Access to Schuders

Construction of the connecting road from Schiers to Schuders began in 1922 and was completed in stages up to the year 1934. Not only does this road still provide access to the mountain hamlet, but it also serves as a gateway to the extensive alpine meadows and the vast hiking area at the foot of the Drusen and Sulzfluh mountains. Starting out in Schiers and past the Salginatobel Bridge, the road ascends in tight turns compressed on a narrow ridge through the steep Cresta forest. At the top it traverses the extensive landslide area and reaches the few houses of Schuders.

Deep below the mountain settlement Schuders, the Schraubach washed away the foot of the slope. Particularly during the 1950s this led to major slope movements, causing severe problems for the hamlet and consequently making it well-known throughout the country. Homes and stables were destroyed beyond the core of the settlement and a considerable amount of cultivated land slid down the slope. Many inhabitants of Schuders were thus deprived of their livelihood and had to leave their homes. 

At the time of the bridge's construction, Schuders had a population of just about one hundred inhabitants; today barely thirty residents remain. Parts of the road were repeatedly destroyed by terrain movements and had to be reconstructed elsewhere. The situation in the landslide area greatly improved once the wild Schraubach had been tamed at great expense by erecting various barriers and after extensive slope drainage had been undertaken. Today, the mountain hamlet Schuders is no longer imperilled and the mountain road is in good condition.