A worthwhile short tour out of the city of Chur. It leads through the beautiful Fuerstenwald forest recreation area to the rural village of Trimmis and along the Rhine back to the Alpine City. On the way back, you cross the Rhine on the Pardislabrücke bridge, which is well worth seeing, the Plessur on the Italian bridge and finally you return through the picturesque old town to the starting point at Chur railway station.  

The tour starts in the old town of Chur and then leads over varied trails in the direction of Maladers. Shortly before entering the village, turn left and follow a hilly Panorama Trail, which offers a unique view of the city of Chur and the surrounding mountains. After a short final ascent to the Mittenberg, the breathtaking view can be enjoyed before the attractive downhill towards the starting point follows. The Mittenberg Circuit offers quick access to nature from the urban area and is a unique experience for beginners as well as advanced hikers.

From Chur, the ascent is via the mountain road to Langwies with its impressive railway viaduct. In Langwies, turn left and head downhill towards the railway station, cross the Plessur and then climb uphill off the road in the quiet forest to Litzirüti. There you cross the road again before continuing in the forest towards the reservoir and completing the last part of the climb to Arosa via Untersee to Obersee.

By the way: If you want to shorten the tour, you can take the Arosa railway from Chur to Langwies, Litzirüti or Arosa and thus do a large part of the ascent with the e-bike by train.

From Arosa there is a pleasant ascent to Ochsenalp, which is already the highest point of this tour and is open to the public in the summer months.

Now follows the descent to Tschiertschen. The scenery is spectacular and the trail is also varied and exciting. You reach Tschiertschen on a single trail, with a short counter-climb at the end. The pretty mountain village is truly a feast for the eyes - and an ideal place for a break to refuel in one of the restaurants. Now the descent follows along the little-used mountain road to Praden and on to Passugg. After the hotel management school, a beautiful and easy trail branches off to the right and leads flowingly down to Meiersboden. Now it is not far back to Chur. After a detour through the old town, you return to the starting point at the railway station.

Anyone walking through Chur often hears the water gurgling beneath them or sees small streams rushing past. No, it is not a sewer, it is the Chur mill streams. Since Chur itself has no water of its own and still obtains its drinking water from sources of value, the mill streams were the lifelines of the city for centuries. The Plessur as the dominant river in the landscape flows through Chur, but it has much of a wild mountain stream on which neither goods could be transported nor mills could be driven. Therefore, the construction of the mill streams was the prerequisite for a regulated water supply of Chur. They provided the city with service water and hydroelectric power and enabled industry and the population to survive in Chur. Did you know, for example, that the Chur Quadereis was produced annually with the water of the Mühlbach or that the repair workshop of the SBB was powered by the same water? 

• The tour is suitable for strollers
• The tour is wheelchair accessible
• Book the tour as a culinary tour and enjoy a delicious 3-course menu during your tour

Directly from the city of Chur, this circular tour leads through the wine-growing villages in the Graubünden Rhine valley and later the "Bündner Herrschaft". Part of the route runs along the Graubünden wine hiking trail, where various panels provide interesting information about regional viticulture. From the outermost Graubünden village of Fläsch, the return journey then takes place along the Alpine Rhine and, at the end, with a detour through the old town of Chur, which is well worth seeing, to the starting point at the train station.

The Schanfigg village trail now connects the villages of Schanfigg from Chur to Arosa on both sides of the valley for hikers. Traditional and authentic village culture can be experienced on the 52 km long (mountain) hiking trail.

The Dörferweg leads through intact and varied landscapes with magnificent views, through meadows and forests, across Töbel and past Maiensässen and, last but not least, through the villages with their characteristic wooden knitted buildings, farm and village shops, restaurants and Besenbeizen. The alternation of natural and cultural landscapes can be experienced at every turn, as can be seen, for example, in the scenically magnificent sections at Gründji & Frauentobel.

The village trail enriches the range of hiking opportunities in Schanfigg. Thanks to the good public transport connections between the villages, a variety of circular hikes can be planned, e.g. in connection with the Schanfigger Höhenweg.

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