Schanfigg high route, 1st stage, Chur - Tschiertschen

The starting point of the first stage is left to the hiker: directly from the station or by bus to Meiersboden. The signage for the Schanfigg high route starts at the St. Hilarienbrüggli. On the way, you pass the hotel management school in Passugg. The building of the former spa house is impressive. The section from Grida to Praden poses physical challenges, but the reward follows with wild romantic passages in the Steinbachtobel. Afterwards, you pass the village sawmill in Praden. Then you see the village church from the 17th century. Then you partly walk along the Chur alpine path (before 1890) past the larch forest to Tschiertschen. In the village centre stands the church from the 15th century with uncovered late Gothic frescoes and a listed Toggenburg organ from 1820. Those still with energy can visit Füxliweg. A special attraction is also the Tschiertschen sawmill, which is still powered by the water power of the Sagenbach.