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Way of Saint James

Stage 2: Lü – S-charl

Stage · 15.0 km · 500 m ↑ · 4 h 10 min · T2

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance15.0 kmone way

Ascent500 mdescent 620 m

Highest point2,251 mlowest 1,811 m

Walking time4 h 10 minofficial

GradeT2mountain hiking

Effortmoderatetime and climb

iThe route

Stage 2 in brief

Stage 2 of the Way of Saint James covers 15.0 km from Lü to S-charl, Grisons, Switzerland.

It climbs 500 m and descends 620 m, topping out at 2,251 m; it starts at 1,918 m and ends at 1,811 m.

The official walking time is 4 h 10 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; 34% 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 16° 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: 15.0 km
Ascent / descent: 500 m / 620 m
Highest / lowest point: 2,251 m / 1,811 m
Walking time: 4 h 10 min
Grade: T2 · mountain hiking
Effort: moderate
Steepest kilometre: 13 %
In forest: 34 %
Best months: Jun–Sep
Start: Lü
Finish: S-charl
Network: Regional route · 43
Stages: 2 / 19

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iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m

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iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

Janunsuitable
Febunsuitable
Marunsuitable
Aprunsuitable
Mayunsuitable
Jungood, wetter
Julgood, wetter
Auggood, wetter
Sepgood, wetter
Octpossible
Novunsuitable
Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (2,251 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°	-2°	1°	5°	9°	14°	16°	16°	11°	7°	1°	-3°
Average low	-14°	-14°	-9°	-5°	-1°	3°	4°	5°	1°	-3°	-8°	-13°
Precipitation	43 mm	35 mm	48 mm	60 mm	92 mm	96 mm	114 mm	109 mm	81 mm	88 mm	76 mm	52 mm
Daylight	8 h 58 min	10 h 19 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 33 min	15 h 00 min	15 h 49 min	15 h 29 min	14 h 14 min	12 h 36 min	10 h 58 min	9 h 26 min	8 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

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Drinking water	–	–
0.1	Town or village	Lü	1,928 m
0.6	Drinking water	–	–
2.3	Drinking water	–	–
4.6	Drinking water	–	–
4.7	Shelter	Jagdhütte	–
5.2	Pass	Pass da Costainas	2,251 m
12.5	Picnic spot	–	–
14.5	Picnic spot	–	–
15.0	Town or village	S-charl	1,810 m
15.0	Drinking water	–	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 70 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 30 %

Forest

under trees 34 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 50 %
5–10 %: 28 %
10–15 %: 15 %
15–25 %: 7 %
≥ 25 %: 1 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 46.62227° N, 10.36977° E · 1,918 m
Finish: 46.71545° N, 10.33470° E · 1,811 m
Car park at the start: yes · 6 m
Stop at the start: Lü Cumün · Bus stop · 6 m
Stop at the finish: S-charl · Bus stop · 5 m
Nearest airport: Bolzano Airport (BZO) · 75.3 km
Nearest airport: Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 103 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