Hike /Erlebnis Geologie (swisstopo)
How the Alps Formed – Simply Explained
Foppa (Segnes)Foppa
- Distance
- 12.0 km
- Duration
- 4:00 h
- Ascent
- 609 m
- Descent
- 603 m
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Route type
- One way
01/ Overview
The route
A panoramic geology trail through open, increasingly rocky high ground: from Foppa, the mountain path leads to Fuorcla Raschaglius and climbs to around 2,670 m before descending again to the alpine pastures.
From the Segnes stop, it is only a few steps to the starting point at Foppa (Segnes), at around 2,100 m. The geology trail «How the Alps Formed – Simply Explained», which explores the formation of the Alps, begins at the Segnes visitor pavilion. Segneshütte is nearby, while the mountain path soon enters open, increasingly rocky terrain.
The route climbs steadily across broad alpine pastures to Fuorcla Raschaglius, at just under 2,600 m. It then ascends once more, reaching its highest point at around 2,670 m after just over nine kilometres, not far from Atlas. The return route loses elevation quickly, leading across barren slopes back to the open pastures of Foppa. After around twelve kilometres, the four-hour hike ends in Foppa; the nearest stop, Grauberg, is just under 400 m away.
Route data: swisstopo / Erlebnis Geologie · opendata.swiss BY · Source
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: We look up a live public transport connection from your starting point to the stop closest to the trailhead. If it ends further away, the nearest stop may be a cable car or bus that isn't running right now.
How we check: Snow depth estimated daily at the lowest and the highest point of the route. Estimates: check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
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Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
07/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
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Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
