Difficulty:
easy
Length:
11.5 km
Duration:
3:10 h
Elevation uphill:
111 m
Alp Bella und Fliesseralp
The hike begins in Samnaun-Compatsch at the late Gothic St. James Church and initially follows the Quotes and Aphorisms Trail into the Zander Valley. After crossing the border into neighboring Tyrol, the ascent to Fliesser Alm invites for a rest. The hike continues over Fliesser Stieralpe to the Matschiberlesattel. Here, the view opens up to the Samnaun Valley, towards the Reschen Pass and Ötztal Alps. At Unter Malfrag, the national border is crossed again, as you can immediately recognize by the different trail markings (Austria: red-white-red; Switzerland: white-red-white). At Spatlasattel, the panorama changes again; this time, you see the Swiss side of the Silvretta Arena, the Samnaun local mountain Muttler, and the Fluchthorn. On the descent to Alp Bella, the path passes by the round rock formation "near the church," an impressive geological witness of the Alpine formation. Via Oberalp, we reach Unteralp, where the Alpstein, one of the largest boulders in Switzerland, is located. The return journey along the Mülbach leads us back to Samnaun-Compatsch.
