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Snowshoe tour: To the mountain Hörneckele in the Gsiesertal Valley (2127 m)

St. Martin/S. Martino - Gsies/Casies, Gsies/Valle di Casies
From St. Martin via the Karbachtal and Schäfer Alm to the Hörneckele.
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Snowshoe hike with views of the Dolomites

Starting point: Gsiesertal Valley – St. Martin, Tourism office (1276 m)

Distance: 8.6 km

Descent: along the same route

Walking time: 3 hours 30 min.

Difficulty: medium

Altitude difference: 851 m

Itinerary

From the Tourism office in St. Martin (1276 m) follow the road to the Mara Kirchl chapel and there turn right to reach the Karbacherhof (1425 m, refreshments available; also accessible by car). From there follow the Karbachtal valley to the Schäfer Alm (1616 m) and continue on the forest road with trail marker no. 52 branching to the right. Continue southwestwards through steep wooded slopes into a small alpine valley (approx. 1800 m), then on trail no. 52 past hay barns and across the Vigeiner meadows up to a small ridge depression (approx. 2100 m), from there rightwards to the cross on the Hörneggele (2127 m).

Distance 8.9 Km
Duration 3h:22 min
Elevation gain 908 m
Elevation loss 56 m
Highest point 2129 m
Lowest point 1267 m
Details

Bus & train timetable: www.suedtirolmobil.info

Busline 441

Directions
The starting point of the tour is in St. Martin in the Gsiesertal Valley, at the tourist office.

By bus:
Bus stop: St. Martin
Bus line 441

By car:
Destination: Gsiesertal Valley – St. Martin
Parking

Car parking at St. Martin in the Village or at "am Kofel" along the road below the Karbacherhof.

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