National Park: Short hike Margun Grimmels (circular hike)

A hike through the typical mixed forest of the Ofenpass area, with Swiss stone pines, mountain pines, spruces, and larches. The path from the Ofenpass road passes the Ova Spin balancing basin to the clearing Margun Grimmels. Along the way, impressive browsing damage on spruces and mountain pines can be observed, illustrating the region's rich wildlife.

Note: Dogs are not allowed in the Swiss National Park, not even on a leash. Further information and all protection regulations can be found at nationalpark.ch/protection-regulations.

This route is easily walkable even in rainy weather.

The hike starts at parking lot 3 and the PostAuto stop «Vallun Chafuol (P3)» (1766 m above sea level) on the Ofenpass road. After the stop, the path descends towards Spöl and at the first fork turns right through a larch mountain pine forest with some Engadin pines. The route descends towards the Ova Spin balancing basin and follows the water for several hundred meters. Then it climbs again, over the small Alp Margun Grimmels (1657 m above sea level) up to the Ofenpass road. At the former parking lot 2, the route crosses the road and leads above the road back in the direction of Vallun Chafuol. Then the path branches off eastward to Grimmels, while the route to Vallun Chafuol continues through the forests southward and after a gentle descent reaches the starting point again.