Marmorera - Maloja
I did this hike on the 12th of June, 2025 as the first day of a two day hike. I got inspiration for this hike from stage 2 of the Senda Segantini, and decided to make it into a two day hike, with an overnight stay at the campground in Maloja. On day 2, I went from Maloja to Lej Nair.
Full route: Swisstopo
I went by train from Zürich to Tiefencastle, where I changed to a bus taking me to Lai da Marmorera. As I followed the trail making its way up through the landscape, I had great views to the lake and the mountains above, and I was happy I had started the hike here and not travelled all the way to Bivio with the bus.
I made it through the first ascent, and then followed the trail down to Bivio. From up here, I could no longer see the lake, but the landscape was beautiful and filled with wild flowers everywhere. I met a few people on my way to Bivio, but it was generally very calm and quiet.
Both before and after Bivio, I came across streams and rivers. I like walking next to water and listen to the sound, as I find it very calming. After passing through Bivio, I started the ascent up to Septimerpass. Out of Bivio, the hiking path followed a gravel road, which later turned into a regular hiking path again.
Almost up at the pass, I decided to stop and have my lunch break. I had very nice views back down in direction Bivio. In the opposite direction, I could see the pointy Piz Forcellina rising up above Septimerpass. As it had already gotten very warm, I decided to cut the lunch break short and continue.
As I got closer to the pass, the hiking path again followed a gravel road, and it was generally a very nice and easy walk over the pass. On the other side, I turned off the road and followed the trail down in direction Val Maroz.
Most of the way down, I followed a river and it was a really nice setting. I also had to cross a small stonebridge, which fitted perfectly into the surroundings. After a while, the trail got steeper and the last part down into the valley, was a bit straneous.
I entered Val Maroz which looked really beautiful, with its lush green color and the river flowing down the valley bottom. I unfortunately was not going into the valley, but I would love to come back and do another hike here at one point.
As I continued down and came closer to Casaccia, the views opened up, and I could see across the next valley in direction Piz Salancina and some of the larger mountains behind. As I made my way to Passo del Maloja, I came by what once was a church, and I took a short break in the shade before continuing up in direction Maloja.
Before reaching Maloja, I came by more fields filled with flowers. It was more cloudy just around the Maloja pass, but as I made it through town and down to Silsersee, I again had blue skies. I walked to the campground just out of town and checked in. The location is amazing and I was one of the only tents there, so I had plenty of space and great views from little hotel.
After a nice long shower and some dinner, I decided to go for an evening walk along the lake. It is incredibly beautiful around here, and I could easily have stayed longer. I found a bench by the lake and enjoyed the views of the lake and the mountains with the distinct peak of Piz Lagrev, before I walked back to the campground.
