Sedrun - Chrüzlipass - Bristen
Brief overview
| Start location | Sedrun | 1405 m.a.s. |
| Destination | Bristen | 784 m.a.s. |
| Highest spot | Chrüzlipass | 2347 m.a.s. |
| Total distance | 15.5 km |
| Stamina | medium |
| Difficulty | low |
| Main locations | Sedrun - Chrüzlipass - Etzlihütte - Bristen |
| Additional information | Last bus from Bristen leaves 5 minutes to 6 in the evening |
A guidepost near Sedrun
This article describes a one day hiking trip in the Swiss Alps of Uri and Graubünden leading from
Sedrun to Bristen. It can easliy be made the other way round as well. When starting in Bristen,
from there to the hightes point on the way there are 1600 metres of height to do which may be
quite a lot, depending on your condition.
The river in the valley
Starting in
Sedrun at the train station,
the road north of the station leads upwards over some fiels, before the track bends off to the left.
Note that the guideposts in and around Sedrun may be a little misleading. A map may help.
The mountains on the bündner side of the Chrüzlipass
The mountains on the bündner side of the Chrüzlipass
The mountain path then takes you further up in that valley until to an alp, from where the way
keeps going along the river. Not far from the end of the valley the way turns left up to the
Chrüzlipass on 2347 metres above sea.
Guidepost on the Chrüzlipass
The Chrüzlipass is the peak of this trip. From there the way goes down some hundet metres, finally
you cross the Etzlibach and get to a guidepost. Until here, it takes about 3.5 to four hours,
depending on your speed and the amount of breaks you make. Now you may choose to walk up to the
Etzlihütte for a break and some food, or you directly take the way down to Bristen.
The Etzlihütte (behind the pover pole) covered in clouds
One of the many nice flowers in that area
Now the way keeps going down, first on a white-red-white mountain path. Later it leads on a gravel
road and finally an asphalt one. It is absolutely not difficult taking that way.
The valley of Bristen
It takes about 3.5 hours to reach
Bristen.
There is a bus from the valley of Bristen down to
Amsteg every hour.
Be aware however, that the last one leaves at five minutes to six.
It is a good tour for one day, even it is takes some more than six or seven hours, and there are
no difficulties which would require special alpine knowledge. Alternatively you may stay at the
Etzlihütte overnight to have some time left in up there. There are rock crystals in that area and
with some luck they can easily be found.
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