The Malögin

The suggested route leads via the Belvedere tower, which stands directly on the precipice down into the Bergell valley and offers a spectacular view of the valley. During the summer months, Pronatura presents exhibitions on the history of the Maloja landscape and changing current themes in the tower. A bit of landscape history can be admired "live" in the Swiss stone pine forest between Maloja and the tower - there are several well-preserved glacier mills here, which are a reminder of the glacial influence on the landscape. Although the Malögin is quite steep, especially at the start, cart tracks have been carved into the rocky ground in some places - a sign that the path was probably used by carts in the past. Below the Maloja Pass, the path (now more comfortable) loops north past the ruins of the church of San Gaudenzio and then winds on to the "Torre" and down to Casaccia.