For centuries, each June shepherds have been driving their sheep from the Schnalstal Valley across the still snow-mantled saddles to graze in the pasturelands belonging to the farmers in Venter Valley in Austria. They return in mid September. About 1,500 sheep leave from the “Rofenberg-Alm“ in the early morning, reaching Hochjoch near the Bella Vista lodge (2845m) at about 11:30 a. m. The sheep arrive in Maso Corto between 3:00 p. m.
The Bella Vista hut (2845 m) can be reached in about 1 hour on foot from the top station of the Roter Kofel chairlift (2543 m), follow the signs and trail number 3.
Event dates overview
14 Sep 2025 – 14 Sep 2025
14 Sep (Sun)
11:00 - 23:59
Everything you need to know
By car
Across the Brenner Pass:
Exit the A22 Brenner (toll) motorway at Bolzano South (Sud), take the MeBo dual carriageway to Merano and continue into the Val Venosta/Vinschgau valley as far as Naturno, where the Val Senales/Schnalstal road branches off.
