About This Route
In Graubünden's Upper Engadin, the Lakes Trail from Muottas Muragl to Val Roseg or Lej Nair circles pristine tarns above St. Moritz (1,850m). Wild camping legal above treeline (2,200m+), single night, small parties; check with Engadin St. Moritz tourism or Grisons authorities. Avoid Roseg Valley nature zones. Practice Leave No Trace: scatter dishwater, no soap in lakes.
Safety Considerations
No camping in wild rest zones or near Alp Languard huts. Afternoon cumulonimbus bring lightning; camp in valleys, not passes like Fuorcla Surlej. Moraine fields hide sinkholes near Roseg Glacier. Flood-prone streams from S-chanf reservoirs. Freezing nights (sub-zero); mosquitoes plague dusk. Chamois roam; store food elevated. Acclimatize; hypoxia at 2,700m plateaus.
Essential Gear
Ultralight tent (Naturehike Cloud-Up 2), synthetic bag 0°C (Decathlon Forclaz), foam pad (RIDGELINE). SwissTopo 1:50,000 map Engadin, Garmin eTrex, whistle. Hoka trail runners, rain pants (Rab), down puffy (Patagonia). InReach Explorer+, blister kit, SteriPEN purifier, PocketRocket stove.