Engadin Ultra Trail ET16

Loop from Samedan · Grisons, Switzerland

Community route · Hiking · Saved 3 Aug 2026

Locator map: Samedan · Grisons, Switzerland

15.2 km · +801 m · 4h 33m · loop · Hiking

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Moderate Loop
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1,800m1,900m2,000m2,100m2,200m2,300m2,400m2,500m05 km10 km15 km2,496m1,702m
Flat (<5%) Gentle (5–10%) Moderate (10–15%) Steep (15–25%)

Engadin Ultra Trail ET16 is a 15.2 km hike loop from Samedan Staziun near Samedan, with 801m of climbing and an effort score of 23.

ModerateLoopSamedan Staziun2497m high point75% at ≤15% gradeSnow not assessed

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Climbs and descents in route order. Not listed does not mean absent: it may not be mapped.

6 route events
  1. Start

    0 m

    Samedan Staziun

    Start

    Route geometry · source 2026-08-03

    About 0 min in

    15.2 km remaining

    +801 m remaining

  2. Climb

    300 m

    541 m climb

    5.1 km at 10.5% average

    Saved route geometry · source 2026-08-03

    About 5 min in

    14.9 km remaining

    +801 m remaining

  3. Climb

    5.6 km

    264 m climb

    2.7 km at 9.6% average

    Saved route geometry · source 2026-08-03

    About 1h 41m in

    9.6 km remaining

    +280 m remaining

  4. Descent

    8.4 km

    135 m descent

    1.1 km at 11.9% average

    Saved route geometry · source 2026-08-03

    About 2h 30m in

    6.9 km remaining

    +27 m remaining

  5. Descent

    9.7 km

    667 m descent

    5.5 km at 12.1% average

    Saved route geometry · source 2026-08-03

    About 2h 55m in

    5.5 km remaining

    +1 m remaining

  6. Finish

    15.2 km

    Route finish

    Finish

    Route geometry · source 2026-08-03

    About 4h 34m in

    0 m remaining

Distance
15.2 km
Elevation
↗ 801 m
Est. moving time
4h 33m
hike, 12:00 min/km
Effort
23

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Terrain & grades

75% at ≤15% grade

This loop packs 53m of climb per kilometre, which makes it a hilly endurance profile. 75% of the measured line is at 15% grade or less (slope only, not surface or technicality). The hardest kilometre is around km 4, gaining about 198m. Total route distance is 15.2 km.

Easy 25% Steady 38% Power-hike 25% Steep 12%
High point
2497m
Gain / km
53m
Max grade
36%

Snow & conditions

Snow not assessed

Current snow evidence is not available for this route. Missing data does not establish snow-free conditions. This route reaches 2497m, where seasonal snow may linger.

Route sections

Opening third
5.1 km
+522m / -2m
Middle third
5.1 km
+278m / -182m
Final third
5.1 km
+1m / -632m

Moderate effort, estimated around 4h 33m moving time using a hike model: 12:00 min/km flat pace plus about 1h 21m for 801m of climbing. Expect 12% steep-grade exposure.

Flat-only: 3h 03m
Climb cost: +1h 22m
Effort distance: 22.8 km

Fuel & gear

Energy
2950 kcal
Water
3.0 L

Plan roughly 25 small fuel units, then adjust for weather, aid, and personal effort.

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Surface

≈23% paved · ≈77% unpaved
Mostly unpaved

Surface classes from OpenStreetMap, matched to the line. Ways without a surface tag are classed by their road type, so this is an estimate.

Path difficulty, as tagged in OpenStreetMap

  • T1 hiking: 969 m

No difficulty tag on 10.0 km of path or track: unknown, not easy.

The SAC hiking scale mappers give each path. It is not a check of exposure, the weather or snow on the day.

On roads with traffic: 245 m in 1 stretch. Roads of class tertiary or bigger in OpenStreetMap; crossings and stretches under 100 m are not counted.

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