Alto Adige per tutti

Starting point

From Bolzano follow the Brenner highway to Ponte Gardena and take the Val Gardena valley to St. Cristina. Parking possibility can be found near the Elementary School and the Church .

Route length

5.7 km - equal to the return

Paving

asphalted road trail

Type of trip

The tour goes along the railway line of the railway of the Val Gardena valley. Some crossings interrupt the continuity of the trail, without ruining the beauty of the walk, which offers splendid views of the mountains that made the Val Gardena valley famous in the world: the Sassolungo, the Sassopiatto and the Sella Group.

Difficulties

Difference in height

180 m

Support points

In Plan to the "Casa Alpina DLF" with accessible toilets

Period

May - October

Description

You park the car near the church and the elementary school in downtown S. Cristina , then take a road that leads to some pensions and, after about 300 meters, begins the walk towards the east, with a recognizable set of signs dedicated to the solar system. After about 1 km you cross the village of St. Cristina and the bridge over the Rio Cisles . The route, marked by an old stone-mile of the railway (km 27), continues in high, light and steady climb above the valley ground and the road of the Dolomites. After about 4 km you enter the village of Selva Gardena at the sports stadium . The walk continues after 600 meters and ends in front of the “Casa Alpina DLF”, run by the Dopolavoro Ferroviario of Bologna, the former terminus of the railway of the Val Gardena valley . Follow the same itinerary to get back to the car park.