlo · 1.4 km off the route1,841 m
111.7SightSaint Victor–
112.1Town or villagePoschiavo1,010 m
112.7Town or villageCologna · 0.7 km off the route1,111 m
112.7SightSt Maria, Poschiavo–
113.9Town or villageLi Curt985 m
118.8LakeLago di Poschiavo962 m
123.4Town or villageBrusio776 m
123.7SightSan Carlo Borromeo–
124.4SightBrusio spiral viaduct–
128.1Town or villageCampocologno548 m
129.7Town or villageTirano · 1.2 km off the route441 m
129.7Town or villageVilla di Tirano · 2.4 km off the route405 m
viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

  • Natural path 35 %
  • Gravel 40 %
  • Tarmac 24 %

Forest

  • under trees 46 %
  • measured every 50 m

Gradients

  • < 5 %: 50 %
  • 5–10 %: 24 %
  • 10–15 %: 12 %
  • 15–25 %: 11 %
  • ≥ 25 %: 4 %
viiStages

10 stages from start to finish

#StageDistanceAscentDescentHighest pointWalking timeGrade
1Thusis – Tiefencastel19.7 km950 m740 m1,206 m6 hT2
2Tiefencastel – Filisur11.8 km420 m220 m1,077 m3 h 15 minT2
3Filisur – Bergün9.7 km600 m300 m1,499 m3 h 10 minT2
4Bergün – Preda7.0 km520 m110 m1,783 m2 h 20 minT2
5Preda – Spinas12.0 km820 m780 m2,469 m4 h 20 minT2
6Spinas – St. Moritz12.7 km240 m280 m1,853 m3 h 15 minT2
7St. Moritz – Ospizio Bernina23.9 km840 m360 m2,265 m6 h 30 minT2
8Ospizio Bernina – Cavaglia9.4 km240 m800 m2,356 m2 h 50 minT2
9Cavaglia – Le Prese11.8 km50 m780 m1,705 m3 hT2
10Le Prese – Tirano (I)14.7 km300 m820 m1,096 m3 h 50 minT2
Average stage: 13.3 km; shortest 7.0 km, longest 23.9 km.
viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Via Albula Bernina, km 0
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Via Albula Bernina, km 20
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Via Albula Bernina, km 32
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Via Albula Bernina, km 41
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Via Albula Bernina, km 48
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Via Albula Bernina, km 64
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ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start
46.69812° N, 9.44037° E · 704 m
Finish
46.22187° N, 10.15066° E · 517 m
Car park at the start
yes · 15 m
Stop at the start
Thusis · Railway station · 17 m
Stop at the finish
none within 800 m
Nearest airport
Lugano Airport (LUG) · 87.1 km
Nearest airport
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) · 88.0 km
xNearby

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Conditions change: check the official sources, the signposts and the weather before you set off. Walking times follow DIN 33466 and do not include breaks. Route data as of 2026-10-16. Report an error