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A shortened variant of the High altitude trail of Laives/Leifers, with start and finish in Laives.
Change of path along the hike: 12,11
From the centre of Laives/Leifers, at the crossroads, you walk along Via Pietralba for about 4 km into the Brantental valley until you cross the river beneath the Schwobmiel farm. From there, path no. 12 climbs steeply northwards until after 10 minutes you reach the former Schwabhof inn (approx. 700m).
After a short ascent, a partly narrow but well-secured path leads through the sunny porphyry walls of the Brantental valley. After approx. 1.5 hours you reach the Hochegg farm with a magnificent view that covers the entire Val d'Adige/Etschtal valley.
From there a wide path, shaded by chestnut trees, leads past the Brunnerhof farm and then to the Steinerhöfe, a double farmstead with a chapel. The walk from the Schwabhof farm to here takes about 2 hours.
The descent back to Laives begins at the Steinerhöfe farms. Trail no. 11 leads past the chapel on the left and crosses the asphalted Via Montelargo several times downhill until it joins the Via Pietralba at the level of the Hotel-Garni Grüner Baum.
Surefootedness and a good head for heights are a prerequisite, as some parts of the high altitute trail are somewhat exposed (secured by steel cables).
We recommend to wear sturdy walking shoes!
Arrival by public transport from Bolzano/Bozen: by bus with the lines 110, 111 or 120 until the bus stop "Laives Centro/Leifers Zentrum" (approx. 30 min.).
Arrival by public transport from the south: take bus line 120 to the bus stop "Laives Centro/Leifers Zentrum".
Along the hiking route, there are several stops for the hiking bus line 115, which runs from May to October: the "Via Crucis/Wallfahrtsweg" stop at the entrance to the Brantental valley, and the "Steinerhöfe" and "Pföslhof" stops during the descent to Laives.
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