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Way of Saint James

Stage 18: Disentis – Rueras

Stage · 12.1 km · 500 m ↑ · 3 h 20 min · T2

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance12.1 kmone way

Ascent500 mdescent 220 m

Highest point1,453 mlowest 1,133 m

Walking time3 h 20 minofficial

GradeT2mountain hiking

Effortmoderatetime and climb

iThe route

Stage 18 in brief

Stage 18 of the Way of Saint James covers 12.1 km from Disentis to Rueras, Grisons, Switzerland.

It climbs 500 m and descends 220 m, topping out at 1,453 m; it starts at 1,136 m and ends at 1,402 m.

The official walking time is 3 h 20 min.

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; 17% of it runs through forest.

The best month is October, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.

At the high point the warmest month, August, 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: 12.1 km
Ascent / descent: 500 m / 220 m
Highest / lowest point: 1,453 m / 1,133 m
Walking time: 3 h 20 min
Grade: T2 · mountain hiking
Effort: moderate
Steepest kilometre: 11 %
In forest: 17 %
Best months: Oct
Start: Disentis
Network: Regional route · 43
Stages: 18 / 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

Janpossible
Febunsuitable
Marpossible
Aprpossible
Maygood, wetter
Jungood, wetter
Julgood, wetter
Auggood, wetter
Sepgood, wetter
Octgood
Novpossible
Decpossible

Climate at the high point (1,453 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	3°	3°	5°	7°	11°	16°	19°	19°	15°	12°	7°	4°
Average low	-6°	-3°	0°	2°	6°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	1°	-8°
Precipitation	161 mm	142 mm	176 mm	202 mm	255 mm	243 mm	252 mm	263 mm	250 mm	199 mm	215 mm	171 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 30 min	14 h 14 min	12 h 36 min	10 h 57 min	9 h 25 min	8 h 35 min

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Railway station	Disentis/Mustér	1,130 m
0.2	Drinking water	–	–
0.4	Town or village	Disentis	1,155 m
1.4	Sight	St. Agatha Chapel	–
1.4	Picnic spot	Cuflons	–
1.9	Picnic spot	–	–
2.3	Drinking water	–	–
2.8	Drinking water	–	–
3.7	Drinking water	–	–
4.0	Sight	Segnas	–
4.4	Drinking water	–	–
5.6	Drinking water	–	–
9.0	Hostel	Jugendhotel Alpina	–
9.6	Hostel	Ferienhaus Aurora	–
9.7	Hostel	Nova Casa Spinatscha	–
10.3	Shelter	–	–
11.7	Railway station	Rueras	1,447 m
12.0	Drinking water	–	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 70 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 30 %

Forest

under trees 17 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 60 %
5–10 %: 28 %
10–15 %: 10 %
15–25 %: 2 %
≥ 25 %: 0 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 46.70527° N, 8.85542° E · 1,136 m
Finish: 46.67498° N, 8.75141° E · 1,402 m
Car park at the start: yes · 8 m
Stop at the start: Disentis/Mustér · Railway station · 24 m
Stop at the finish: Rueras · Railway station · 196 m
Nearest airport: Lugano Airport (LUG) · 78.1 km
Nearest airport: Zürich Airport (ZRH) · 86.9 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