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From Davos to Langwies on the south ridge

From Davos to Langwies on the south ridge (Normal route) Chüpfenflue 2656 m

Difficulty

T4+
Ascent

2–2:30 h, 550 m
Descent

3–3:30 h, 1460 m

Pass hopping around Chüpfenflue

The mountains between Davos and Arosa are much less climbed than you would expect from their position close to the two well-known resorts. It is because many hikers hardly ever leave the well-developed Walser trails. Therefore, out-of-the-way mountains abound: Chüpfenflue, Mederger Flue, Tiejerflue, Amselflue. They all have in common that their west face is a sheer cliff and their east face is easily accessible. Regarding Chüpfenflue, on the way to the summit the skiing area is an uninviting landscape. Further on there is unspoilt nature. Upon reaching the picturesque Latschüel, we totally forgot that we were hiking in proximity to two busy resorts.

Chüpfenflue viewed from the south; the ridge in front is the ascent route. © Fabian Lippuner

Scree terrain on the south ridge © Fabian Lippuner

In one of the bypasses on the south ridge © Fabian Lippuner

At Tritt, a spectacular, but easy passage © Fabian Lippuner

At Medergen; from here on it is an easy stroll to Langwies. © Fabian Lippuner

Route description

Höhenweg station - Strelapass - Latschüelfurgga

From Höhenweg, the intermediary station of Parsennbahn, take the wide trail to Strelapass. Ascend until shortly before Latschüelfurgga. Turn right towards Chüpfenflue.

Latschüelfurgga -- Chüpfenflue south ridge and back

The faint path, marked with red dots, is mostly west of the south ridge (T4+). On the unpleasant scree, walk (or scramble on the rock close to the ridge line) to the summit. Descend to Latschüelfurgga on the ascent.

Latschüelfurgga - Medergen - Langwies

From Latschüelfurgga descend the solid steps of Tritt to Chüpfer Täli. Past the small lakes at Seebjiboden descend to Langwies station via Medergen and Rongg.

Variant: descent to Sapün

Equally long, but with a boring last stretch on a small road, this variant is less attractive. Shortly before the lakes at Seebjiboden take a short cut to the hiking trail leading down to Sapün. A rewarding bonus of the variant is the short detour to Jatz (P. 1831) with the quaint Heimeli mountain guesthouse (Tel. 081 374 21, http://www.heimeli.ch). Continue to descend the Sapün valley to Langwies; from Dörfij on it is better to take the upper trail.

Additional information

Departure point

Parsenn Höhenweg, Bergstation (2218 m)

Mittelstation Parsennbahn ab Davos Dorf.

Info und Fahrplan: www.davos.ch/davos-klosters/aktuell/sommersportbericht/offene-bergbahnen/

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Höhenweg

End point

Langwies (GR), Bahnhof (1317 m)

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Langwies GR

Time: Höhenweg station - Strelapass - Latschüelfurgga - Chüpfenflue: 2–2½ h

Chüpfenflue - Latschüelfurgga - Tritt - Medergen - Langwies: 3–3½ h

Difficulty / Material: The grade of difficulty is for the last stretch to Chüpfenflue’s summit only. The scree on the faint path of the south ridge is hard to walk on so sometimes it is better to scramble on the rock off the ridge line.

Waypoints

Strelapass (2346 m)

Latschüelfurgga (2405 m)

Neighbor summit

Strela (2636 m)

Adding another ½ h, you can climb Strela, following Strelagrat. The trail on the ridge is still charted on the hiking maps, but there are no signposts nor markings anymore. Follow the ridge on a faint path (T3+). Close to P. 2545 there is a pole with a book giving information about the name Strela. Continue to the summit and take the south ridge for the way down (T3+). At ca. 2500 m you can take a shortcut directly down to Vorder Latschüel.