813 Nationalpark Trail

Discover what you don't see otherwise: On the Champlönch children's trail, a digital hiking guide shows the way through the park. The cuckoo calls at exactly the right moment: shortly after you have made your way from car park 1 towards Hotel Il Fuorn. The first of ten virtual companions appears on the "Webpark" GPS device, which can be borrowed from the National Park Centre in Zernez for 19 francs, and tells a story that fits exactly the place you are in.

First it is the park ranger Marchet, who reports with relish about his varied work. In doing so, he achieves exactly what those responsible for the children's trail dreamed of: the children's curiosity is aroused, and the national park becomes an "emotional park". The little ones listen intently and leaf through the booklet, which contains a CD with all the lyrics (to listen to at home), which is also part of the package. What a pleasure – for the parents. Because the digital travel guide makes the hike on the new children's trail free of nagging and stress right from the start. What's more, the little ones can hardly wait for the cuckoo to announce the next virtual guest: Marmotin, the groundhog, for example, Tumasch, the red deer, or Tina, the chamois.

The easy and fantastically beautiful hike leads over "the long field" (Champlönch) to Alp Grimmels, zigzagging down to the Ova da Val Ftur and leisurely along the slopes of Piz dal Fuorn. Without complaining and grumbling because the children only want one thing: the next story, the next experience. And at the end, of course, the ice cream in the romantic Hotel Il Fuorn, which used to be a popular stopover for travellers, muleteers and smugglers and now serves as a "base camp" for visitors to the National Park. To this day, it is the only hotel in the 100-year-old park.

Zernez (Champlönch) - Grimmels - Plan de la Posa - Zernez (Il Fuorn)