The Route
The Via Engiadina is a 164km long-distance hiking trail along the entire length of the Engadine valley. Starting in the southwestern end of the valley following the swiss part of the river Inn (Romansh: En) from the area of it’s source to the austrian border.
The twelve stages connect the village of Maloja in the Upper Engadine with Vinadi in the Lower Engadine on the border with Tyrol. In parts, the classic high-altitude trail runs through alpine terrain, then back down in the valley along the river.
The vis Engiadina is an official regional route by SwitzerlandMobility and is signposted with the number 87.
https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-87
Stats:
Approx dist: 164 km (102 miles)
Ascent: 6940m
Descent: 7466m
Highest point: Lej Alv (Corviglia), 2556m
Lowest point: Vinadi, 1087m
Sights along the way
Engadine lake plateau with lake Sils and Lake Silvaplana
The hamlet of Grevasalvas that served as a Heidi film set in the 1970s
Town of Zernez which is the gateway to the Swiss National Park
Guarda, home of the children's book hero Schellen-Ursli
The region
The Engadine (Romansh: Engiadina) is a long high Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden in southeasternmost Switzerland with about 25,000 inhabitants. It follows the route of the Inn from its headwaters at Maloja Pass in the southwest running roughly northeast until the Inn flows into Austria, little less than one hundred kilometers downstream. The Inn subsequently flows at Passau into the Danube, making it the only Swiss river to drain into the Black Sea. The Engadine is protected by high mountain ranges on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate, beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities.
