33.08 Ospizio Bernina - Cavaglia, Via Albula / Bernina

The path offers fantastic views of mountains and glaciers, into the deep incision of the Valposchiavo and the Bergamasque Alps behind in Italy. The railway winds through many hairpin bends to overcome the altitude difference: an impressive sight!          

From the high valley Cavaglia, which developed into a village with a school, shop, and restaurant for a few decades due to the railway and power plant construction, you descend over the countless, well-preserved alpine pastures surrounded by forest and hedges down to Poschiavo, the main town of the valley.   

A detour to the accessible glacier mills of Cavaglia is definitely worth it. The stones set into rotation by the strong currents of prehistoric glacier water have ground the glacier mills into the rocks and shaped them into smooth hollows and breakthroughs.

Newly designed hiking trail markings

Everyone knows them: the white-red-white hiking trail markings guiding hikers. On this route, five of these signs have looked a bit different since September 2017. The artist Stefan Rüesch applied his hand, or rather brush, to do justice to the beauty of nature. In the motto: Every spot a masterpiece.

Click above on the map and find the exact location of the newly designed hiking trail markings.