Eisweg Engadin — Attraction in Scuol

They don't take credit card so make sure you have cash! 12chf plus 5 chf for skate rental.

Aside from that... what a wonderful experience! I've skated in many places but have never done anything like this before. It's a lovely ice track in the woods, and it's a long circuit so you can go round and round at your leisure. There are two slightly downhill gradients, not very steep but you pick up speed surprisingly quickly! Quite scary for a beginner but everyone seemed to cope okay.

I think the ice is best first thing in the morning, as (I assume) they only resurface once a day, in the morning before they open. I thought about going later to get some sun on the trail but I'm not sure the sun reaches this part of the valley, it hadn't by 1pm anyway. So go early if you can, but I'm sure it's nice all day.

You can leave your bags and shoes in the changing hut. There's no security there (no lockers) but my bag was totally fine.

The only thing I'd want to make it better was if there was a little stand selling mulled wine and hot chocolate, that would have been amazing.

The bus there and back is hourly and matches up nicely with the trains at Scuol-Trasp. There's a restaurant near the bus stop if you want to wait in the warm for a bit. The bus gets incredibly busy on the way back when all the skiers...

We visited on a Saturday and we had so much fun! We rented skates and the skates were nice. There is really nice warm bathroom in the campground near where you rent the skates. Once out on the trail, people were spread out enough that it didn't feel busy. The ice trail is a loop, and there are options to do a shorter path. You can skate as long as you want. There is no time limit.

We had a group of 6 with 2 kids who had never skated before, and everyone had a lot of fun. It was a little challenging for them because the ice path is not flat. There are gentle rolling hills. When going downhill, you get faster, and going uphill is tough but doable on skates if you have not used them before.

My kids said this was their favorite activity on our trip! The forest is really beautiful and peaceful. We all had a...

An interesting novelty concept, but it is not real skating. It is more like if someone decided to put ice on cross-country ski track. If the ice was better, it might have been worth the trip. But by the time we got there just 1,5 hours after it opened for the day, it was mushy because of plus degrees and broken up by all the people ploughing it. Also, too many up and downs which are not safe especially when it is so crowded. On the plus side, it is not expensive, and you could pay with a card when we were there (on a saturday). Maybe it would be better in colder weather.

Verdict: if you are in the neighbourhood and want a cool photo for your instagram, go for it. But it is really not worth a trip from Zurich, especially if you are planning to skate.

P.S. I brought my own skates, but you could...