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Hiking in Switzerland #5: Davos - Flüelapass
New in this series: German translation - FEEDBACK appreciated!
Greetings fellow hiker! Time to go out of the house and ... into the snow? Yes! Today, we will take a wintery hike from the beautiful swiss village of Davos to the Flüelapass. Maybe you have already heard of Davos (more precise: Davos consists of six communities: Davos Dorf, Davos Platz, Davos Frauenkirch, Davos Glaris, Davos Monstein und Davos Wiesen) from the annually held (and well known) World Economic Forum. Country representatives as well as science and economic experts from around the world come together in January to discuss todays' global challenges. If there's no World Economic Forum going on, Davos becomes, as most swiss villages in the mountain, a paradise for winter sport enthusiasts.
Servus Wanderfreunde! Es ist mal wieder Zeit aus den eigenen vier Wänden herauszukommen... und was gäbe es besseres als Schnee? Genau! Heute entführe ich euch in das kleine Dorf Davos , von dem wir zum Flüelapass wandern. Vielleicht kennst du Davos vom Weltwirtschaftsforum . Dieses wird jährlich im Januar in Davos abgehalten. Staats- und Regierungschefs sowie Experten aus der Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft kommen zusammen, um über aktuelle globale Fragestellungen zu diskutieren. Wenn nicht gerade das WEF abgehalten wird, dann ist es ein idealer Ort für Wintersportler!
We start at the Davos train station and head east. If possible, try to cross the road at Oberhöfji to get on a small path next to the river. If you miss this one, like we did, just contine to the gondola station Dörfji and cross the small river. This path will lead us all the way up to Flüelapass, sometimes crossing or meeting the road.
Wir starten an dem Bahnhof von Davos und wandern in ost-südöstlicher Richtung. Am besten bereits kurz nach dem Start das kleine Bächlein, welches rechts von euch seien sollte, überqueren. Ein kleiner Pfad führt neben dem Bach auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite von der Flüelastraße den Pass hinauf.
As we are doing this hike in mid October (actually, one week before Saentis hike), there is already some snow around and the weather doesn't really want us to enjoy this hike. But true hikers don't give up. Even if your clothes are getting a bit wet!
Aufgrund der Tatsache, dass wir uns Mitte Oktober (eine Woche vor der Saentis Wanderung) für diese Route entschieden haben, mussten wir mit etwas Schnee rechnen. Leider spielte dann auch noch das Wetter nicht wirklich mit, sodass man auch mal etwas Nass wurde. Aber hey - echte Wanderern macht das nichts aus!
And at least sometimes, there was a small glimpse of the sun!
Und immerhin gab es ab und zu ein paar Sonnenstrahlen, die versuchten die Wolkendecke zu durchdringen!
The further we went, the more snow covered our path and sooner or later, we were barely able to see it! Fortunately, I had my GPS with me and we were at least somewhat following the trail. At this time, your feet started to get cold and wet. Especially with the snow and this weather, it was quite difficult and one could easily slip. Therefore it was important to be careful with every step you take.
Je weiter wir dem Pfad zum Flüelapass folgten, desto mehr Schnee bedeckte den Pfad. Irgendwann konnte man den Pfad nur noch an einigen Stellen erahnen und wir wanderten fast blind den Berg hoch. Zum Glück hatte ich den Wanderweg in meinem GPS und wir folgten diesem mehr oder weniger. Durch den vielen Schnee und das schlechter werdende Wetter mussten wir beim Aufstieg vorsichtig sein. Außerdem waren die meisten Socken und Füße schon jetzt kalt und nass.
Initially the plan was to go even further than the Flüelapass. There is the Fluela Schwarzhorn (3147m), which was our initial goal. However, due to starting snowfall and bad sight, we had to stop at the top of Flüelapass. Most likely, it would not have been possible to go all the way. Even with good weather, it could have already been to late into the winter to reach Schwarzhorn.
Der ursprüngliche Plan war es das Fluela Schwarhorn zu besteigen. Schon bevor wir beim Flüelapass ankamen war uns bewusst, dass wir das heute nicht machen können. Eventuell, bei sehr gutem Wetter, wäre ein Aufstieg möglich. Vielleicht aber war es auch im Oktober wegen dem Schnee gar nicht mehr möglich.
As we were hiking back down I thought that this hike wasn't really satisfying. But reliving these moments now, I think it still was a great experience! Especially since we decided on our way down to finally build a snowman! WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!
Während wir wieder quer durch die verschneite Landschaft bergab liefen, dachte ich mir, dass es eine nicht wirklich zufriedenstellende Wanderung war. Auf der anderen Seite, wenn ich mich heute an diese Momente erinnere, war es ein interessantes Erlebniss! Vor allem, weil wir auf dem Rückweg noch einen Schneemann gebaut haben! YUHUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!
One last selfie...
Ein letztes Selfie...
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...before returning back to the train station. I know that these pictures did not really satisfy your needs for awesome hiking pictures. I totally understand. Therefore I thought I will add another picture from Davos while skiing with a little better weather. The valley that we were hiking at is two valleys over! On the left side, you can see Davos Dorf.
*... bevor wir wieder zum Bahnhof zurückkehrten. Ich weiß dass euch die Bilder nicht zufriedengestellt haben. Daher möchte ich euch hier noch einen bisschen besseren Ausblick vom Skifahren mitgeben. Der Flüelapass befindet sich zwei Täler weiter! Links ist Davos Dorf zu sehen!
As this is the first time I added a german translation, please let me know if you liked it! Feedback on how to better display both languages is also welcome!Thanks for your feedback!
Dies ist das erste Mal, dass ich einen Post zweisprachig geschrieben habe. Was hälst du davon? Gefällt es dir? Oder reicht es in Englisch?
From Davos train station to Flüelapass and back:
Distance: 24 km
Starting altitude: 1561m
Finish altitude: 1561m
Highest altitude: 2389m
Up & Down: 1126m
Time total including breaks: ~8h
Make sure to check out my other posts in this series:
- Hiking in Switzerland #1 - Saentis
- Hiking in Switzerland #2 - Surenenpass
- Hiking in Switzerland #3 - The Eiger Trail
- Hiking in Switzerland #4 - Engelberger Rotstock
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Sehr schön, gefällt mir. Nicht zuletzt weil ich in Davos Lebe :D
Bitte weiterhin auch in Deutsch
Leider bin ich seit geraumer Zeit nicht mehr in der Schweiz :( deswegen habe ich in letzter Zeit keine Schweiz-Posts mehr. Ich würde gerne wieder in die Schweiz, mal schauen, vielleicht klappt das ja in einiger Zeit!
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Its been a while since my last visit to Switzerland even though I was a frequent visitor...have been wanting to go back and explore more of the country. This might just be the reason to go again!
It's every time worth it. Too bad that it's a quite expensive place!
Oh tell me about it! Thats the one downside of traveling there...really sad cause it's such a fantastic country to visit. Not only the country but also the people are really friendly
Wow this looks like such a beautiful area to go hiking!
Hiking is one of my favorite activities to do. Go check out my post on my frequented hiking spot:)
I'll definitely keep reading your posts!
Thank you! I think in the summer with less snow it's even better. Or with better weather ;)
I will drop by your blog :)
We don't really get snow here in my town, but I am sure it is beautiful!
Looks beautiful, but damn cold haha. Stay warm out there!
The worst was when our feet were all wet and cold. AND unfortunately, the restaurant at the Flüelapass was closed. So we couldn't even warm up before returning!
Oh no! That's frustrating. Solid waterproof footwear is probably my #1 requirement for hiking trips, especially up here in Norway where it's always wet. But sometimes the water finds its way in anyways. Only so much you can do!
that seems to be a nice place thanks a lot for sharing and keep on posting ;)
Thanks! It is a great place, I wonder how it is in Summer with the lake and such. I bet it's great hiking territory! And also good place to go skiing, of course!
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Looks soo cold :-D
Oh, It wasn't that bad!