Inn Cycle Path
Inn Cycle Path – the source
The source of the Inn is at 2645 metres above sea level at the Lunghin Pass. This is where the triple watershed is located, with the Inn flowing eastwards into Lake Sils near Maloja. This pass village is the starting point for the Inn Cycle Path. If you want to visit the triple watershed first, leave your bike in the village, change into hiking shoes, and hike up the mountain for approximately two hours. If you don't want to go quite so high, we recommend a short excursion to the Belvedere tower. This is accessible by bike and the view from the tower over Lake Sils is breathtakingly beautiful. A first highlight. The cycle path then leads from Maloja on the main road to Sils. From here, you leave the traffic on the main road behind and switch to the right-hand side of the lake on a natural road that runs along Lake Silvaplana. If you enjoy peace and quiet, cycle this section in the early morning. Then, when there are few people about, the lake is calm and mirror-like and the sun is just touching the surrounding mountains. If, on the other hand, you prefer the hustle and bustle, wait until the Maloja wind sets in around midday and watch the colourful scene of kite and windsurfers on the lake as you pass by.
The Inn floodplains of Bever
After approximately 20 kilometres, you will reach St. Moritz - a good place for a first break at Lej Marsch or a little further towards Celerina at Lej da Staz. In summer, these moor lakes offer a welcome cool-down and the right ambience to stretch your legs for a moment to relax and unwind. If you want to stop for a bite to eat, you can do so at the Lej da Staz restaurant. From here, it is another 15 kilometres or so past Celerina, Samedan, and Bever to the finish of the first stage in La Punt Chamues-ch. The section near Bever is particularly worth mentioning. When the flood embankments running on both sides of the river were in need of repair, the municipality decided to revitalise the area at the confluence of the Inn and Beverin rivers. Today the river is once again allowed to find its own path - creating an enhanced landscape and thus added value for the local population, visitors, and biodiversity.
Stage finish at the foot of the Albula Pass
The first stage is complete. You have covered 35 kilometres of the Inn cycle path so far. There is time to discover the village of La Punt Chamues-ch with its stately patrician houses from the 16th and 17th centuries. The Engadin sgraffito and Romanesque wisdom on the façades lend the village a special charm. Dinner in one of the restaurants will provide the necessary strength for the next 22.5 kilometre stage to Zernez. If you want to experience a special piece of the Engadin, reserve a table at the Krone restaurant and order the Arven Menu - a feast for the senses.
Intermediate
65 Inn cycling route Maloja-Zernez
A route through a unique landscape along the rushing Inn: mighty, delicately decorated Engadin houses, clear lakes, diverse terrace landscape, an eldorado for rare birds, elegant St. Moritz, snow-covered mountain backdrop.
55.06 km
3:55 h
167 hm
505 hm
Intermediate
Inn cycle path: Stage 1 Maloja - La Punt
Varied stage through a unique mountain landscape along the young Inn.
33.19 km
2:20 h
18 hm
130 hm
Intermediate
Inn Cycle Route: Stage 2 La Punt - Zernez
The second stage leads you past the edge of the Swiss National Park into the Lower Engadine to Zernez.
22.55 km
1:40 h
141 hm
355 hm
Crossing borders
From Zernez to Austria
As soon as you leave the village of S-chanf behind you, the path leads through the forest, where you will tackle a few short climbs and imperceptibly cross the political border between the Upper and Lower Engadin after Cinuos-chel. In Zernez, people are already speaking the Rhaeto-Romanic Vallader dialect - a clear sign that you have arrived in the Lower Engadin. From here, the Inn Cycle Path continues to the traditional villages of the Lower Engadin, such as the well-known Schellen-Ursli village of Guarda. The ascent from Lavin via Guarda to Ftan is a tough one with a climb of just over 400 metres, but arriving in these villages makes up for the effort. From Scuol, the route continues to Martina, from where it is only a stone's throw to the crossing to Austria.