Hiking (mountain trail, in places narrow and exposed)
Alpine route (equipped or very exposed section, snow field, blocks)
R61
Carschinahütte » St. Antönien
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2h10 |
7.9 km
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66 m
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887 m
Leave the Carschina Hut and head southward, climbing down to the Garschina Alp. From here, the trail soon leads to the valley road, which takes you to St. Antönien, the stage destination.
Below the Sulzfluh, a fantastic climbing mountain, walk along the wide moraine stream towards the Garschina Alp. To the west towers the mighty, perpendicular Schijenflue with the Schijenzahn, which makes for a very interesting climb, situated nearby. Head past Mittelsäss and Untersäss and then along the lovely Schanielbach stream to reach the pretty little village of St. Antönien Platz. (Bündner Wanderwege BAW)
Natural and cultural heritage
St. Antönien St. Antönien is a typical example of a Walser settlement. 1,000 years ago, Germanic tribesmen populated areas in the Oberwallis region. They were called the Walsers. Their experience as high mountain settlers later allowed them to establish even more colonies in previously unused or scarcely used mountain locations. Their desire always to leave the undivided farmstead to one single relation also forced many of the following generations to settle elsewhere. The migration route of the Walsers can be understood today through their form of settlement, type of house construction and agricultural cultivation, as is the case in St. Antönien. As there are also several Roman farmland names in the valley, it is assumed that Romans resided in the valley before the Walsers. It appears that St. Antönien was uninhabited in about 1300 and only used in the summer by the Romans as alpine pastureland. This Walser settlement consists of loosely arranged dwellings, only grouped together as a little village in a few places, particularly at the square near the church. The stables are mainly built onto the living quarters, and often they are even joined under the same roof. On the side facing the mountain, many houses exhibit a wedge made from stone or concrete. The purpose of these wedges is to divide the force of the avalanches crashing downwards or to divert them over the house rooftops. (Schweizer Wanderwege)
Useful topographic maps
238 Montafon ~ Swisstopo (1: 50'000)
T 248 Prättigau ~ Swisstopo (1: 50'000)
Prättigau-Albula ~ Hallwag Kümmerly und Frey AG / ISBN 3-259-00813-6 (1: 60'000)
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