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Way of Saint James

Stage 10: Langwies – Tschiertschen

Stage · 12.4 km · 640 m ↑ · 4 h · T2

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance12.4 kmone way

Ascent640 mdescent 680 m

Highest point1,433 mlowest 1,039 m

Walking time4 hofficial

GradeT2mountain hiking

Effortmoderatetime and climb

iThe route

Stage 10 in brief

Stage 10 of the Way of Saint James covers 12.4 km from Langwies to Praden, Grisons, Switzerland.

It climbs 640 m and descends 680 m, topping out at 1,433 m; it starts at 1,380 m and ends at 1,347 m.

The official walking time is 4 h.

On the SAC hiking scale it is graded T2 (mountain hiking). In terms of effort it counts as moderate.

70% of the way is on natural paths, 0% on gravel and 30% on tarmac; 76% of it runs through forest.

The best months are April and October, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.

At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 19° 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.

This is one of the route's official stages.

All 19 stages of the Way of Saint James

Facts

Distance: 12.4 km
Ascent / descent: 640 m / 680 m
Highest / lowest point: 1,433 m / 1,039 m
Walking time: 4 h
Grade: T2 · mountain hiking
Effort: moderate
Steepest kilometre: 16 %
In forest: 76 %
Best months: Apr · Oct
Finish: Praden
Network: Regional route · 43
Stages: 10 / 19

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iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m

Move along the profile to follow the route on the map.

iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

Janunsuitable
Febunsuitable
Marpossible
Aprgood
Maygood, wetter
Jungood, wetter
Julgood, wetter
Auggood, wetter
Sepgood, wetter
Octgood
Novpossible
Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (1,433 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	1°	5°	9°	14°	17°	19°	19°	15°	11°	5°	1°
Average low	-9°	-8°	-5°	-1°	3°	6°	8°	8°	5°	1°	-4°	-8°
Precipitation	90 mm	81 mm	94 mm	86 mm	122 mm	154 mm	175 mm	179 mm	131 mm	90 mm	107 mm	96 mm
Daylight	8 h 57 min	10 h 19 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 34 min	15 h 02 min	15 h 51 min	15 h 31 min	14 h 15 min	12 h 36 min	10 h 57 min	9 h 24 min	8 h 34 min

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Sight	Reformed Church, Litzirüti	–
0.0	Drinking water	–	–
0.4	Railway station	Langwies	1,317 m
1.4	Sight	Langwieser Viaduct	–
5.7	Town or village	Peist · 1.1 km off the route	1,335 m
6.6	Town or village	Sankt Peter · 0.9 km off the route	1,294 m
12.1	Cable car or lift	Tschiertschen	1,355 m
12.4	Town or village	Praden · 2.0 km off the route	1,176 m
12.4	Sight	Reformierte Kirche Tschiertschen	–
12.4	Viewpoint	–	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 70 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 30 %

Forest

under trees 76 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 27 %
5–10 %: 27 %
10–15 %: 23 %
15–25 %: 19 %
≥ 25 %: 4 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 46.82044° N, 9.71250° E · 1,380 m
Finish: 46.81764° N, 9.60650° E · 1,347 m
Car park at the start: yes · 36 m
Stop at the start: Langwies · Railway station · 120 m
Stop at the finish: Tschiertschen · Bus stop · 75 m
Nearest airport: Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) · 74.8 km
Nearest airport: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) · 95.8 km

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