The water cannot be tasted. On the one hand there is no appropriate access and on the other hand the mineral water contains such a high arsenic content that it exceeds the permitted maximum value many times over.
Main components
Sodium Na+: 1063 mg/l
Potassium K+: 73 mg/l
Calcium Ca2+: 571 mg/l
Magnesium Mg2+: 102 mg/l
Iron Fe2+: 10 mg/l
Arsenic As: 3.58 mg/l
Chloride Cl-: 858 mg/l
Hydrogen carbonate HCO3-: 3130 mg/l
Sulphate SO42-: 344 mg/l
Barrier-free
Yes, accompanying person helpful for wheelchair users
Information board
On site at the springs the information is given in Romansh and German. The information in English can be downloaded here. Alternatively, a printed version is available from the Scuol visitor information centre.
Public transport
- Take the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which leaves hourly from Chur, Landquart/Prättigau and Upper Engadin, and get out at Scuol-Tarasp
- Continue by Postbus to the stop Sent Plaz or Val Sinestra, plazza da parcar
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Directions
- From the north: via Landquart – Klosters on the car transporter train through the Vereina tunnel (Selfranga – Sagliains) or via the Flüela Pass to Lower Engadin on the H27
- From the east: via Landeck/Austria towards St. Moritz on the H27
- From the south: via Reschen Pass (Nauders – Martina) or the Ofen Pass (Val Müstair – Zernez) on the H27
Parking
Right next to the overflow of the spring is a car parkCoordinates
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