The Tour of the Bernina. Gillian Price

www.stanfords.co.uk, outdoor suppliers and shops in the Bernina region.

      If desired, more detailed 1:25,000 maps are available: for the Engadine Valley on the Swiss side of the Bernina there’s Landeskarte der Schweiz (Swiss National Survey maps) n.2521 – ‘St Moritz Bernina’; whereas for the southern valleys there’s ‘Valmalenco – Carta dei Sentieri’, published by the Consorzio Turistico Sondrio Valmalenco and sold locally.

Dos and don’ts

      Bird’s-eye view of the hamlet of Son (AVV, Stage 1)

      It’s better to arrive early and dry, than late and wet

      Maxim for long-distance walkers