Fuorcla Surlej

Fuorcla Surlej
Bernina range from Fuorcla Surlej
Compass direction	west	east
Pass height	2753  m above sea level M.
Canton	Grisons	Grisons
Watershed	Ova da Roseg → Inn	Ova da Schinellas → Inn
Valley locations	Sils in the Engadin / Segl	Pontresina
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Coordinates	784 536  /  144797 coordinates: 46 ° 25 '45 "  N , 9 ° 50' 23"  O ; CH1903:  784,536  /  144797

The Fuorcla Surlej is a pass and a mule track in the Swiss Alps . It connects the Upper Engadin with the Val Roseg , both in the canton of Graubünden . It is an often used transition with a hiking trail (marked white-red-white) from Sils in Engadin / Segl or Surlej to Pontresina (Val Roseg). From Fuorcla Surlej you have a good view of the Bernina group and its glaciers.

Fuorcla Surlej can be reached from Surlej with the Piz Corvatsch cable car. The Murtèl middle station ( 2698  m above sea level ) is around 1½ kilometers from Fuorcla Surlej. In summer the Coazhütte can be reached on a hiking trail from the valley station in around 2 ½ hours.

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  Mountain house Fuorcla Surlej

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  Fuorcla Surlej, view of the Bernina range

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  Fuorcla Surlej, panorama

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  Fuorcla Surlej, Munt Arlas

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  Fuorcla Surlej, Piz Tschierva

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  Fuorcla Surlej, Bernina Group

Web links

Commons : Fuorcla Surlej  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mountain Worlds: Round trip over the Fuorcla Surlej