62 Walserweg Gottardo, stage 13: Curaglia – Sumvitg, Val

At the foot of Piz Muraun on the Lukmanier road lies Curaglia, the largest village in the Medel municipality. After starting at the church, the path ascends through a wild gorge with layered slate stones. Steep and sweat-inducing is the next part over a wooded ridge, past alpine huts and above the tree line to Alp Soliva. Here is the highest point of the stage. In the far south, the Medelser glacier appears; in the north, the white Tödi massif greets. The mountain path now winds over the undulating high plateau covered with heather shrubs and bushes. On the descent, you have a view of Disentis with its dominant monastery building. According to old monastery chronicles, abbots and monks of Walser origin also worked here.

Surrounded by overgrown rock blocks at the edge of the huge erosion funnel of the Bova Gronda, the path leads into a dense mountain forest. A refreshing section follows before concentration is again required on the slippery path over two wild torrent ravines. In a terrain hollow, the lovely Lag da Laus suddenly appears with its benches and fire pits. It is a good spot for a break and a popular excursion destination, reachable on foot from the village of Laus in an hour. After the alpine meadows, a last rough section through the forest leads to Alp Con. Visible from the narrow path: the impressive erosion funnel on the opposite slope; briefly, the impressive buildings of the former Teniger spa appear in the valley. Since 1580, various uses have alternated, all reopening attempts failed. Currently, the spa with hotel complex is closed (as of 2023).

From Alp Con Sut, the route follows the forest road, which arrives in long switchbacks through the forest at the hamlet of Val. The only inn in the small settlement is a cozy, original Ustria (closed Mo/Tu) and also the stage destination.