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GRÄCHEN TO HANNIGALP VIA HEIDINISCHE TOSSU
We
had intended to walk up to the Seetalhornbahn top station but notices were
posted saying that it was closed for urgent repairs so we revised our plans
slightly. We left Grächen on the Hannigalp path as far as z’Seew. Just beyond
the lake we took the path signposted Plattja and Seetalhorn. This climbed gently
uphill through the forest until 2069m before continuing more steeply up zigzags
to Lowizig (2207m). Here we changed our plans and, rather than continuing to
Plattja and Seetalhorn took the Bergweg to Heidinische Tossu. The path crossed
the boulder field that is found all over the upper part of the mountains above
Grächen. It was marked with red flashes every few metres and despite the rocks
being damp was relatively easy to cross.
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The Durlachhorn from Lowizig
At
Heidinische Tossu the Bergweg joins the horrendously ugly piste track that runs
from the Seetalhorn down the mountain to Stafel. In places the mountain has been
bulldozed or blasted away to provide a suitably graded piste. We decided to
climb up the piste to an obvious col just below the Durlochhorn. In places this
was very steep and coming back down again proved slow and rather tricky in
places. The hoped for views were a little disappointing because of the low
clouds but at least we reached an altitude of 2760m and 1100m above Grächen.
There was obvious heavy repair work going on at the Seetalhornbahn with
noisy machinery in use. We returned
back down to Heidinische Tossu for lunch and then followed the piste down to
Stafel, before finally waking along the broad track and a path through the woods
to Hannigalp.
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