Hiking in Valle Isarco/Eisacktal, the valley of trails

• Walking time: approx. 1 ½ hours
• Trail length: 3 km
• Difficulty: easy
• Difference in altitude: 200 m

Valle Isarco/Eisacktal: Hike along the Carl Toldt Trail, which starts close to our Hotel Löwenhof in Bressanone/Brixen. It leads from the Lidlhof car park in Varna/Vahrn over the Voitsbergstraße road, then left into Bahnhofstraße to Carl Toldt’s summer residence. You now continue along the Spelónca/Spiluck stream, climbing up to the Gartenhof forest chapel and then carry on towards the Voitsberg ruins. From the Gartenhof bridge the trail leads to the Castel Salèrno/Salern ruins and climbs to the Bruggerviertel near the Scaleres/Schalderer stream natural monument where the famous Kneipp facility is located. The Georgspromenade now leads along the stream on the right back down to Varna/Vahrn town centre.

• Walking time: approx. 4 hours
• Trail length: 12.5 km
• Difficulty: easy to moderately difficult
• Difference in altitude: Climb 521 m/descent 318 m

From Varna/Vahrn lake we follow hiking trail no. 1 (red/white) over the chestnut grown as far as Varna/Vahrn. You pass through the village, hike to the parish church and continue along Salernstraße road as far as the first hairpin bend. There you follow the signpost no. 2 (red/white) towards Bressanone/Brixen as far as the fork in the trail where you turn right onto the S. Cirillo/St. Cyrillus trail no. 2 (blue/white) (Caution, it is easy to overlook where the trail forks off). The slightly steeply climbing trail leads past the Burgerhof, onto the Oberebner Hof and then right there to the S. Cirillo/St. Cyrillus chapel. From S. Cirillo/St. Cyrillus continue to follow trail no. 2 (blue/white), which leads past behind the Zimmermandlhof, as far as Pinzago/Pinzagen. Pass through the village and after the Alpenrose hotel hike along the road on the right towards Teceligna/Tötschling as far as the wayside cross. You reach the Renon/Ritten farms above Payrdorf on paths through fields and pastures. There the trail climbs up to the Saderhof and over the tarmac road, following the red and white marking no. 10 you reach the Gfaderhof in Teceligna/Tötschling. Between the feed store and old farmhouse, the climbing trail no. 11, first marked blue/white and then red/white, leads you to the Wöhrgraben and then on as far as the Wöhrmann just outside Velturno/Feldthurns. The epitome of hiking in Valle Isarco/Eisacktal!

• Walking time: approx. 1 hour
• Difficulty: easy
• Difference in altitude: 120 m

Hiking in Valle Isarco/Eisacktal for families: The valley hike leads along trail no. 1 from Varna/Vahrn over fields and through forests to the romantically situated Lago di Varna/Vahrnersee, which is nature conservation area. The way back leads over the Val Riga/Riggertal then via Novacella/Neustift through orchards and vineyards back to your hotel in Bressanone/Brixen. The route is suitable for all ages as there is little difference in altitude.

• Walking time: approx. 4-5 hours
• Difficulty: easy
• Difference in altitude: 300 m

The high-altitude trail to the Dolomitenblick ideally illustrates what hiking in Valle Isarco/Eisacktal stands for. This hike offers scenes that are among the most beautiful in the whole of the Dolomites region! The first part of the high-altitude trail can also be completed with children (to the Malga del Cavallo/Rossalm and back 1.5 hours), the second valley is recommended for fit experienced hikers. Hike high above Bressanone/Brixen from the Valcroce/Kreuztal top station over mountain pastures to the Malga del Cavallo/Rossalm on the Plose mountain and then on to the Gampen Alp.