Val Casies Valley Almweg 2000 path: Stage Hörneckele, Pfinnalm, Aschtalm

From the valley road at S. Martino (1276 m) follow trail no. 36 in a westerly direction up to Karbacher Hof (1440 m, refreshments available; also reachable by car) and from there follow the lonely Karbachtal valley along the babbling brook to the Schäfer Alm (1616 m) and continue on the forest road with trail no. 52 to the right of the alpine hut; continue on the forest road in a south-easterly direction across the steep wooded slopes to a small alpine valley (approx. 1800 m), then on trail no. 52 past some barns and along the Vigeiner Bergwiesen up to a small ridge depression (approx. 2100 m), turn right for a short distance and reach the cross on Hörneckele (2127 m).

The rewarding hike for those accustomed to walking is easy. - via Almweg 2000: from the Hörneckele along the Almweg 2000 (marked with a red dot) crossing the alpine slopes in a north-easterly direction, you reach the Pfinnalm (2152 m), from there continue following trail marker no. 52 and at a fork in the path, leave the actual Almweg 2000 towards the valley, on a partly flat and partly very slightly downhill course you cross the slopes and reach the Aschtalm (1950 m, refreshments available), finally from there on trail no. 10 through the steep wooded slopes on a path and forest road down to Huiben and briefly on to the valley exit in the direction of St. Magdalena (1398 m). Maddalena (1398 m); from Hörneckele 5 km, Walking time: 2 hours. From S. Maddalena by bus or other means of transport back to S. Martino.