Sils in the Engadine – Trail to Alp da Segl loop from Sils im Engadin

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Sils in the Engadine – Trail to Alp da Segl loop from Sils im Engadin

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Sils in the Engadine – Trail to Alp da Segl loop from Sils im Engadin

05:02

12.8km

650m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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73 m

Sils in the Engadine

Highlight • Settlement

Sils Maria is a historic village in the Engadine, known for its connection to Friedrich Nietzsche and its cultural significance.

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1.99 km

View of Lake Sils

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Beautiful route with great views of Lake Sils and the mountains.

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2.88 km

Muotta da Güvè

Peak

5.95 km

Muott Ota Summit

Highlight • Summit

The all-round view is just wonderful.

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7.94 km

Trail to Alp da Segl

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Very nice alp with a mining museum, very exciting.
If you are lucky with the weather, you should definitely go back via Muot Otta.

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10.6 km

Fex-Crasta Church

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Church of St. Margaret in Fex Crasta (Evangelical)

The church was likely built around 1500. It is first mentioned in 1506 as a house of worship dedicated to St. Margaret. …

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10.7 km

Hotel Zur Sonne – Restaurant & Beer Garden Fextal

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Refreshment stop in the Fextal with a large beer garden.

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12.1 km

Val Fex

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For me it is one of the most beautiful side valleys in the Engadin, I always feel very comfortable here.
A carriage ride to Val Fex is also not to …

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12.2 km

Val Fex Gorge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fex Valley / Val Fex: Sils – Muott’Ota – Hotel Fex – Sils / Gorge Trail
Hike into the car-free Fex Valley from Sils Maria to the panoramic mountain Muott’Ota …

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12.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.61 km

4.09 km

977 m

761 m

309 m

Surfaces

6.61 km

2.57 km

1.95 km

1.06 km

448 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

9°C

-2°C

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

August 19, 2025,Sils-Muott'Ota-Fextal-Sils

A lovely, fairly relaxed hike with stunning views. On the ascent, you pass through a beautiful "rock garden" that wasn't planted by a gardener.

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August 27, 2025,Schweiz Engadin: von Sils auf den Muott Ota

Photo 7: Aconitum napellus, blue monkshood
Photo 12: Parnassia palustris, marsh heartleaf
Photo 14: Gentiana engadinensis, a very rare endemic

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June 30, 2022,Sils Maria nach Muot Ota

Always a very nice hike, no matter in which direction you walk. The Alp da Segl remains a wonderful terrace for a bite to eat before or after the tough ascent.

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June 15, 2022,Sils Maria - Muott'Otta - Val Fex - Sils Maria

From Sils Maria we first went up to the Hotel Waldhaus. Then through a secluded forest with colorful mountain flowers steadily uphill to Muott'Ota. After the tree line was behind me, beautiful views of the Engadine lakes and Alps as well as down into the Val Fex and Val Fedoz opened up. Alpine roses as far as the eye can …

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