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The Margna

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    The Piz da la Margna is located above Lake Sils. It is a massive and demanding mountain from whose summit you have a magnificent panoramic view of the Engadin lakes.

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    Distance 15.3 km
    7:30 h
    1,368 m
    1,368 m
    3,158 m
    1,799 m

    The white-blue-white route initially follows the shore of Lake Sils, then turns into the lower part of Val Fedoz. From the Alp Ca d'Starnam, it crosses the slope below the Fil da Murtairac and climbs to just under 2600 m into the summit slope. The final and most demanding section leads over the rocky ridge to the summit.

    The return path follows the same route.

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    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    Landscape
    Highest point
    3,158 m
    Lowest point
    1,799 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 3.17%Dirt road 0.78%Forested/wild trail 24.29%Path 62.16%Road 3.11%Traces of trail 6.46%
    Asphalt
    487 m
    Dirt road
    121 m
    Forested/wild trail
    3.7 km
    Path
    9.5 km
    Road
    477 m
    Traces of trail
    992 m
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    Rest stops

    Ristorante Bellavista

    Safety information

    Difficulty: This is a white-blue-white alpine hiking trail; users must be sure-footed, free from dizziness, in good physical condition, and very familiar with mountain dangers.

    The path was newly marked in 2022.

    Depending on conditions, a rope and ice axe can be very helpful for the snow-covered summit section.

    Tips and suggestions

    An alternative route leads from Maloja over the Plan di Cavai and on to Alp Ca d'Starnam — however, this path is less frequently used and unmarked.

    Roadbook

    From Maloja, the path follows the southern shore of Lake Sils. After about 2 km, you take the turnoff to Alp Cà d’Starnam (2024 m). From here starts the alpine, blue-white section with a long ascending traverse that leads at about 2580 m into the scree basin below the Margna summit. From here, the path goes steeply through the block field and a scree gully up to the north ridge.

    From about 2980 m begins the most demanding (now well-marked) section along the ridge to the summit.

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    Piz da la Margna

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    By post bus to Maloja.

    Directions

    On the Strada Cantonale towards Maloja.

    Parking

    Parking lot at the southern end of Lake Sils.

    Coordinates

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    2'774'159E 1'142'003N
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    46.406759, 9.703768
    DMS
    46°24'24.3"N 9°42'13.6"E
    UTM
    32T 554093 5139483
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    Equipment

    Hiking boots, provisions, emergency kit

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    October 19, 2023
    Bregaglia Maloja Turismo  
    Vielen Dank für den Hinweis! Wir haben die Änderungen, insbesondere bezüglich der Wegart, vorgenommen.

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    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    15.3 km
    Duration
    7:30 h
    Ascent
    1,368 m
    Descent
    1,368 m
    Highest point
    3,158 m
    Lowest point
    1,799 m
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