Round trip to Alp Grimmels

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

(Note: Click on the images for an enlargment.)

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 !

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).

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

Valley Champlönch - view direction northwest	Valley Champlönch - view direction southeast	View from near Alp Grimmels down to the Pass dal Fuorn road and the hotel Il Fuorn
Alp Grimmels from a distance - this picture was taken from the opposite side of the main valley	View of Alp Grimmels, a rest area where lots of marmots live	A marmot on Alp Grimmels
Panoramic view from Alp Grimmels (this picture was made up from four images "stitched" together with Canon PhotoStitch)