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Hiking

Ridge hike from the mountain station of the Ratschings-Jaufen cable car to the Kleine Kreuzspitze peak

Stange/Stanghe, Ratschings/Racines, Sterzing/Vipiteno and environs
A demanding ridge hike from the mountain station of the Ratschings-Jaufen cable car, leading across several summits to the Kleine Kreuzspitze peak.
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Take the Ratschings-Jaufen cable car up to the mountain station at approx. 1,800 m. From here, follow the Ratschings Alpine Pasture Trail (Ratschinger Almenweg) to the Rinneralm mountain hut. Continue on trails no. 13B and no. 12 to the Rinner Sattel saddle. The route then continues across the Fleckner summit and the Glaitner Hochjoch summit, passes the Schlotterjoch saddle before and finally reaches the summit of Kleine Kreuzspitze.

Alternatively, the descent can be made via the Klammalm mountain hut and the locality of Flading.

The opening hours of mountain and alpine huts can be foundhere.

Distance 17.3 Km
Duration 7h:00 min
Elevation gain 1090 m
Elevation loss 1090 m
Highest point 2512 m
Lowest point 1836 m
Details

The starting point can be reached by bus line 319 (Sterzing/Vipiteno – Ratschings/Racines). Get off at the “Innerratschings, Bichl/Racines di Dentro, Via Colle” stop. Further information on timetables and connections is available at www.suedtirolmobil.info/en.

Directions

From Sterzing, continue towards the Ratschingstal valley until reaching the valley station of the Ratschings-Jaufen cable car in the hamlet of Bichl.

Parking

Parking is available at the valley station of the Ratschings-Jaufen cable car, both above ground and in the underground car park.

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