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Swiss National Park

Round trip to Alp Grimmels

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Table of Contents:

  1. The Trip at a Glance
  2. Maps and Diagramms
  3. Picture Gallery

The Trip at a Glance:

Route:
Ova Spin - Champlönch - Alp Grimmels - Margun Grimmels - Ova Spin
Category:
Regular trail
Distance:
7.2 km (4.5 miles)
Elevation:
Minimum: 1836 m (6025 feet) / Maximum: 2095 m (6874 feet) / Difference: 259 m (849 feet)
Duration:
About 3 hours (stops not included)
Highlight:
Sight of marmots on Alp Grimmels

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Maps and Diagramms:

Overview:

[ Overview of the trails to Alp Grimmels ]
(Click on the map for an enlargement)

There are three trails to Alp Grimmels: One starting at parking lot P1 / bus stop "Champlönch" through the valley Champlönch, one starting at parking lot P2 (no bus stop) or parking lot P3 / bus stop "Vallun Chafuol" near Vallun Chafuol and one starting at parking lot P5 or P6 / bus stop "Il Fuorn" near the hotel Il Fuorn. If you use the bus, any combination of these trails make up a nice trip without the need of going back the same way. In addition, there is also a new trail from P2 to P1, so it is now possible to hike a round trip starting and ending at P1 without going back the same trail.
Note: We strongly discourage to walk on the Pas dal Fuorn road, it is a small road with a lot of traffic and there is no room for pedestrians !

Detailed Map:

[ Detailed map with trail to Alp Grimmels ]
(Click on the map for an enlargement)

This track was recorded with a GPS and shows the actual trip to Alp Grimmels starting and ending at Ova Spin (find more information about GPS systems here).

Elevation profile:

[ Elevation profile of the trail to Alp Grimmels ]
(Click on the chart for an enlargement)

This profile was recorded with a GPS and shows the measured elevation of the trail shown above (find more information about GPS systems here).

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Picture Gallery:

[ Valley Champlönch - a small valley with a wide, easy to hike trail in the center and a forest in the background ] [ Valley Champlönch - a small valley with a wide, easy to hike trail in the center and some mountains in the background ] [ Hotel Il fuorn and the Pass dal Fuorn road seen through the forest near Alp Grimmels ]
1) Valley Champlönch - view direction northwest 2) Valley Champlönch - view direction southeast 3) View from near Alp Grimmels down to the Pass dal Fuorn road and the hotel Il Fuorn
 
[ Alp Grimmels from a distance, an alpine meadow surrounded by a forest ] [ Alp Grimmels, the alpine meadow in the foreground and a mountain in the back ] [ A marmot on Alp Grimmels ]
4) Alp Grimmels from a distance - this picture was taken from the opposite side of the main valley 5) View of Alp Grimmels, a rest area where lots of marmots live 6) A marmot on Alp Grimmels
 
[ Panoramic view from Alp Grimmels - Il Fourn and the Pass dal Fuorn road on the left, Munt la Schera in the center and part of Alp Grimmels with the pick nic area on the right ]
7) Panoramic view from Alp Grimmels (this picture was made up from four images "stitched" together with Canon PhotoStitch)

Click on the images for an enlargement.
Production note: All pictures were taken with a Canon PowerShot Pro 90IS digital camera and processed with Microsoft Image Composer.

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