Sassauna Trail

From the mountain station of the Luftseilbahn Fanas a singletrail passes high moor over alpine pastures uphill to Luderer Egg. On this ridge you turn sharply right into a wide basin, which you first cross downhill and then with constant ups and downs. Then it goes downhill longer to the Valser Bach, over which a small wooden bridge leads. Past Vordersäss it goes towards Golrosa. Here fantastic views open up of the Kirchlispitzen and Drusenfluh. At Fadurer Fürggli we switch to the other side of the mountain ridge, where a meadow path with many steep ascents leads back to the SE ridge of the Sassauna. Past the huts near Huoben it goes back over an alpine path to the mountain house Sassauna, which is located directly next to the starting point.

About the author:
Stephan Hugenschmidt is winner and course record holder of the Eiger Ultra, Zugspitz Ultratrail and Madrisa Trail. Stephan lives in Grüsch and knows the trails in the Prättigau like the back of his hand. He especially loves that the trails in Prättigau are not overcrowded and you can spend hours in an intact nature.

• Technically skilled trailrunners can still include the Sassauna in the route:
  From the starting point at the mountain station of the Luftseilbahn Fanas, cross on an alpine path to the huts near Huoben. The following ascent to the Sassauna is tough: initially, it leads along a mountain ridge to a trail junction at 2000m. Here the path disappears, but if you head towards the SE ridge, you can’t go wrong. On the ridge the trail is visible again and winds steeply towards the summit. The descent via the west ridge is technically challenging and partly exposed, especially when wet. From Luderer Egg you can follow the described route...


• Treat yourself to a break on the terrace of the mountain inn Sassauna at the end.

Mountain station Luftseilbahn Fanas -  Gruoba - Luderer Egg (Pt. 2015) - Vordersäss (Pt. 1699) - Golrosa - Fadurer Fürggli - Freischa - Huoben - Eggli