Muott Ota Summit – Trail to Alp da Segl loop from Sils im Engadin
Muott Ota Summit – Trail to Alp da Segl loop from Sils im Engadin
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Muott Ota Summit – Trail to Alp da Segl loop from Sils im Engadin
05:00
12.6km
660m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 9, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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370 m
Grand Hotel Waldhaus
Highlight • Restaurant
Whoever crosses the threshold to this legendary place is walking in the footsteps of guests, for whom the Waldhaus and its landscape have always been joy and relaxation. Exactly at this point, quiet and far away from the busy world, on a hill in the forest and high above Lake Sils, lies this pearl of the Engadine.
It is also worthwhile to linger in these beautiful rooms for coffee and cake at lunchtime or for an aperitif in the bar in the evening.
Of course it also has a spa area and a very good restaurant.
The flair of the turn of the century can be found everywhere here, you just have to feel comfortable here.
The history of the house:
The Waldhaus was opened on June 15, 1908 by Josef Giger (1847–1921) and Amalie Giger-Nigg (1849–1924), our (great) great-grandparents. For a long time they had run other people's large hotels. Now it was finally my own.
They were followed by their daughter with her husband, Helen and Oskar Kienberger, with distinction and often under the most difficult of conditions. They in turn handed over the staff to Rolf Kienberger (1917–1994) and his wife Rita (1926–2006). From 1977 responsibility lay with Maria and Felix Dietrich-Kienberger for 33 years, initially with their parents, then from 1989 with Maria's brother Urs Kienberger.
Since the summer of 2010, the fifth generation has been in charge with the brothers Claudio and Patrick Dietrich (born 1977 and 1980). Claudio Dietrich is primarily responsible for the management of operational and administrative operations. Patrick Dietrich has the main responsibility for looking after guests. Together they continue to give the hotel a face and a very personal character.
So the Waldhaus remains, which hardly exists in this type and size any more: a purely family business without outside partners and directors. Of course, a lot has changed in the Waldhaus too. For decades we have been investing B. Millions every year. But it has hardly got any bigger during this time, and that is no coincidence: this is the only way we can still receive and look after our guests as personally as our ancestors took it for granted. You would still recognize your life's work!
(Source Grand Hotel Waldhaus)
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1.89 km
View of Lake Sils
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2.79 km
Muotta da Güvè
Peak
5.82 km
Muott Ota Summit
Highlight • Summit
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7.81 km
Trail to Alp da Segl
Highlight • Trail
If you are lucky with the weather, you should definitely go back via Muot Otta.
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10.5 km
Fex-Crasta Church
Highlight • Religious Site
The church was likely built around 1500. It is first mentioned in 1506 as a house of worship dedicated to St. Margaret. A simple rectangular building with a semicircular chancel and a brick bell tower above the southeast front, its Baroque appearance resulting from an elevation in the 17th century. The brick wall surrounding the church was added with the establishment of a cemetery in the post-Reformation period.
A simple hall church with a flat-roofed rectangular nave and a domed apse. The chancel contains frescoes in the Upper Italian style dating from 1511. According to an inscription, the gallery was installed in 1665; the coffered ceiling above the nave also dates from the 17th century. A simple polygonal pulpit dates from 1721. The stained-glass window "Lamentation of Christ" is by Ernst Rinderspacher (1879–1949). Gallery organ, built in 1981 (Felsberg Organ Builders).
Text / Source: Sils Tourism (Back Office), Via da Marias 93, Sils / Segl Maria
sils.ch/de/guide/sils-im-engadin/sehenswuerdigkeiten/kultur-architektur/bergkirche-sta-margarita-in-fex-crasta-evang
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10.5 km
Hotel Zur Sonne – Restaurant & Beer Garden Fextal
Highlight • Restaurant
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11.9 km
Val Fex
Highlight • Gorge
A carriage ride to Val Fex is also not to be overlooked; it is one of the most romantic experiences in the region. At the village square in Sils there are two-horse carriages ready to drive to Platta, Crasta or all the way up to the Hotel Fex, and of course back again.
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12.0 km
Val Fex Gorge Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Hike into the car-free Fex Valley from Sils Maria to the panoramic mountain Muott’Ota and on via Alp da Segl, Hotel Fex, Crasta, and back to the starting point in Sils Maria. Val Fex – one of the most beautiful side valleys in the Engadine.
Text / Source: WegWandern.ch
wegwandern.ch/wanderung/wanderung-fextal-val-fex-sils-maria-muottota-hotel-fex-wandern
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12.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.53 km
4.04 km
1.04 km
845 m
170 m
Surfaces
6.53 km
2.53 km
1.95 km
1.01 km
448 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (2,430 m)
Lowest point (1,810 m)
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