Circular around Castelrotto via Schafstall
Start and finish at the village cable cars with some lovely views around Casterotto.
A beautiful, fairly steep climb alongside the cable cars through pastures, then into the woods for most of the ascent. Very pleasant on a hot, sunny day.
No great difficulty until you reach the highest point of this circular. There are small inns to choose from in Marinzen or at the Schafstall hütte.
There is a slight variation from the route shown on tourist maps when descending towards St Michael. The descent is quite steep.
The rest of the route follows a tarmac road with no traffic, passing through a charming hamlet with beautiful views of the mountains and the village.
10 km in total and a variety of terrain that allows you to enjoy the whole route.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 10.40 km -
Average duration: 4h 40 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 600 m -
Descent: - 600 m -
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Highest point: 1,520 m -
Lowest point: 1,029 m
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Country:
Italy
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Area: Alps -
District:
Kastelruth - Castelrotto -
Start/End: N 46.566447° / E 11.562306° -
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Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,058 m - Car park
- 1 : km 1.63 - alt. 1,280 m - Dirt road junction
- 2 : km 2.28 - alt. 1,373 m - Keep heading towards Marinzen.
- 3 : km 2.79 - alt. 1,452 m - Exit after the wooden gate.
- 4 : km 3.23 - alt. 1,478 m - Marinzen Hut
- 5 : km 4.27 - alt. 1,480 m - Schafstall Hut
- 6 : km 5.6 - alt. 1,292 m - Fork in the road
- 7 : km 8.61 - alt. 1,114 m - Overview of Castelrotto
- 8 : km 10.12 - alt. 1,066 m - Castelrotto centre
- S/E : km 10.4 - alt. 1,058 m - Car park
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