Guarda – Ardez: Hike between two Engadine villages

Simple
4.8 km
1:30 h
47 mhd
274 mhd
Guarda – Ardez: Wanderung zwischen zwei Engadiner Dörfern
Guarda – Ardez: Wanderung zwischen zwei Engadiner Dörfern

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Guarda – Ardez: Wanderung zwischen zwei Engadiner Dörfern
From one picture-book village of Romanesque residential culture to the next, mountain panorama included.
Technique 2/6
Fitness 1/6
Highest Point  1671 m
Lowest Point  1434 m
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Start
PostBus stop Guarda, cumün
Destination
Ardez train station
Coordinates
46.775543, 10.152429

Details

Description

The hike starts in Guarda, the Schellen-Ursli village on a sunny terrace high above the Inn. Engadine building culture, goats, local products and the Schellen-Ursli story characterise the village. A small road leads relatively level to the hamlet of Bos-cha, before the path descends on the same road to the model village of Romanesque residential culture, Ardez.

Geheimtipp

The villages of Guarda and Ardez, with their sgraffito-decorated Engadine houses and village squares with fountains, invite you to take an extensive tour.

Sicherheitshinweis

The tour was assessed in favourable weather conditions, it is imperative that the current weather conditions and weather forecasts are observed before starting the tour.

Emergency call:

144 Emergency call, first aid

1414 Mountain rescue REGA

112 International emergency call

Ausrüstung

Good shoes, rain and sun protection, water bottle, first aid kit.

Directions

From the eastern end of the village in Guarda towards Bos-cha and Ardez

Directions

Public Transport

  • With the Rhaetian Railway (from Chur, Prättigau or Upper Engadine) hourly to Guarda station
  • Several times daily PostBus connection from Guarda, staziun (railway station) to Guarda, cumün

Arrival information

  • From the north: via Landquart – Klosters by car transport through the Vereina Tunnel (Selfranga – Sagliains) or via the Flüela Pass into the Lower Engadine on H27
  • From the east: via Landeck / Austria in the direction of St. Moritz on H27
  • From the south: via Reschenpass (Nauders-Martina) or Ofenpass (Val Müstair-Zernez) on H27

Guarda can be reached in 5 minutes by car from the Engadin road at Giarsun (10 minutes from Vereina south portal)

Parken

  • Paid parking at the entrance to Guarda village (Guarda is car-free)
  • Paid parking at Guarda railway station

Responsible for this content Tourism Engadin Scuol Samnaun Val Müstair AG.

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