Morteratsch Glacier
Morteratschgletscher
A large glacier with a tongue reachable on foot from the train station. Signposts along the trail mark where the ice has retreated over the years, a vivid lesson in climate change.
The Morteratsch Glacier is about 6 km long and one of the largest glaciers in the eastern Alps. Get off at Morteratsch station on the Bernina Line, then walk the glacier trail for about 45-60 minutes (roughly 3 km one way, flat terrain) to the glacier snout. Dated markers along the way show that the ice has retreated more than 3 km since 1878. Rockfall and ice collapse are hazards near the glacier tongue, so do not enter the ice caves or cross the warning lines. It can be combined with a visit to Diavolezza on the same day.
Opening hours
Open all day (trail may be snow-covered in winter)