Snowshoeing
It has become the latest trendy winter sport! And anyone who has tried touring on these
‘rackets’ knows why: on
snowshoes you can discover winter in its purest form, conquer vast expanses of powder snow and reach heights which were once only accessible to ski mountaineers. High up and remote from the crowds, the
climb up to South Tyrol’s summits is rewarded with a grandiose panorama.
Here are only some fantastic routes:
To the Kaserer Alm Alpine meadows
| Starting point |
Kasern |
| End point |
To the Kaserer Alm Alpine meadows |
| Highest elevated point |
2039 m |
| Height difference |
480 m |
| Walking time |
Approx. 4 hrs. |
| Difficulty |
Light |
| Description |
The tour begins at Kasern beyond Prettau in the innermost Ahrn Valley. The route leads from the car park at the Hotel Kasern (approx. 1600 m) across a wooden bridge some 200 m to the south. Beneath the building, cross the meadow up to the edge of the forest. Cross a small stream and follow the marking 16 A, walking steeply uphill through the forest. |
To the Joch saddle near Terenten
| Starting point |
Nunewieser Inn |
| End point |
The Joch saddle |
| Highest elevated point |
2405 m |
| Height difference |
870 m |
| Walking time |
Approx. 4 - 4,5 hrs. |
| Difficulty |
Middle |
| Description |
A forestry road begins at Nunewieser, a popular inn at 1534 metres altitude. After approx. 1 hour you come to a plateau of meadows where the mountain farmstead, Untere Pertinger Alm (1861 m) is located. The route continues across meadows, then through a sparse larch and pine forest up to a ‘Wetterkreuz’ (cross with three bars, supposed to ward off bad weather) situated exposed on a hilltop next to the Obere Pertinger Alm (2070 m). There is a bench beneath the cross where you can take your first rest and enjoy the grandiose panorama. |
Rein - Magerstein
| End point |
Magerstein |
| Height difference |
1750 m |
| Difficulty |
Difficult |
St. Johann - Schwarzenstein
| End point |
Schwarzenstein |
| Height difference |
1900 m |
| Difficulty |
Difficult |
