De charme van Klausen en omgeving

This winter hike to the Rittner Horn mountain starts at the Gasserhütte mountain hut. Follow the prepared winter hiking trail first to the Mair in Plun and from there to the Gasteiger Sattel saddle. Keep following the winter trail as far as the Rittner Horn. Refreshments are available en route at the Mair in Plun hut, Oberes Horn Haus and Gasserhütte. Return is by the same route.

If you want your winter holiday in South Tyrol to be a different experience then you are in the right place in Klausen, Feldthurns, Barbian and Villanders. You will holiday in peaceful villages in the southern Eisack valley.

Start at the Parish Church in Klausen (512 m) and cross the "Eisackbrücke" bridge to "Andreasplatz" square. From here, trail no. 5 leads through the subway under the railway line and climbs up to the Dürerstein (Dürer's memorial stone). Cross the provincial road to Gröden and continue through the forest and up the steeper slopes on the meadows as far as the village of Albions (890 m). From Albions, take trail no. 10 slightly downhill into the Löchlbachgraben ditch then ascend up to the refreshment point at Ansitz Fonteklaus Residence. Along the tarred access road descend steeply onto trail no. 4 and turn sharp right onto the Zickerbachgraben ditch. The trail leads through the forest to Gufidaun, from where it's worth visiting the old village centre. To return, take trail no. 7.

An adventure in the mine of Villanders...

From the village Barbian/Barbiano we hike on the "Wasserfallweg" to the lower and to the upper waterfall (we need good foodwear). On the trail nr. 34 we pass the "Katzenleiter", "Kasserol and "Stangen". We hike until Briol on the mark nr. 27 and then we take the trail nr. 4 to Dreikirchen/Trechiese. For the return we take the way nr. 6 to "Schlernbank", then nr. 3 to "Feistegg" and on this way we come back to Barbian/Barbiano.

The hiking tour on the Alps of Barbian starts at the Huber Kreuz (1621 m). From here we go to „Merlboden“ on trail nr 4. Then it continues to go round the Oberes Horn to the Unteres Horn (2044 m). There is a stop off. After the refreshment begins the descent. It goes down to „Pennleger“ (1847 m) and on trail nr 3B to the Huber Kreuz.

We wander on the path nr. 6 past the lodge Pfroderalm to the chapel “Totenkirchl”. We follow the way nr. 16 to arrive at the lodge Stöfflhütte. Then we follow the trial nr. 15 past the lodge “Marzunerschupfe (ca. 5 min away from the trial nr. 15) and the lodge Mair in Plun to get back to the starting point.

The Alps of Villanders are one of the lesser known winter sports areas in South Tyrol.

We start from Barbian/Barbiano and take the trail nr. 3-11 in direction to the sport place. Continue on that way and you will come to the Dreikirchen/Trechiese. For the return we take the trail nr. 6 to "Feistegg" and then the way nr. 3 until "Wieserhof". From that point we have to follow the trail nr. 6A to the saw mill. At the "Wasserfallweg" we go back to Barbian/Barbiano.