Sils in the Engadine – Trail to Alp da Segl loop from Sils im Engadin
Sils in the Engadine – Trail to Alp da Segl loop from Sils im Engadin
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Sils in the Engadine – Trail to Alp da Segl loop from Sils im Engadin
05:02
12.8km
650m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 3, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
73 m
Sils in the Engadine
Highlight • Settlement
In the beautiful Engadine village of Sils, at 1802 meters above sea level, everything is a little more intense: the tranquility, the changing seasons, the light, nature – happiness.
Vacationers who found St. Moritz too hectic continued on to Sils Maria. That's how it was a hundred years ago; and that's how it still is today. It's palpable at every turn: those who come to Sils want to nourish their souls. And in doing so, they want to experience the warmth of a small village with around 810 inhabitants, where tourism has a long tradition and has been a way of life for over 100 years.
Two Hearts, One Soul
Sils Maria and Sils Baselgia: Our village has two names because it comprises two settlements. Sils Baselgia grew up around the Church of San Lurench. It was first mentioned in 1356 and still stands today. "Baselgia" is derived from basilica (church). In Sils Maria, the larger of the two villages, the large dairy farm once stood. The name "Maria" refers not to a proper name, but to the term "dairy farm." "Sils" means something like "green meadow" or "long strip of land." This also referred to the Sils lake plain. It is still a "green meadow"—thanks to landscape and nature conservation efforts and the awareness of these values that the people of Sils possess.
Text / Source: Sils Information Center "Engadin Tourism AG", Via da Marias 38, Sils/Segl Maria
sils.ch/de/guide/sils-im-engadin/dorfportrait
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1.99 km
View of Lake Sils
Highlight • Viewpoint
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2.88 km
Muotta da Güvè
Peak
5.95 km
Muott Ota Summit
Highlight • Summit
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Tip by
7.94 km
Trail to Alp da Segl
Highlight • Trail
If you are lucky with the weather, you should definitely go back via Muot Otta.
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Tip by
10.6 km
Fex-Crasta Church
Highlight • Religious Site
The church was likely built around 1500. It is first mentioned in 1506 as a house of worship dedicated to St. Margaret. A simple rectangular building with a semicircular chancel and a brick bell tower above the southeast front, its Baroque appearance resulting from an elevation in the 17th century. The brick wall surrounding the church was added with the establishment of a cemetery in the post-Reformation period.
A simple hall church with a flat-roofed rectangular nave and a domed apse. The chancel contains frescoes in the Upper Italian style dating from 1511. According to an inscription, the gallery was installed in 1665; the coffered ceiling above the nave also dates from the 17th century. A simple polygonal pulpit dates from 1721. The stained-glass window "Lamentation of Christ" is by Ernst Rinderspacher (1879–1949). Gallery organ, built in 1981 (Felsberg Organ Builders).
Text / Source: Sils Tourism (Back Office), Via da Marias 93, Sils / Segl Maria
sils.ch/de/guide/sils-im-engadin/sehenswuerdigkeiten/kultur-architektur/bergkirche-sta-margarita-in-fex-crasta-evang
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10.7 km
Hotel Zur Sonne – Restaurant & Beer Garden Fextal
Highlight • Restaurant
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12.1 km
Val Fex
Highlight • Gorge
A carriage ride to Val Fex is also not to be overlooked; it is one of the most romantic experiences in the region. At the village square in Sils there are two-horse carriages ready to drive to Platta, Crasta or all the way up to the Hotel Fex, and of course back again.
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12.2 km
Val Fex Gorge Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Hike into the car-free Fex Valley from Sils Maria to the panoramic mountain Muott’Ota and on via Alp da Segl, Hotel Fex, Crasta, and back to the starting point in Sils Maria. Val Fex – one of the most beautiful side valleys in the Engadine.
Text / Source: WegWandern.ch
wegwandern.ch/wanderung/wanderung-fextal-val-fex-sils-maria-muottota-hotel-fex-wandern
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Tip by
12.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.61 km
4.09 km
977 m
761 m
309 m
Surfaces
6.61 km
2.57 km
1.95 km
1.06 km
448 m
< 100 m
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Photo 12: Parnassia palustris, marsh heartleaf
Photo 14: Gentiana engadinensis, a very rare endemic
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