Kesch Trek Stage 2

Hike to the Kesch Hut via the Scaletta Pass. Today you will stay overnight in the Kesch Hut, newly built in 2001, which is regarded as a showcase hut in the Alpine region in terms of energy supply and concept. It has been awarded the European Union Ecolabel and is a winner of the Swiss Solar Prize.

Highlight:

Scaletta Pass: The crossing from the Landwasser Valley to the Engadin was once a frequently used mule track.

Piz Kesch and Porchabella Glacier: At 3417 m, Piz Kesch is the highest mountain in the Albula Alps, below it lies the Porchabella Glacier with its impressive glacier forefield. This area belongs to the federal inventory of landscapes and natural monuments of national importance (BLN) and is protected.