Cascada da Bernina

Just in time for the start of the 2020 hiking season, a new attraction opens in the Bernina Glaciers experience area: The waterfall trail «Cascada da Bernina». Translated from Romansh, the word «Cascada» means waterfall. Because the mountain stream «Ova da Bernina» plunges about two hundred vertical meters here down to the valley floor. The access is located between Morteratsch railway station and public parking lot. The trail then leads up to several waterfall platforms – accompanied by views of the Bernina massif and its glacier world.

Besides the roaring spectacle, visitors can also expect technical pioneering achievements. The Rhaetian Railway winds through tight curves and over historic viaducts on this section. The trains master the altitude differences without a cogwheel and have been electrified since 1908. The railway line of the Bernina route is part of the UNESCO World Heritage. And even the world-famous panoramic trains of the Bernina Express cross the waterfall at this point. By the way, the nearby Morteratsch power plant has been operated since 1891 with water from the Bernina stream. The extensively modernized facility is the oldest existing hydropower plant of the energy supply company Repower.

The new waterfall trail is ideal for walks starting from Pontresina and Morteratsch. It is also suitable as a section on more ambitious hikes. The Cascada da Bernina lies on the hiking route of the Via Valtellina (long-distance hiking trail and former mule track).

Further information Engadin Tourism AG Via Maistra 1 CH-7500 St. Moritz Phone: +41 81 830 00 01  E-mail: allegra@engadin.ch  Internet: www.engadin.ch