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Winter hiking in Arosa

Three routes from the resort at the head of the Schanfigg valley: to the Schwellisee, up to Prätschalp and through the Arlenwald. Each is on the official list of Swiss winter hiking trails, with a map and a free GPX.

Before you go: is it open today?

Winter paths open, close and are prepared from day to day, and lifts and mountain railways keep their own winter timetables. This page cannot say what is open today.

Winter sports report: each winter hiking trail open or closed (Arosa Lenzerheide)

Each route below also links to its page at SwitzerlandMobility. Daylight in mid-January: about 08:02 to 16:58 (8 h 56) on a flat horizon; mountains shorten it in the valleys.

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  1. 287

    Schwellisee-Winterwanderweg

    A loop from Arosa, Innerarosa, by Ifang, Schwellisee

    Distance
    4 km
    Walking time
    1 h 25
    Up / down
    150 / 150 m
    Height
    1,857–1,970 m
    Difficulty
    EasyLoop

    GPX Route page (SwitzerlandMobility) Directions to the start

  2. 285

    Prätschalp-Winterwanderweg

    A loop from Arosa, Prätschli, by Prätschalp

    Distance
    6.4 km
    Walking time
    2 h 10
    Up / down
    205 / 205 m
    Height
    1,907–2,097 m
    Difficulty
    MediumLoop

    GPX Route page (SwitzerlandMobility) Directions to the start

  3. 286

    Arlenwald-Winterwanderweg

    From Arosa, Prätschli to Innerarosa

    Distance
    6.5 km
    Walking time
    2 h 052 h 10 the other way
    Up / down
    180 / 230 m
    Height
    1,857–2,054 m
    Difficulty
    MediumOne way

    GPX Route page (SwitzerlandMobility) Directions to the start

About these routes

Routes, figures and difficulty come from the official list of Swiss winter hiking trails (Winterwanderwege) kept by the Federal Roads Office FEDRO with SwitzerlandMobility, the cantons and the Swiss Hiking Trail Association: SwitzerlandMobility's selection, as listed for winter 2025/26 (dataset updated 23 January 2026). Walking times are the source's, for the way the line is drawn. TrailSplits has not walked these routes; signs and conditions on site decide.

Source: FEDRO, Winter hiking trails (ch.astra.winterwanderwege), open use with the source named (opendata.swiss terms). Read 10 October 2026.