Start/arrival: Welsberg, Tourist information office
Total Length: 6.8 km
Return: Circular route
Difficulty: Difficult
Elevation Gain: 208 m
Surface: 3.2 km asphalt, 3.5 km gravel and natural trail
Start at the Welsberg Tourist Office. Along Bahnhofstraße to the Rienz Bridge, turn left and continue along the route of the Puster Valley Cycle Path towards Bruneck. At the Wasserfeld sewage treatment plant, turn left up a steep path to the hamlet of Ried and continue from there to the Lettnerhof. Continue uphill on a forest road to "Stall Baum". From there, the route continues along a forest path to the Gailerhof and then descends rather steeply along the church path (Kirchsteig or Goala Mühlsteig) back to Welsberg. The route is very shaded and is excellent for experienced runners seeking a challenging run.
Train and bus: www.altoadigemobilita.info
Bus line 441 or citybus 438
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.
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.
Various parking possibilities in the village center of Welsberg.