Fuorcla Surlej
Fuorcla Surlej | |||
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Bernina range from Fuorcla Surlej |
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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 |
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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