The six viewpoints of Silvaplana

The six viewpoints are located at the most beautiful places in Silvaplana. Find out more about the viewpoints and their exact location here.

Murtèl viewpoint from Silvaplana Explorer.

Routes to the viewpoints

Various hikes lead to the viewpoints of Silvaplana Explorer. You can find our recommended routes here:

Route light green

Silvaplana - Fratta - Ova dal Sagl - Crap Alv - Crest'Alta - Tschüchas

4h50 | 15.9 km

Route orange

Silvaplana - Ova dal Sagl - Corvatsch Murtèl - Hahnensee - Silvaplana

6h50 | 20.3 km

Route dark green

Silvaplana - Crest'Alta - Crap Alv - Ova dal Sagl - Silvaplana

2h30 | 8.2 km

Route turquoise

Corvatschbahn valley station - Murtèl - Surlej

4h30 | 13.7 km (or
ascent / descent by train)

Route red

Silvaplana - Crest'Alta - Silvaplana

1h25 | 5 km

Route dark blue

Silvaplana - Tschüchas - Silvaplana

0h45 | 2.3 km

The viewpoints at a glance

Fratta

After the Septimer Pass, the Julier Pass became the most important north-south crossing for the Romans. Emperor Augustus already hiked here through the Fratta Forest to the Po Valley in Italy. You can still find evidence of this time here today - such as the ruts in the cart wheels!

The viewpoint is located here

Ova dal Sagl

Did you know that a flood partially destroyed Surlej in 1793? In 1873, an 80 m long rock tunnel with a diameter of 3 m was built to guide the Ova da Surlej stream through an artificial tunnel to the waterfall. The waterfall is also called "Ova dal Tunnel" (meaning water of the tunnel) or "Ova da Surlej" (meaning water of Surlej).

The viewpoint is located here

Murtèl

After just two years of construction, the first section of the Corvatsch aerial cableway was opened in March 1963 and the second section in December. The sports mountain was finally accessible! Six previous attempts had failed. Today, around 1200 people per hour can be transported up the mountain.

Here is the viewpoint

Crap Alv

The first spring for the Surlej village well was built here in 1908. 21 years later, the "Crap Alv" reservoir was built with a capacity of 150 m3. Today, the Surlej water reservoir has a total capacity of 500 m3. 400 m3 of this is drinking water and 100 m3 fire-fighting water. "Crap Alv" means "white stone", as there are light-colored rocks here.

The viewpoint is located here

Crest'Alta

A pretty restaurant with a panoramic terrace stood here until 1964. Built in 1888, the restaurant was leased out several times. However, there was no running water, so everything had to be laboriously carried up or lined along the forest path. When part of the building collapsed, it had to be demolished. Crest'Alta means "high ridge".

The viewpoint is located here

Viewpoint Tschüchas from Silvaplana Explorer.

Chuchas

The Romans were already traveling over the Julier Pass in the 4th century. This was one of the most important connections for them. However, Silvaplana was not mentioned in documents until 1288 and Champfèr in 1139.

The viewpoint is located here

Hiking map Silvaplana Explorer

"Silvaplana Explorer" is Romansh and means "Discover Silvaplana" in German. The hiking map leads to the six viewpoints in the municipality and offers an insight into the history of Silvaplana. The map shows different routes that lead to the viewpoints.

Silvaplana Explorer Map

Discover Silvaplana with Niculin

The coloring and children's book contains family tips, an overview map of family activities, pictures to color in and a competition. Taking part in the competition is easy: scan the QR code at each viewpoint and collect the solution letters. At the end, a small surprise awaits everyone who has found the solution word in the i-Lounge 3303.

Scan the QR code at the viewpoints

At each viewpoint, the QR code can be scanned using the smartphone camera. This takes you to the radio play of Niculin's adventure, the solution letter of the competition and exciting facts about the respective viewpoint.