Trail Run The Swiss Dream | Trails of Graubünden

Day 1 - Arrival into Flims

Arriving into Zurich International Airport (ZRH) make your own way to our meeting point which is at the Hotel Schweizerhof in the beautiful town of Flims. We’ll explain the details of how best to get to the hotel before we depart.

Check-in and relax into your room with some time to get to know the rest of our trail running group. With time available we will head out to do an easy run (approx. 10km) around this lush alpine town.

Back at the hotel there is time to relax before we have a group dinner with a briefing about our days ahead.

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Day 2 - Trails of Sardona

Distance: 17 - 23km

Today we’ll run past a high mountain glacier, as well as the famous Unesco world heritage site of Sardona - an area where tectonic plates collid - jaw-dropping mountain scenery is no surprise.

Leaving out hotel behind we’ll take advantage of the chair lifts which allow us to gain altitude quickly and saves our legs for the rest of the trail. We begin running when we reach Sardona.

We follow a varied trail which leads to stunning view points, high plateaus and a glacier. There is an optional 3000 metre peak we can summit if the group is feeling fresh. We then run back to Flims via the Trutg dil Flem (The Water Trail) which follows a nice descent back into town.

Back to the hotel for a well deserved chill.

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Day 3 - Running the Mystical Gorge

Distance : 19 - 23km

We transfer to the town of Thusis where we run along the rold road and on single trails with many steps, as we head deep into the Viamal Gorge.

This spectacular route passes along huge rock walls and over bridges, later through forests and passing meadows, the hilly trail heads towards the village Andeer. From here we take public transport back to the Flims and back to the hotel.

We’ll spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing and taking advantage of the wellness facilities on offer.

This evening we’ll have a feast with beer to celebrate a wonderful journey.

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Day 4 - Rest Day

Today we have a full day at leisure to relax and explore explore Flims and the surrounding area.

As an optional excursion we will arrange a white-water rafting experience in one of the neighbouring valleys (excluded from the price).

Later in the day we will arrange a short run around the towns lake and through local forests for those who want to stretch their legs.

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Day 5 - Trail Running the Prättigauer Höhenweg

Distance : 12+km

After breakfast this morning we check out of our rooms and handover our drop bags which will be transported ahead to our mountain hut.

We’ll travel as a group using Switzerland’s excellent transport system, first by taking the train to Klosters and then taking the cable car to Madrisa station.

From here we begin our high level run to St. Antönien.

We’ll stop by a mountain lake to have a cold, refreshing dip before taking lunch at our mountain hut with check-in. We’ll have the remainder of the day to soak up the mountain views and to relax.

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Day 6 - Trail running the Rätikon

Distance : 17+km

After breakfast we leave our mountain hut behind as we take a breathtaking route along the famous mountain ridge of Rätikon which passes between Switzerland and into Austria.

We’ll stop for lunch (excluded) in an Austrian mountain hut by a lake which has amazing views of Schesaplana (2,964m), the highest mountain in this part of the alps.

We’ll continue on our trail heading back into Switzerland and returning to our mountain hut for a well earn rest and a tasty dinner.

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Day 7 - The trail to Malans

Today we will make our way to Malans and depending on how the group is feeling we have two options available:

Option 1 (Easy):

We’ll cruise back into the valley with a “trottinette” (a free wheeling bicycle) and take public transport back to our hotel. Checking-in we have the rest of the day at leisure to relax, with some time for recovery yoga and to enjoy the wellness facilities of the hotel.

Option 2 (Regular):

We can trail run through the Alps as we head towards the Rhine valley. We’ll take lunch (excluded) as a local restaurant which has a spectacular view of the entire area.

From here we will ride a cable car back into the Canto valley and onward to our hotel for check-in.

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Day 8 - Homeward Bound

It’s time to pack up and bid farewell to your new found trail running friends and our local team.

Make your own way back to Zurich International Airport (ZRH) in time for your onward flight.