Montespluga – Italy–Switzerland Border Stone loop from Montespluga
Montespluga – Italy–Switzerland Border Stone loop from Montespluga
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Montespluga – Italy–Switzerland Border Stone loop from Montespluga
05:28
10.6km
870m
Mountaineering
Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 2, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment that may be dangerous
A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.
After 4.53 km for 2.21 km
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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35 m
Montespluga
Highlight • Settlement
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3.04 km
Splügen Pass
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Alpine crossing (2113 m) on the border between the Rheinwald in the Hinterrhein valley and the Italian Val San Giacomo (St. Jakobstal). The village of Splügen at the northern starting point, mentioned around 840 as cella in speluca, gave the pass its name. Italian Passo dello Spluga, Romanesque Pass dal Spleia. In the Middle Ages, the Splügen Pass was also known as Colmen d'Orso and Urschler.
At the same time as the San Bernardino, the first road that was open to freight wagons and carriages was built between 1818 and 1823. After the Simplon and before the Gotthard, the Lower Road was thus the second Swiss "artificial road" across the Alps. For the route from Chur over the San Bernardino to Bellinzona, the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont was responsible for a large part of the costs, in addition to the canton of Graubünden. The The Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom saw this as a threat to the volume of traffic over the Splügen Pass and in return had a road built at its own expense across the national border to the village of Splügen. This road essentially corresponded to the route still used at the beginning of the 21st century. On the north side, according to the plans of engineer Carlo Donegani, the road no longer led through the avalanche slope of the Altberg. On the south side, an almost completely new route was chosen below Monte Spluga to Campodolcino, bypassing the Cardinell Gorge. Many galleries and refuge houses were built at regular intervals, especially on the south side. After the devastating flood damage of 1834, the road was rebuilt in some places. In 1841, the first mountain house with the customs station was built on the north side (2022 m).
Text / Source: Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (HLS)
hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/008823/2013-01-10
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3.07 km
Italy–Switzerland Border Stone
Highlight • Monument
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5.54 km
Laghetti del Tamburello
Highlight • Lake
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10.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.53 km
3.10 km
2.22 km
383 m
143 m
128 m
Surfaces
4.07 km
3.14 km
2.78 km
321 m
128 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (2,770 m)
Lowest point (1,900 m)
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Tuesday 25 August
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