35.21 Walserweg Graubünden Stage 21: Schlappin - St. Antönien Platz

From Schlappin, you ascend through a fairy-tale forest to the Saaser Alps and further to the pristine karst landscape at the Rätschenjoch. On the descent through the flower- and water-rich Gafiatal, the view repeatedly lingers on the steeply falling limestone walls of the Rätikon range – a paradise for sport climbers. Rockfall blocks shape the primeval landscape in the lower part of the Gafiatal and complicate agricultural use – still today the main economic activity in the high valley of St. Antönien with its distinctive Walser dispersed settlement cultural landscape.

The exact route description can be found in the book "Walserweg Graubünden", Rotpunktverlag. The path is consistently marked with route number 35. However, the description and signage do not replace a hiking map.