Lai Grond (Surses)
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| Lai Grond, in the background Piz Furnatsch , Pizza Grossa and Cotschen (from left to right) and Pass d'Ela on the far right. | ||
| Geographical location | Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Tributaries | Ragn da Cotschna | |
| Drain | Ragn da Cotschna → Ragn d'Err → Gelgia | |
| Location close to the shore | Tinizong | |
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| Coordinates | 773.08 thousand / 163 223 | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 2595 m above sea level M. | |
| surface | 5.999 8 ha | |
| length | 395 m | |
| width | 188 m | |
| scope | 1.07 km | |
| Catchment area | 1.54 km² | |
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| Lai Grond, in the background the Fuorcla da Tschitta . | ||
The Lai Grond ( Rhaeto-Romanic in the idiom Surmiran lai , 'see' and grond , 'large') is a mountain lake between Tinizong and Bergün in the municipality of Surses in the canton of Graubünden in the Swiss Alps . He is at 2595 m above sea level. M. , southwest of Piz Ela . The lake is located in the middle of Parc Ela , a 600 km² nature park opened in 2006 .
Location and surroundings
The lake is located in the Albula Alps on the small Laiets plateau (Romansh for 'Seechen'). There are two more lakes on the high plateau: Lai Mort ( 2603 m ) and a lake not listed on the national map at 2648 m northeast of Pizza Grossa .
Ela round trip
A well-known hike or ski tour for less experienced mountaineers is the Ela round tour. The two-day tour begins in Bergün ( 1367 m ) or Filisur ( 1032 m ) and leads to the Ela Hut ( 2252 m ) on the first day . On the second day, the tour leads over the Pass d'Ela ( 2724 m ), past the three mountain lakes on the Laiets plateau (a nameless lake at 2648 m , Lai Mort and Lai Grond) to Fuorcla da Tschitta ( 2830 m ) and then to Preda ( 1789 m ).
Duration: 3½ - 4½ hours on the first and 5 hours on the second day.
Difficulty: B
Access
Frequent starting points are Pensa, Naz , the Ela hut or Plang la Curvanera. The alpine road from Tinizong into the Val d'Err to Penza is closed to general motor vehicle traffic. A little road from Savognin via Tussagn leads to the Plang la Curvanera car park ( 1893 m above sea level ) . A hiking bus runs on Tuesdays and Fridays from Savognin to Penza and on Wednesdays to Plang la Curvanera.
From Tinizong
- Starting point: Tinizong ( 1232 m ) or Pensa ( 1673 m )
- Route: Tinizong, Pensa, Motta d'Err, Alp Viglia ( 1973 m ), Egipta
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 4 hours from Tinizong or 3 hours from Pensa
From Naz
- Starting point: Naz ( 1232 m )
- Route: Val Tschitta, Fuorcla da Tschitta ( 2830 m )
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 3½ hours
From the Ela hut
- Starting point: Bergün ( 1367 m ), Alvaneu Bad ( 957 m ), Filisur ( 1032 m ) or Ela hut ( 2252 m )
- Route: Ela Hut, Pass d'Ela ( 2723 m ), Nameless Lake ( 2648 m ), Lai Mort ( 2603 m )
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: EB
- Time required: 4½ hours from Bergün, 5½ hours from Alvaneu Bad, 5½ hours from Filisur or 2 hours from Ela-Hütte
From Savognin
- Starting point: Savognin ( 1207 m ) or Plang la Curvanera ( 1844 m )
- Route: Savognin, Soras, Nassegl, Plang Begls, Lai Tigiel ( 2462 m ), Pass digls Orgels ( 2692 m ), Cotschen ( 2827 m ), Pass d'Ela ( 2723 m ), Nameless Lake ( 2648 m ), Lai Mort ( 2603 m )
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 5¾ hours from Savognin or 4¼ hours from Plang la Curvanera
literature
- National map of Switzerland, sheet 1236 Savognin, 1: 25000, Federal Office of Topography, 2015 edition
Web links
- www.hikr.org Various tour reports
- Lai Grond (Surses) on schweizersee.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ela-Rundtour on the homepage of Switzerland Tourism, accessed on August 12, 2017.
- ↑ Bike & hiking bus timetable on the Savognin Bivio Albula holiday region website, accessed on April 8, 2018