Alto Adige per tutti

Starting point

From Bolzano follow the motorway and exit at Bressanone, then take the road of the Val Pusteria valley to Dobbiaco, where you park near the railway station .

Route length

12 km in total

Paving

Cycle path with natural ground, short stretches of paved road

Type of trip

The walk follows the route of the old railway Dobbiaco - Cortina. The road, improved in the stretch that leads to the sources of the river Rienza, is easily accessible.

Difficulties

some short parts are steep

Difference in height

90 m

Support points

Train station Dobbiaco  
Seehotel - Lake Dobbiaco 

Period

mid June - end September
the valley is a little obscure and remains cool even in summer

Description

From the railway station of Dobbiaco proceed in a westerly direction until the underpass of the highway Alemagna. Here we take the left street with limited traffic, that follows the route of the old railway to Cortina. The route leads to the eastern shore of Lake Dobbiaco, in moderate slope. The walk goes along the lake to the area where the arms of the river Rienza flow into the lake. Continue a short distance from the road Alemagna up to the sources of Rienza, near which lies the cemetery of the Austro-Hungarian Fallen of Monte Piana . Go back the same way, after about 2.5 km take the forest road which, after the Rienza, leads to the ruins of an old steel plant. Continuing along the western shore of Lake Dobbiaco, go to the Seehotel and return to the starting point.