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Mountaineering

Mountain hike: Forcella di Casies in the Val Casies/Gsiesertal Valley (2205 m)

St. Martin/S. Martino - Gsies/Casies, Gsies/Valle di Casies
Hike from S. Maddalena via Pidig and Oberberg huts to Gsieser Törl with return through the Ampfertal Valley.
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A pleasant and interesting hike on borders

Starting point: Val Casies/Gsiesertal Valley – S. Maddalena, Head of the Valley (1465 m)
Distance: 18 km
Descent: circular hike
Walking time: 6 hours
Difficulty: medium
Altitude difference: 840 m
Information: Line 441 www.suedtirolmobil.info

Itinerary
From the Head of the Valley in the Val Casies/Gsiesertal Valley – S. Maddalena (1465 m, parking fee), continue left resp. straight into the valley to the farm Rotmooshof, from there take the road through the forest (marking no. 49) or the path heading east through alpine areas to the huts Messnerhütte (1660 m, refreshments available) and Kradorfer Alm (1704 m, refreshments available). Continue up the valley on a steeper slope to the Oberbergalm hut (1975 m, refreshments available) and across lush alpine meadows through the source area of the Gsieser stream to the Gsieser Törl (2205 m). Descent: from the Gsieser Törl in a westerly direction you cross the mountain slopes for a long stretch on a mostly flat route to the Weißbachalm (2112 m, no refreshments available), descend the mountain along the road to the Acherlealm (1867 m, no refreshments available) and finally along trail no. 53 back to S. Maddalena.
Distance 17.9 Km
Duration 5h:43 min
Ascent 1010 m
Descent 1010 m
Highest point 2306 m
Lowest point 1391 m
Details

Train and bus: www.altoadigemobilita.info Bus line 441

Directions
Coming from Innsbruck/Brennero (A): Drive on the Highway of Brennero (A22) until the exit Bressanone/Val Pusteria, then go on along the SS49-E66 for about 58kms until you arrive in Monguelfo. To get to Tesido and the Val Casies Valley, we recommend to take the exit West in Monguelfo.
Coming from Lienz (A): You can reach us also padding by Lienz in Westtyrol (A). You have to cross the Austrian-Italian border between Ahrnbach and Winnebach (B100-E66) and drive on the SS46-E66 until Monguelfo. To get to Tesido and the Val Casies, we recommend to take the exit West in Monguelfo.
Parking

Parking lot on payment at the head of the valley in the Val Casies Valley/S. Maddalena.

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