Prättigauer Höhenweg - offizielle Route
Description
After the Postbus ride to St. Antönien, the adventure begins with the asphalt ascent up to the Bergli, the striking hut by the avalanche barriers that catches the eye even from far below. There are around 700 vertical meters to conquer here.
The road ends at the hut and the route switches to singletrack. The route now continues uphill to a picturesque mountain lake. The path is well maintained and mostly rideable with a little muscle power. After the lake, you roll along a wonderful high-level trail, always along the mountain flank, to the Garschina hut. The imposing building at the foot of the Sulzfluh can be seen from afar and almost automatically draws the eye.
Just below the Garschina hut begins the Prättigauer Höhenweg, a super trail directly below the striking rock towers. Here you feel like you've been transported to the Dolomites in places. The trail is mostly at difficulty level S2, with regular sections at level S3, and rides to just below the Schweizertor. There, the Prättigauer Höhenweg branches off to the right towards the Schesaplana hut. However, keep left and stay on the signposted route. A strong path leads down to Grüscher Älpli.
The official route then descends via Schuders to Schraubach and follows this to Schiers, mostly on less exciting gravel roads. The descent becomes more attractive if you traverse from Grüscher Älpli to Alp Drusa and then use the path via Salfsch for the descent to Schraubach. This adds another nice section of singletrail after the alp. At the bottom of the valley, you finally follow the official route to Schiers.
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Details of the tour
37 km
1060 m
1830 m
654 above sea level
2235 above sea level
1 day
St. Antönien
Schiers
3619
well suited
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User comments (3)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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I rode the trail today (October 6) on the official Schweiz Mobil trail. It was wonderful, and 90 percent of it was easy for me to ride (I’m at an intermediate technical level). The only time I had to push my bike was on the descent above Grüscher Äplis, where I lacked the technique and courage for the steep, slippery sections. I’d gladly do it again anytime—especially since the silence up there beneath the Rätikon was heavenly. During my break, the ringing in my own ears was the loudest sound I could hear.
Hiked on September 19, 2026—a beautiful panoramic hike! The trail starting at the Carschina Hut appears to have been recently re-routed, so we were mostly on S1 terrain with a few S2 sections. Only the short descent from the Schweizertor is a bit more technically challenging. From Salfsch (hiking signpost at 1,289 meters above sea level), we took the hiking trail back to St. Antönien, making for a leisurely loop hike. The first half up to the Chleibach Bridge (a narrow suspension bridge—quite an experience) can be ridden smoothly on an S1 trail. After that, however, you’ll have to push and carry your bike for long stretches—often on steep uphill sections—until you reach St. Antönien again via Aschüel.
We rode the tour on Saturday, August 15, 2026. We started in Pany, though, and rode the Bova Flowtrail (S0/S1) (No. 326) to St. Antönien to warm up. After the obligatory stop at the Carschina Hut, we continued on the S2+/S3 singletrack (No. 321) to the Grüscher Älpli. Be sure to tackle the climb up to Alp Drusa, then take the descent on a fun singletrack (S1) down to the Salfsch-Muttstrasse, which eventually leads to the valley floor. The gravel road through the gorge along the Schrabach is easy to ride, allowing you to marvel at the impressive rock faces. It really is a fantastic, challenging day trip with plenty of variety in an incredibly beautiful area. We ran into a few hikers (on Saturday), but that wasn’t a problem. What was more challenging, however, was the very dry ground and the many loose rocks on the trails.