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Way of Saint James

Stage 7: S-chanf (Cinous-chel) – Dürrboden

Stage · 17.9 km · 1,050 m ↑ · 5 h 40 min · T2

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance17.9 kmone way

Ascent1,050 mdescent 660 m

Highest point2,605 mlowest 1,625 m

Walking time5 h 40 minofficial

GradeT2mountain hiking

Effortdemandingtime and climb

iThe route

Stage 7 in brief

Stage 7 of the Way of Saint James covers 17.9 km from S-chanf (Cinous-chel) to Dürrboden, Switzerland.

It climbs 1,050 m and descends 660 m, topping out at 2,605 m; it starts at 1,630 m and ends at 2,006 m.

The official walking time is 5 h 40 min.

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; 15% of it 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.

This is one of the route's official stages.

All 19 stages of the Way of Saint James

Facts

Distance: 17.9 km
Ascent / descent: 1,050 m / 660 m
Highest / lowest point: 2,605 m / 1,625 m
Walking time: 5 h 40 min
Grade: T2 · mountain hiking
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 18 %
In forest: 15 %
Best months: Jul–Aug
Network: Regional route · 43
Stages: 7 / 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
Marunsuitable
Aprunsuitable
Mayunsuitable
Junpossible
Julgood, wetter
Auggood, wetter
Seppossible
Octpossible
Novunsuitable
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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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°
Precipitation	107 mm	89 mm	109 mm	115 mm	174 mm	213 mm	237 mm	240 mm	176 mm	142 mm	150 mm	115 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
0.1	Railway station	Cinuos-chel-Brail	1,640 m
2.8	Picnic spot	–	–
13.8	Pass	Scalettapass	2,606 m
13.8	Mountain hut	Scaletta-Schutzhütte	2,600 m
17.9	Mountain hut	Berggasthaus Dürrboden	2,007 m

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

Natural path 70 %
Gravel 0 %
Tarmac 30 %

Forest

under trees 15 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 34 %
5–10 %: 23 %
10–15 %: 22 %
15–25 %: 20 %
≥ 25 %: 1 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 46.63818° N, 10.02130° E · 1,630 m
Finish: 46.72093° N, 9.92261° E · 2,006 m
Car park at the start: yes · 54 m
Stop at the start: Cinuos-chel-Brail · Railway station · 13 m
Stop at the finish: Davos Dischma, Dürrboden · Bus stop · 61 m
Nearest airport: Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) · 101 km
Nearest airport: Bolzano Airport (BZO) · 102 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