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Cotton grass betrays a marshy area above the Lünersee Alm

Take the lakeside path in either direction as far as the Lünersee Alm on the south side of the lake, to find a signed junction (50–60mins). Follow the trail which rises to the rear of the hut into a hanging valley, and at the next junction 5mins later, branch half-right and mount grass slopes above a marshy area to gain the saddle of the Cavelljoch about 40–50mins from the Lünersee Alm. On a calm day this is a very pleasant site for a picnic. To return to the Douglass Hut (1½hrs) reverse the outward route, but take a different lakeside path for variety.

Cutting across the southern flank of the mountains the path of the Rätikon Höhenweg Sud is the Swiss equivalent of the Rätikon Höhenweg Nord described below. By following this trail westward, the Schesaplana Hut can be reached in 1hr 45mins; to the east the Carschina Hut is 3hrs away.

ROUTE 5

Rätikon Höhenweg Nord

Start Douglass Hut (1976m) Finish Gargellen (1423m) Distance 23km Grade 3 Time 3 days Location West to east across the north flank of the mountains Highest point Sarotlapass (2389m)

Making a traverse of the north flank of the Rätikon mountains, this is a justifiably popular hut-to-hut tour that makes an excellent introduction to this form of mountain activity. Each stage is comparatively short. Paths are mostly good and well marked. The route is not too demanding, yet it has a few strenuous sections and in places a brief sense of isolation. Huts are comfortable and the scenery superb.