Davos to St. Moritz
4 stages . 5 nights . Swiss Alps
The Keschhütte between Davos and St. Moritz.
Davos to St Moritz
Davos to St. Moritz
4 stages . 5 nights

Davos to St. Moritz
Self-guided walking holiday


Key information

Start: Davos
End: St. Moritz
Season dates: 14 July to 18 September 2025
Length: 4 days' walking
Typical walk: 14.5km, 620m ascent
Total distance: 57.5km or 36 miles
Highest altitude: 2,738m
Grade: Red 3 (Walking grades)
Group size: 2 or more trekkers

From GBP 1,090 per person

New for 2025, our 4-stage Davos to St. Moritz trip links these two famous resort towns in Graubünden, Switzerland's largest and least densely-populated canton. This is a route of Alpine Exploratory's creation, charting a varied course through the remote mountainous area between Davos and St. Moritz. We ascend to the summit of the Jakobshorn above bustling Davos, dropping to the peaceful Sertig valley before crossing the Sertigpass, now among the higher mountains. From the pass, our route descends via the Kesch Hutte through the Val Funtauna and Val Susauna to Zuoz, the historic centre of Switzerland's famous Engadin valley, with a final walk through the valley to St. Moritz.

Our trip stays in comfortable Swiss hotels throughout, except for one night at the Kesch Hutte, a simple but well-located hut. This night in the high mountains gives a good introduction to life in Alpine huts.

On this self-guided trip, we book your accommodation and provide you with local maps and our routecards describing the trail in detail, allowing you to relax and enjoy walking through this scenic area under your own steam. If your group would like to hike with a guide, we can also arrange a privately guided trip. We welcome you to get in touch to ask for more details on this option.








Map

Alternative trip options
Prefer a different style or length of trip?
Via Alpina Bernese Oberland: Guided - a week-long trek in Switzerland with our guide
Via Alpina - three weeks across Switzerland

Trip Options
The spacing of huts and hotels determines the schedules available on the Davos to St. Moritz, and options for longer or shorter itineraries are limited. Speaking generally, we love to work with hikers to plan a trip which best suits each group's walking style.

Make the trip shorter
Our normal 4-stage trip can be made shorter, even if incomplete, in that you could end your trek at Zuoz and take the regular train up-valley to St Moritz. This would be 3 stages and therefore, if you prefer it, just 4 nights. We can also skip first and last nights (Davos and St Moritz respectively) if you have other plans to get there and to get away.

Add a rest day
There would not really be a good place to rest for the day mid-way on this 4-day hike, but if you wish to spend longer in either Davos or St Moritz then please just ask up - we would recommend either of these towns for a good Swiss base. For those who prefer a more urban setting, we could book Davos (at a nice hotel) in place of your second night which is in Sertig-Sand. The hotel in Sertig-Sand is delightful and characterful, and the setting is beautiful, and there is also a regular bus up to mid-evening which goes to Davos-Platz.

Make the trip longer
If you fancy enjoying the majesty of the Swiss Graubünden, known as the wildest and scenically most impressive of the Swiss Cantons, for a bit longer then the simplest thing would be to stay for longer in either Davos or St Moritz. Please ask us to add nights in these bases.

Hike with a leader
Hike with confidence in the company of our fully qualified International Mountain Leaders (IMLs), with the navigation, accommodation and arrangements taken care of. If your group would like a guide for your trip, please get in touch for more details.
2025 Prices
Davos to St. Moritz
14 July to 18 Sept 2025
Classic
Self-guided
4 stages
(5 nights)
GBP 1,090
Singles 120
Main Trip
Options
Baggage transfer
To all stops except Kesch hut
Please ask us
Baggage transfer
Direct
Please ask us

Accommodation
Where we stay
Our Classic mix of accommodation aims to give an enticing taste of life in the Swiss Alps. We include lovely 3* or 4* hotels in Davos, Sertig, Zuoz and St. Moritz. In addition to these nights we stay at the Kesch hut, our one mountain hut on the route. Overall then, you will have 4 nights in private rooms and 1 night in dormitories in the hut. The Kesch hut only has dormitories and no private rooms.

Dormitories
On our Davos to St. Moritz trip we do not offer dormitory accommodation generally, other than at the Kesch hut on one night. (Please ask us if you prefer more basic accommodation, which generally would lower your price.) Staying at the Kesch hut on this Davos to St Moritz trip means staying in a dormitory room, which will probably be shared with other hikers, in bunk beds. Guests then share tables for their evening meal. This is as per normal in an Alpine mountain hut.

Comfy
While we do not offer a pre-planned Comfy trip on the Davos to St Moritz (as in, smarter hotels) we can still upgrade certain nights, especially in Davos and St. Moritz and would be glad to do so and to adjust your price accordingly. Please just ask us. Davos and St Moritz each have many hotel options up to and incuding the very smart.

Single Room Supplement
Our single supplement covers single occupancy rooms in the four hotel nights. The hut night is in dormitories for everyone.

Solo Travel
We do not take bookings for solo walkers on self-guided trips. For solo walkers we suggest our guided Via Alpina (Bernese Oberland).

Route
Descending through Val Susauna on our third stage
Descending through Val Susauna on our third stage
Our approach to the Davos to St. Moritz
Our Davos to St. Moritz trip gives a complete journey on foot from Davos to St Moritz without the need to use public transport.

The Davos to St. Moritz trail itself is a route on good footpaths, crossing from valley to valley in a handsome traverse of the Graubünden region. Although there is no 'Davos to St. Moritz' route signed as such on the ground, our Routecards show you the route and the actual footpaths that you are walking on are the well-signed, official Swiss footpaths. We celebrate this fabulous mountain area and the original purpose of Davos, which of course was mountain tourism.

The Terrain
The terrain on the Davos to St. Moritz provides an exciting mix of solid trails, over which you can stride out among the high peaks, combined with narrower zig-zagging hillside paths on steep, loose and sometimes exposed terrain. The Davos to St. Moritz is first and foremost a walk, with no via ferrata or climbing sections.

In some places the paths are particularly steep and loose, for example on the final approaches to mountain passes such as the Sertigpass. These sections require steady balance and a head for heights.

Is it for me?
The Davos to St Moritz is a trek with a mix of high mountain passes and excellent views. It is manageable for fit mountain walkers who are happy to walk for roughly 8 hours a day over rocky and sometimes exposed ground. If you are fit and active in your day-to-day life, and have day hiking experience, then the Davos to St Moritz can also be suitable for those new to multi-day trekking in the European Alps. A map and compass are essential for safe navigation in poor weather.

A level of self-sufficiency on the Davos to St Moritz is necessary. On two days, either side of the Kesch hut, you will need to carry all your kit. This means everything you need for daily life; but it’s not too much and it makes for a satisfying daily routine. Bedding is provided at the Kesch hut, but not towels, which you'll have to provide yourself.

Difficulty
The Davos to St. Moritz is first and foremost a walk and we grade it as a Red 3. There are no glacier crossings, via ferrata sections or rock climbing sections. There are, however, sections of steep and rocky ground which require steady foot placement and an ability to cope with walking along some narrow and exposed paths. Please let us know if you’d like more detail on the trickier bits of the trail.
How to get there
The ease of Swiss trains
The ease of Swiss trains, here stopped at Lausanne
Your holiday starts in the Alpine town of Davos and ends in the similar-sized town of St. Moritz. The most convenient airport is Zurich, with the neatest way to reach Davos being by train. St Moritz, at the end, is then also a train ride to Zurich.

It makes sense to venture into Italy after your Davos to St. Moritz walk, but this would be a long journey and needs careful connections. After taking the obvious Bernina Express train to Tirano, in Italy, the bus from Tirano actually revisits Switzerland at Lugano. From Lugano, trains continue South towards Milan, and this could be the start of Italian explorations. Please ask us to advise! We love Lugano, on its lake.

Travel to and from the trip is not included in the holiday price. We take care to give the most useful notes possible about all the travel options. We supply these both on booking and in your info pack, and we offer personalised tips at any point. The aim is that our walkers arrange their travel by the simplest and most scenic means as suits their plan.

Please ask us if you have any questions about getting to the route; we'll be delighted to advise.
Included
  • Bespoke accommodation itinerary - tailored to suit your particular requirements
  • Breakfast every morning
  • Dinner at the hut (1 night on our normal trip)
  • Detailed Routecards DSM1-4 of the Exploratory system, printed on waterproof paper
  • The 3 topographical maps covering the route
  • Downloadable GPX Tracks covering the route
  • Expert advice and local information
  • A comprehensive 'Season Update' following our pre-season recce
  • Full support during your trip from the Alpine Exploratory team (9am until 9pm in the Alps)
Not included
  • Travel to and from your trip
  • Local transport whilst on the trip unless specified
  • Travel insurance
  • Lunches, snacks, drinks and evening meals (except for an evening meal on your 1 hut night above)
  • Baggage transfers (available as an extra)

Baggage transfer

We offer a partial baggage transfer service on the Davos to St Moritz as an optional extra. It is important to be aware that due to the route visiting one hut, bags can only be transferred from Davos to Sertig-Sand, to Zuoz and then to St Moritz. Unfortunately we are not able get your bags to you at the hut, the Kesch hut, so on this night your bags will travel ahead to the next hotel (normally in Zuoz) and will be waiting for you there. Please contact us for more information on baggage transfer and for prices.
Got questions about the Davos to St. Moritz?
Feel free to ask us any questions you have about any aspects of your planning and preparations! Lucy, Steph, Nicky, Rob, Evie, Ben and Amy will reply with expert advice. We spend a lot of time walking our routes and more broadly exploring hiking and ski trails around the world, so do feel free to ask anything at all.


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Towards the Kesch hut, after the Sertig Pass, on the Davos to St Moritz trail
  Towards the Kesch hut, after the Sertig Pass, on the Davos to St Moritz trail


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