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Way of Saint James

Stage 15: Laax (Falera) – Brigels (Andiast)

Stage · 20.9 km · 800 m ↑ · 6 h · T2

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance20.9 kmone way

Ascent800 mdescent 820 m

Highest point1,512 mlowest 1,159 m

Walking time6 hofficial

GradeT2mountain hiking

Effortdemandingtime and climb

iThe route

Stage 15 in brief

Stage 15 of the Way of Saint James covers 20.9 km from Falera to Brigels (Andiast), Grisons, Switzerland.

It climbs 800 m and descends 820 m, topping out at 1,512 m; it starts at 1,214 m and ends at 1,191 m.

The official walking time is 6 h.

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

70% of the way is on natural paths, 0% on gravel and 30% on tarmac; 46% 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 20° 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: 20.9 km
Ascent / descent: 800 m / 820 m
Highest / lowest point: 1,512 m / 1,159 m
Walking time: 6 h
Grade: T2 · mountain hiking
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 16 %
In forest: 46 %
Best months: Apr · Oct
Start: Falera
Network: Regional route · 43
Stages: 15 / 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 (1,512 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°	2°	6°	10°	14°	18°	20°	19°	15°	11°	5°	1°
Average low	-8°	-7°	-3°	0°	4°	7°	9°	9°	5°	2°	-3°	-7°
Precipitation	83 mm	71 mm	86 mm	84 mm	114 mm	123 mm	145 mm	145 mm	123 mm	93 mm	106 mm	87 mm
Daylight	8 h 57 min	10 h 19 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 34 min	15 h 01 min	15 h 50 min	15 h 31 min	14 h 15 min	12 h 36 min	10 h 57 min	9 h 25 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	Town or village	Castrisch · 2.7 km off the route	709 m
0.0	Town or village	Schluein · 1.5 km off the route	763 m
0.0	Town or village	Sagogn · 2.1 km off the route	785 m
0.0	Town or village	Laax · 2.0 km off the route	1,011 m
0.1	Town or village	Falera	1,220 m
0.1	Drinking water	–	–
0.4	Cable car or lift	Falera (Talstation Curnius)	1,218 m
3.0	Drinking water	–	–
5.6	Drinking water	–	–
6.7	Hostel	Boardercamp	–
6.7	Drinking water	–	–
6.8	Town or village	Ruschein	1,157 m
7.4	Town or village	Schnaus · 1.1 km off the route	720 m
9.6	Town or village	Siat	1,306 m
12.2	Viewpoint	–	–
12.3	Drinking water	–	–
14.8	Drinking water	–	–
17.2	Picnic spot	Plaun Asch	–
20.8	Hostel	Casa da vacanzas e sport	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 70 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 30 %

Forest

under trees 46 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 37 %
5–10 %: 31 %
10–15 %: 20 %
15–25 %: 10 %
≥ 25 %: 2 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 46.80059° N, 9.23201° E · 1,214 m
Finish: 46.78444° N, 9.11324° E · 1,191 m
Car park at the start: Falera · 294 m
Stop at the start: Falera, Volg · Bus stop · 3 m
Stop at the finish: Andiast, vitg · Bus stop · 9 m
Nearest airport: Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) · 80.1 km
Nearest airport: Zürich Airport (ZRH) · 89.7 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