813 Nationalpark Trail

Discover what is usually unseen: A digital hiking guide leads the way through the park on the Champlönch children's trail. The cuckoo calls at exactly the right moment: shortly after starting from parking lot 1 towards the Hotel Il Fuorn. On the GPS device "Webpark", which can be rented for 19 francs at the National Park Centre in Zernez, the first of ten virtual companions appears and tells a story exactly matching the location where you currently are.

First, it is the park ranger Marchet, who enthusiastically reports on his varied work. With this, he achieves exactly what the children's trail organizers dreamed of: the children's curiosity is sparked, and the National Park becomes an "emotional park." The little ones listen eagerly while flipping through the booklet that contains a CD with all the texts (for listening at home), which is also part of the package. What a pleasure—for the parents. Because the digital travel guide makes the hike on the new children's trail free from nagging and stress right from the start. Even more: the children can hardly wait for the cuckoo to announce the next virtual guest: Marmotin, the marmot for example, Tumasch, the red deer, or Tina, the chamois.

The simple and wonderfully beautiful hike leads across "the long field" (Champlönch) to Alp Grimmels, zigzagging down to the Ova da Val Ftur and then along the slopes of Piz dal Fuorn. Without any grumbling or complaining, because the children want only one thing: the next story, the next experience. And finally, of course, the ice cream at the romantic Hotel Il Fuorn, which used to be a popular stage stop for travelers, muleteers, and smugglers and today serves as a "base camp" for National Park visitors. It remains the only hotel in the 100-year-old park.

Zernez (Champlönch) - Grimmels - Plan de la Posa - Zernez (Il Fuorn)