Cinuos-chel Brail to Zuoz (valley walk)

As an alternative to the high level Via Engiadina path there is an alternative along the valley.

Leave the station at Chinuos-chel Brail and....

......go downhill into the village of Cinuos-chel to take the path across the river to S-chanf. 

The River Inn at Val Flin

  This path follows the river through forests and then  crosses the gravel banks of the Val Flin. 

It could be difficult to cross here if the stream was in full spate. 

There is then a delightful forest path before joining a paved lane for about 4 km to S-chanf. 

This section was not a favourite part of the walk! At S-chanf the nature of the river changes as the Inn has been straightened and canalised in the flatter upper part of the valley.  

S-chanf

  After visiting the village we re-crossed the Inn and walked uphill to a path marked variously as going to Zuoz and Zuoz-Resgia. 

Looking back to S-chanf

It’s mainly through woods and is easily graded. Our time from Zernez to Zuoz was about 6h including coffee and lunch breaks – about 5h walking time.

Zuoz