The hike lasts almost 2 hours and leads from sunny Maladers through the forest towards the Mittenbergbelt and via the St.Luzi Chapel to the Haldenhüttli (small hut) from where you have a fantastic view over the city.

Comfortable arrival, enjoyable hike

The easy hike from Maladers (1000m) to Chur (600m) is suitable for everyone. With only a 15 minute bus ride from Chur we arrive at the starting point from where we start walking towards Oberdorf. After the first intersecting road we turn left and follow the directional sign to Chur. If you need supplies for the hike or a small souvenir, you might find it at Sina's farm shop. The path to Chur passes the cemetery and leads towards Mittenberg/Kleinwaldegg where it enters the forest. After a while we arrive at the little chapel St.Luzi. From there it is not far until we reach the Haldenhüttli (small hut) in the vineyards above Chur.

Author: Hansjürg Gredig, ZHAW Life Sciences and Facility Management

Sina's farm shop for a souvenir

Author: Hansjürg Gredig, ZHAW Life Sciences and Facility Management

The hike lasts almost 2 hours and leads from sunny Maladers through the forest towards the Mittenbergbelt and via the St.Luzi Chapel to the Haldenhüttli (small hut) from where you have a fantastic view over the city.

Comfortable arrival, enjoyable hike

The easy hike from Maladers (1000m) to Chur (600m) is suitable for everyone. With only a 15 minute bus ride from Chur we arrive at the starting point from where we start walking towards Oberdorf. After the first intersecting road we turn left and follow the directional sign to Chur. If you need supplies for the hike or a small souvenir, you might find it at Sina's farm shop. The path to Chur passes the cemetery and leads towards Mittenberg/Kleinwaldegg where it enters the forest. After a while we arrive at the little chapel St.Luzi. From there it is not far until we reach the Haldenhüttli (small hut) in the vineyards above Chur.

Author: Hansjürg Gredig, ZHAW Life Sciences and Facility Management

Rewarding ski tour, beginning at the top gondola station in Brambrüesch. Ascent through the forest at first, later on close to the ski slopes up to Furggabüel and the Dreibündenstein high plateau, which is being crossed on the tour (possible to ski down without skins). At appr. 2100m the ascent to the Fulhorn begins. Take care along the ascent since there are steep parts and snow drifts.

Descents are possible to Alp dil Plaun, the ski hut Term Bel and (if enough snow) as far as Domat/Ems in the valley (otherwise at Alp dil Plaun left/southwards to Scheid). The descent through the steep north side in direction of Pradaschier / Churwalden is only for experienced ski tourers and with safe snow conditions. If you would like to descent to Churwalden, you can alternatively use the slopes in the ski area, as well. All ascents and descents are at your own risk.

The bike tour to the Mittenberg is a classic in Chur. From the city centre, the ascent leads to the Fürstenwald forest and along the forest road towards Mittenberg. The downhill variant via Nasstobel-Sand, on the other hand, is less well known. Via a beautiful single trail and the flowing high-level trail towards Maladers you reach the somewhat hidden entrance to the Nasstobel Trail. The entrance is exposed and narrow, so it is a good idea to get off the bike here. After the first challenging hairpin bends the character changes and the path leads relatively flat and flowy downwards (in between there are even a few hand-shaped curves and jumps). The first section ends at the junction with the road. Here you drive uphill for a short time and already the entrance to the second section, the sand trail, follows on the right. A varied single trail with a hairpin derby at the end (which can also be avoided). In the old town you can finish the tour with pleasure.

Due to the low elevation, the Chur Rhine valley offers good mountain biking conditions already at the end of winter time until late in the autumn time. The tour combines attractive single tracks with some ascents and descents, as well as panoramic trails.

Along the tour you will get a good view into the diverse scenery of the  Rhine valley and the Alpine City of Chur. At Rei-chenau/Tamins you will cross the Rhine river just where the Vorder and Hinter Rhine confluence.

As part of the 2nd Legends and Fairy Tale Days Chur, a guided hike to the Grottenstein castle ruins will take place on 25 November 2018 at 10 a.m. with exciting stories from the local world of legends, treasure-guarding cave fairies, enchanted toads and the golden skittles...  The stories are mysteriously interwoven with the direct experience of nature in the wintry mountain forest and in the enigmatic cave castle, where the campfire makes twitching shadows dance on the rock faces.

The ruins of Grottenstein Castle are located above Haldenstein. Little is known about its history, but a spring in the castle cave indicates a possible use as a refuge in times of need. Contrary to expectations, the name Grottenstein does not derive from the word Grotte in the sense of cave. Rather, the cave castle was originally called Chrottenstein, where Chrott means "toad". The reference to the toad now allows for completely different associations. The coinage as a toad place as well as local legends of a white maiden who guards sunken treasures and guards unborn souls inside the mountain, build mysterious bridges to mythology. In numerous legends, the toad and the white maiden appear as contrasting manifestations of the same entity, which often guards a hidden treasure of gold in caves and castle ruins. The auspicious treasure of gold is analogous to the basic maxim of alchemy, but is to be understood above all as a symbol for an inner treasure of the soul, an essential step in development or a realization. 

After starting on the Alexanderplatz in the heart of Chur, the Uphill Trail UFFA leads through the picturesque old town of the canton's main town, through the Obergasse and the Obertor up to the Rosenhügel. There, the track changes from asphalt to forest roads and varied (single) trails, which lead up to the first lookout point on Juchs. Over a steep and challenging climb, it goes up to the highest point at Spundisköpf lake, from there on a varied trail over the Spundisköpfe to the mountain station and the finish at the mountain restaurant.

As the name implies: The thing rocks and rolls! Technically demanding and with many jumps advanced freeriders get their money's worth.

The tour starts at the Chur train station, from where you soon follow the local stream called Plessur, which later on flows into the Rhine. Along the tree-covered riverside of the Rhine, you walk at the foot of the impressive Calanda mountain. On the way back to the city you will pass Switzerland's largest mural painting at the Mühleturm, then follow the Mühlebach stream and pass by the 1'200 m2 large sculpture park at the Forum Würth, where you can see artworks of famous artists like Jean Tinguely, Bernhard Luginbühl, Not Vital or Niki de Saint Phalle.

Further information on the two individual trails can be found on the separate tours:

• Uphill Trail UFFA
• Panorama Trail OBA

This challenging round tour starts at the northern side of the Chur railway station. Through the villages of Felsberg and Domat/Ems you reach the golf course in Domat/Ems. That's where the ascent starts. The mountain road is quite steep and it will take you some power to reach the mountain village of Feldis at 1'500 m. This is the perfect place to recharge your batteries in one of the restaurants.

From Feldis, continue on the level street in direction of Scheid. At point 1498 the next as-cent begins. Follow the paved mountain road up to the Alp di Plaun on 1953 m. At this point you can decide, whether you want to continue on the «Lady Patricia Trail» to Brambrüesch, or branch off and ascent to the Dreibündenstein. To continue on the here suggested route, follow the hiking trail to the ski hut Term Bel, turn right there and after 200 meters the trail branches off to the left side (follow the signal «Lady Patricia»). Before you reach the high route, the ascent continues and in the end you have to push your bike for appr. 10-15 minutes. When you have finally reached the height, a very panoramic and quite technical single track lies before you.

In the middle of the high route, you will find a memorial stone, where 1944 a US bomber has crashed into the mountain. The narrow single track traverses below of the Dreibündenstein. After that part, you come to enjoy the flow on the descent to Spundis. There, the trail branches off to the left and runs fluently at first, later more technical, to the Alp Juchs. From there, the trail continues demanding and challenging, before the last part of the descent will take you with a lot of flow back into the Alpine City of Chur.