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Way of Saint James

43Hiking route · 244 km · 11,140 m ↑ · 19 stages · T2
Official signposted routeBy public transportMulti-day
Distance244 kmone way
Ascent11,140 mdescent 10,390 m
Highest point2,605 mlowest 575 m
Walking time78 hofficial
GradeT2mountain hiking
Effortmulti-day19 stages
Way of Saint James
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iThe route

Way of Saint James in brief

Way of Saint James is a 244 km long-distance trail (T2), Switzerland.

It climbs 11,140 m and descends 10,390 m, topping out at 2,605 m; it starts at 1,913 m and ends at 2,039 m.

The official walking times of its 19 stages add up to about 78 hours.

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

39% of the route runs through forest.

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

At the high point the warmest month, August, averages 11° 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
244 km
Ascent / descent
11,140 m / 10,390 m
Highest / lowest point
2,605 m / 575 m
Walking time
78 h
Grade
T2 · mountain hiking
Effort
multi-day
Steepest kilometre
26 %
In forest
39 %
Best months
Jul–Aug
Start
Lü
Network
Regional route · 43
Stages
19
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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. Junpossible
  7. Julgood, wetter
  8. Auggood, wetter
  9. Seppossible
  10. Octpossible
  11. Novunsuitable
  12. Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (2,605 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-4°-5°-3°0°4°8°11°11°7°4°-1°-3°
Average low-18°-14°-9°-6°-1°2°4°5°2°-1°-11°-17°
Precipitation107 mm89 mm109 mm115 mm174 mm213 mm237 mm240 mm176 mm142 mm150 mm115 mm
Daylight8 h 58 min10 h 19 min11 h 51 min13 h 33 min15 h 00 min15 h 49 min15 h 29 min14 h 14 min12 h 36 min10 h 58 min9 h 26 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
0.2Town or villageLü1,928 m
14.0Town or villageS-charl1,810 m
27.6Town or villageScuol1,250 m
28.4SightScuol-Tarasp railway station–
32.4Town or villageFtan1,638 m
38.5Town or villageArdez1,466 m
42.7SightGuarda–
46.9SightLavin–
47.0Town or villageLavin1,414 m
58.1SightWildenberg Castle–
58.3Town or villageZernez1,477 m
58.5SightZernez railway station–
99.5Town or villageDavos1,560 m
101.9SightMountain Hotel Schatzalp (former sanatorium)–
112.7SightReformed Church, Litzirüti–
114.0SightLangwieser Viaduct–
118.4Town or villagePeist · 1.1 km off the route1,335 m
119.8Town or villageSankt Peter · 0.8 km off the route1,294 m
127.8Town or villagePraden1,176 m
135.8SightAntistitium–
135.8Town or villageChur601 m
140.5Town or villageFelsberg · 0.8 km off the route570 m
144.8Town or villageDomat/Ems585 m
149.1Town or villageTamins667 m
149.1SightTamins–
153.1Town or villageTrin873 m
163.8Town or villageValendas · 1.2 km off the route813 m
165.4Town or villageSagogn785 m
166.8Town or villageLaax1,011 m
167.2LakeLaaxersee1,016 m
171.0Town or villageSchluein · 1.5 km off the route763 m
171.1Town or villageFalera1,220 m
177.6Town or villageRuschein1,157 m
178.3Town or villageSchnaus · 1.1 km off the route720 m
180.9Town or villageSiat1,306 m
197.1LakeLag da Breil1,254 m
198.0Town or villageBreil/Brigels1,281 m
203.0Town or villageSchlans1,177 m
207.5Town or villageTrun871 m
207.7SightTrun–
210.4Town or villageRabius955 m
212.4Town or villageSumvitg1,055 m
219.8SightDisentis Abbey–
220.4Town or villageDisentis1,155 m
viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Forest

  • under trees 39 %
  • measured every 50 m

Gradients

  • < 5 %: 40 %
  • 5–10 %: 28 %
  • 10–15 %: 17 %
  • 15–25 %: 11 %
  • ≥ 25 %: 3 %
viiStages

19 stages from start to finish

#StageDistanceAscentDescentHighest pointWalking timeGrade
1Müstair – Lü17.6 km820 m160 m1,918 m5 hT2
2Lü – S-charl15.0 km500 m620 m2,251 m4 h 10 minT2
3S-charl – Scuol13.6 km280 m800 m1,811 m3 h 40 minT2
4Scuol – Guarda14.7 km740 m380 m1,672 m4 h 20 minT2
5Guarda – Zernez16.3 km480 m660 m1,663 m4 h 25 minT2
6Zernez – S-chanf (Cinous-chel)9.9 km340 m180 m1,721 m2 h 40 minT2
7S-chanf (Cinous-chel) – Dürrboden17.9 km1,050 m660 m2,605 m5 h 40 minT2
8Dürrboden – Davos Dorf12.7 km70 m520 m2,007 m3 hT2
9Davos Dorf – Langwies14.2 km840 m1,050 m2,349 m5 hT2
10Langwies – Tschiertschen12.4 km640 m680 m1,433 m4 hT2
11Tschiertschen – Chur11.3 km240 m1,000 m1,347 m3 h 20 minT2
12Chur – Tamins13.0 km360 m300 m741 m3 h 25 minT2
13Tamins – Trin Digg4.7 km260 m110 m825 m1 h 25 minT2
14Trin Digg – Laax (Falera)17.2 km950 m560 m1,214 m5 h 20 minT2
15Laax (Falera) – Brigels (Andiast)20.9 km800 m820 m1,512 m6 hT2
16Brigels (Andiast) – Trun15.6 km640 m950 m1,301 m4 h 45 minT2
17Trun – Disentis12.7 km580 m300 m1,163 m3 h 40 minT2
18Disentis – Rueras12.1 km500 m220 m1,453 m3 h 20 minT2
19Rueras – Oberalppass12.1 km1,050 m420 m2,157 m4 h 20 minT2
Average stage: 13.9 km; shortest 4.7 km, longest 20.9 km.
viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Way of Saint James, km 0
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Way of Saint James, km 18
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Way of Saint James, km 33
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Way of Saint James, km 46
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Way of Saint James, km 61
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Way of Saint James, km 77
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ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start
46.62164° N, 10.37010° E · 1,913 m
Finish
46.66122° N, 8.67188° E · 2,039 m
Car park at the start
yes · 9 m
Stop at the start
Lü Cumün · Bus stop · 6 m
Stop at the finish
Oberalppass · Railway station · 88 m
Nearest airport
Bolzano Airport (BZO) · 75.2 km
Nearest airport
Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 103 km
xNearby

More routes near Lü

Riva dal RomGrisons · official15.6 km110 m ↑3 h 30 minT2Senda Val Müstair (Lü)Grisons · official9.4 km280 m ↑2 h 40 minT2Senda Val MüstairGrisons19.3 km1,288 m ↑7 h 30 minT2Runca - ValchavaGrisons1.5 km2 m ↑30 minT2Fuldera - RuncaGrisons3.1 km226 m ↑1 h 20 minT2

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