Maiensässe Tour (marked trail no. 11)

Start at the Pany ski lift, take the snow tour bus to Riedwies. Scenic round trip through the Panyer Maiensässe with a nice mixture of open terrain (fields), forest areas and numerous viewpoints on the village and on the whole Prättigau. Half the way to Tratza leads steadily but never steeply uphill. Refreshment in the Hofbeizli Tratza (Friday - Monday, 10.00 - 16.00 o'clock, open until Easter). The second half of the route tends downwards, with flat but also steeper sections.

Trail marker No.11 (red = moderately challenging)

Warming up is provided in the restaurant Güggelstein (at parking lot/ valley station) or Nini's Puurästübli at the start Riedwies

The Panyer snowshoe trails have different crossing points where a tour can be extended, combined, or shortened. Follow the signposts and take the flyer with the map of the trails with you!

Forest areas and mixed terrain: Please stay on the marked trail so as not to put additional strain on nature and wildlife.

Strengthen yourself at hofbeizli Tratza (Friday - Monday, 10.00 am - 4.00 pm, open until Easter)

The marked snowshoe trails of Pany and St.Antönien lead into the unsecured, partly alpine winter terrain. It is up to each tourer to fully equip themselves and inform themselves about the snow and avalanche conditions before the tour. Please also note the safety instructions in the flyer for the snowshoe trails and on the central information boards in Pany and St.Antönien.

The time indication is a guideline in good conditions for reasonably experienced tourers. Times for snowshoe tours can vary greatly depending on conditions, equipment and condition. Plan enough time and start early for the planned tour!

This tour description and the marking in the terrain do not represent a tour recommendation. Each inspection decision is the sole responsibility of the individual tourer. An inspection in poor visibility conditions (fog, snowfall, etc.) or in the event of an increased avalanche danger is strongly discouraged. Attention spring conditions: From about March and generally on warm and /or very sunny days, tours must be ended early.

Well-functioning snowshoes, poles with winter plates, good footwear, winter-ready clothing. The wind can significantly reduce the perceived temperature in winter: do not forget winter gloves, hat, thermos bottle, etc.!

The carrying of a complete winter tour equipment including avalanche detector is recommended on the marked snowshoe trails of Pany and St.Antönien as well as generally on all tours in the open alpine terrain.

Rental material:
Guest information St.Antönien, ferienladen@pany-stantoenien.ch , +41 81 332 32 33
Rätikon SportAG, Küblis, info@raetikonsport.ch , +41 81 332 36 36
Skilift Pany at the information board, self-service

tour leader
Dominik Karrer, St.Antönien, info@2000plus.ch, +41 79 761 44 58
Chlasi Salzgeber, Pany, nicolaus.salzgeber@gmail.com , +41 79 518 71 04
Kurt Süess, Pany, kurtsuess@bluewin.ch , +41 76 434 04 73

From the ski lift car park, take the snow tour bus to Riedwies.  Before you strap on your snowshoes, you can fortify yourself at Nini's Puurästübli (self-service). To Unter Tratza you cross the trail a few times.  Through beautiful forest sections, the route climbs steadily higher and crosses the upper end of the toboggan run at the beautifully situated Maiensässd village 'Tratza'. Culmination and viewpoint and refreshment in the Hofbeizli Tratza (Friday - Monday, 10.00 - 16.00 o'clock, open until Easter). Continue following the trail marker No.11, after another beautiful open forest section you go downhill through Lächersch Tolen and Pomisaun and Planariend slightly downhill back to the starting point.

With the RhAetian Railway via Landquart or Davos to Küblis and by Postbus to Pany (Timesogram field 90.222). The Postbus line Fahrplanfeld 90.218 also runs from Schiers to Pany.

Take the A13 to Landquart, continue on the B28 to Küblis. Shortly after entering the village, turn left and follow Luzeinerstrasse uphill to Luzein, Pany, St. Antönien.

Parking at the valley station of the ski lift