Greina Pass is an alpine pass between the Surselva in the canton Grisons and the canton Ticino.
Regions
The Greina Pass runs over the plateau of the Greina and connects the Surselva with theBlenio Valley in the canton Ticino.
places
In the field of Greina there are no villages that are valley locations Vrin in the Val Lumnezia resp Rabius in the Val Sumvitg in the north and Olivone in the south.
background
The Greina Pass with a culminating height of 2,355 m above sea level. was together with the Lukmanier Pass already used by the Romans from north-south connection across the Alps.
From Vrin in the Val Lumnezia one arrives over Puzzatsch and the Pass Diesrut into the Greina plateau.
From Rabius and then through that Val Sumvitg the rise over the Crest la Greina you also climb the 6 km long Greina plateau.
The descent to the south is either via the own Passo della Greina (rum .: Pass Crap) ins Val Camadra and after Campo and Olivone, alternatively you can use the Crap la crusch to the Lake Luzzone From the dam there is a road connection down into the Blenio valley.
The Greina plateau is a protected area in 1996 Federal Inventory of Landscapes of National Importance This was recorded after nationwide protests took place in 1948/9 and again in 1985/6 against a project of a large reservoir encompassing the Greina.
language
Rumantsch Sursilvan is spoken on the north side and Italian on the south side in the canton of Ticino.
getting there
From the north
- to Rabius: above Chur on the main street 19 (Direction Disentis) resp. with the Rhaetian Railway until the station Rabius-Surrein. From there, a minibus drives in the summer months (in some cases telephone reservation required) BusAlpin to the terminus at the Somvixer Rhine dam Runcahez.
- to Vrin: of Chur out on the main street 19 or with the Rhaetian Railway to Ilanz, from there on the street or by post bus to Vrin in the Val Lumnezia. A minibus / on-call bus also drives from here in the summer months BusAlpin to Puzzatsch.
from the south
- on the Lukmanier of Disentis from or from the south of Bellinzona off with the Autolinee Bleniesi to Olivone. From there, there is also a connection through the in the summer months BusAlpin to Pian Geirett or Diga di Luzzone.
mobility
The Greina plateau wants to be hiked.
Tourist Attractions
- the Greina plateau with its extraordinary high alpine flora
accommodation
- the 1 Terri - hut SAC
of SAC in a little north of the Greina am Piz Terri The area chamber located in the area has 110 beds in 12 rooms (dormitories), meals (half board) and is located at 2,170 m. - the 2 Scalettahütte SAT of the Ticino Alpine Club SAT with 40 beds is located at the western entrance to Greina not far from the Greina Pass from an altitude of 2,205 m.
- the 3 Motterasciohütte SAC of SAC lies south of the Greina plateau on the entrance to Lake Luzzone, it has 72 beds in ten rooms and is at an altitude of 2,172 m.
All of the huts mentioned are usually open during the season (end of June to September / October), a reservation with the hut warden (contact addresses on the website) is recommended, dogs are sometimes not allowed. In winter only an occasional opening (over Easter) is possible, all SAC huts have a winter room that is accessible in winter in emergency situations. The connection is usually made via landline radio telephones, the cell phone reception is usually not given in the high alpine mountains!
security
- Attention: the Greina Located in high alpine terrain, hikers should be familiar with the rules of mountain hiking and be able to withstand longer tours in terms of health (cardiac patients usually tolerate heights of up to 2,500 m, ask a doctor). Attention must be paid to weather changes that are always possible in the Alps (see Webcam and weather forecasts for the Greina), no tour may be started in unsafe weather. It is recommended that those who are not used to the mountains complete the first tours with professional guidance, children often do not adhere to their parents' admonitions not to leave the path, etc. yellow trails) hike.
climate
- the season lasts from the end of June (after the snow melts) to the first onset of winter in mid-October, consult the website before planning a tour and, if necessary, contact the hut warden by phone.
literature
Web links
- www.surselva.info with information about Greina
- www.greina-stiftung.ch: no tour suggestions, but information on political activities to preserve alpine landscapes
