04^May Sat
08:40

Don't have anything better to do, so let's go hiking 😜

We'll start in sunny Ticino and end up in sunny Graubünden. Might be, that 🌅 happened. But that'll be allright.

Note that there's quite some ascent ⬆️ and descent ⬇️ on the tour - about 1'700m up and down! Make sure that's cool with you. Especially for the way down I strongly suggest to use hiking poles.

As usual on my hikes, I plan to finish in a restaurant in Roveredo. If somebody has some suggestions, please let me know. Tbh, I don't yet know whether there's anything at all…

· 🚶 Start point (for the hike): Bellinzona Stazione
· 🏁 Destination: Roveredo
· ⏳ Duration: 8 hours of hiking ⚠️
· ↔️ Distance: 20 km
· ⬆️ Ascent: 1'770 hm ⚠️
· ⬇️ Descent: 1'713 hm ⚠️

(Note: data taken from swisstopo. Different apps calculate these data differently.)

Equipment

· Hiking poles: STRONGLY Suggested
· Proper boots
· Maybe layers of clothes
· Sun protection
· Water: something to drink — about 2l. There are not many fountains along the way.
· Picnic: I'll aim to have a break about every 10km. And in the middle we'll have a break for "lunch".

Links:

· Telegram Group Chat (🥾 Hiking in Switzerland ⛰️)

Route (GPX):

· OutdoorActive (the source - planned there — THIS is the route we're going to go)
· LocusMap (click on Export to get the GPX.)

Public transportation

From Zürich in the morning

Meeting point: Meet in the train IC 2 leaving from platform 5. I will come from Winterthur and rush to the platform. I'll try to reserve seats. As soon as I know where the seats are, I'll update — this will be on the evening before, after 20:00.

I highly doubt that SBB will reserve, though. So be prepared to manage to travel alone from Zürich 3 stops to Bellinzona…

1. 07:05 → 08:44, IC 2, Zürich HB - Gl. 5 → Bellinzona - Gl. 3

Back from ROVEREDO at the evening

It very much depends on the time we arrive at the destination. There's a connection every 1 hour until 21:42.

1. 19:41 → 19:57, Bus 214, Roveredo GR, Mondan → Castione, Stazione - Kante A
2. 20:00 → 20:11, Bus 221, Castione, Stazione - Kante A → Bellinzona, Stazione - Kante A
3. 20:17 → 22:55, IC 2, Bellinzona - Gl. 1 → Zürich HB - Gl. 9

Tickets

Make sure to have tickets for the trains/busses.

IMPORTANT
The organizer is not responsible for any bodily injury or other accidents that might happen during the hike. By signing up on this activity, the participants agree that the organizer will not be held responsible in any way. Although the hike is not complicated, it is each individual responsibility to ensure that they can do the hike and check out the trail.