Castelrotto/Kastelruth

Curated by Seis am Schlern

Castelrotto/Kastelruth

The market village below the Sciliar and the main gateway to the Alpe di Siusi, on the terrace above the Isarco.

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2 568 m
Featured summit · Petz - Monte Pez

Highlights

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Mountain hut

Alpe di Siusi
Europe's largest high alpine meadow above Castelrotto, at 1,700-2,300 m below the Sciliar.
Italia.it ↗
Mountain hut

Caseificio Malga Saltner Saltria
A dairy hut at 1,740 m at Saltria on the Alpe di Siusi, open from early December to Easter and again from Whitsun to mid-October.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Malga Contrin
A pasture hut at just over 2,000 m on a sunny rise of the Alpe di Siusi above Castelrotto, passed by the Alta Via delle Dolomiti n. 8.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Malga Gostner
A dairy hut at 1,911 m on the Alpe di Siusi making its own cheese, about 30 minutes up path 3 from Compaccio, with hay soup served in a bread crust.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Malga Gostner Schwaige
A pasture hut at 1,911 m on the Alpe di Siusi above Castelrotto, on the meadows along the way from Compaccio towards Saltria.
YesAlps ↗
Mountain hut

Malga Radauer
A hut at 1,686 m on the Alpe di Siusi, five minutes from the Saltria bus stop and beside the valley station of the Florian chairlift, open summer and winter.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Malga Schafstall
A hut at 1,500 m above Castelrotto, 15 minutes on path 9 from the Marinzen gondola top station, or on path 8 up from the village.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Malga Tirler
A mountain restaurant at 1,743 m at Saltria on the Alpe di Siusi, with a terrace, an outdoor playground and e-bike charging.
Val Gardena ↗
Mountain hut

Malghetta Sciliar
A small hut at 1,693 m on the shelf below the Sciliar, on the Castelrotto side of the massif and beside the geological trail.
YesAlps ↗
Mountain hut

Rifugio Arnika
A hut at 2,059 m on the Bullaccia above Castelrotto, with a sun terrace and a children's playground, and in winter a ski taxi back to the Hexe piste.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Rifugio Dibaita
A hut at 1,974 m on the Alpe di Siusi, 20 minutes on foot from the centre of Compaccio, looking from the Sciliar massif across to the Ortles group.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Rifugio Molignon
A hut at 2,059 m on the Alpe di Siusi above Castelrotto, cooking Tyrolean Geröstl with smoked speck and apple strudel straight from the oven.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Sanonhütte
One of the most traditional huts on the Alpe di Siusi, at 1,851 m above Castelrotto, run as a family house and reached on foot or by mountain bike.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Rifugio Bolzano
5.1 km away, in Fiè allo Sciliar/Völs am Schlern
A refuge on the summit plateau of the Sciliar above Fiè, one of the oldest in South Tyrol, reached by the paths from the Alpe di Siusi.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Unterpulghütte
7.3 km away, in Laion/Lajen
A hut on the slopes above Laion, at the mouth of the Val Gardena in the Val Isarco.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld

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Routes

Via ferrata Difficult
Compatsch - Lago di Antermoia - Compatsch
Summer
A hard long day from Compaccio to the Antermoia lake in the Catinaccio, over stony ground with several huts on the way; sure footing needed.
27.0 km
Distance
1 891 m
Ascent
16 h 17 min
Duration
612
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Via ferrata Difficult
Wanderung auf der Seiser Alm mit Rosszahnscharte und Maximilian-Klettersteig
A crossing of the Alpe di Siusi to the Rosszahnscharte and the Tierser Alpl, taking in the Maximilian ferrata, with the Sciliar and Sassolungo in view.
22.8 km
Distance
1 463 m
Ascent
12 h 53 min
Duration
552
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Open route AVS Sektion Sand in Taufers
Via ferrata Difficult
Sasplat (Oskar Schuster Steig/Sasso Piatto)
Summer
A demanding ferrata on the Sasso Piatto in the Sassolungo group, partly unprotected, with a long descent along the summit ridge to the Alpe di Siusi.
15.7 km
Distance
1 381 m
Ascent
11 h 6 min
Duration
424
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Hiking route Easy
Le Sorgenti delle Streghe a Saltria
Summer
A sensory trail at Saltria on the Alpe di Siusi, with barefoot stretches and animal tracks to find.
3.4 km
Distance
108 m
Ascent
1 h 1 min
Duration
75
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Hiking route Moderate
Sentiero Hans e Paula Steger
Summer
A walk on the Alpe di Siusi named for Hans and Paula Steger, climbers and skiers who shaped the plateau, with boards on its land and its farming.
8.7 km
Distance
189 m
Ascent
2 h 41 min
Duration
221
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Hiking route Difficult
Stage 3 Dolomiti Trek King in autumn - Sassolungo
The closing stage of the Dolomiti Trek King, from the Sasso Piatto hut down to Canazei below the Sassolungo, by the City of Stones and the Val Salei.
16.2 km
Distance
471 m
Ascent
5 h 50 min
Duration
1100
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Open route APT Val di Fassa
Mountain bike route Easy
254 Accesso al Rifugio Alpe di Tires
Summer
A short and very steep spur up to the Tierser Alpl Joch at 2,440 m, reaching the hut set among the rocks of the Denti di Terrarossa.
1.9 km
Distance
300 m
Ascent
26 min
Duration
149
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- Tierser Alpl Hütte - Rifugio Alpe di Tires 2 440 m
- Passo Alpe di Tires - Tierser Alpl Joch 2 440 m
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Moderate
284 Giro dello Spitzbühl
Summer
An easy loop from Compaccio out to the far edge of the Seiser Alm below the Sciliar, passing the Laurinhütte at just over 2,000 m.
10.1 km
Distance
322 m
Ascent
1 h 12 min
Duration
284
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Difficult
282 Tour della Val Duron in senso antiorario
Summer
A demanding technical circuit right around the Sassolungo and Sassopiatto, linking Rifugio Emilio Comici, Rifugio Salei and Rifugio Micheluzzi.
41.1 km
Distance
1 867 m
Ascent
5 h 25 min
Duration
1664
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Cycling route Difficult
Vigo di Fassa - Costalunga/Carezza Pass - Tires - Castelrotto - Ortisei - Sella Pass - Canazei - Vigo di Fassa
A very long road circuit from Vigo over the Costalunga, through Castelrotto and Ortisei and back across the Sella pass.
108.5 km
Distance
2 753 m
Ascent
12 h 13 min
Duration
2045
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- Val Dantermont 1 728 m
- L'Angolino del Sella 2 179 m
- In Sella 2 182 m
- Sella Pass 2 240 m
- Passo di Costalunga - Karerpass 1 745 m
- Laghetto Lupo Bianco 1 726 m
- +75
Open route APT Val di Fassa
Hiking route Easy
Sentiero Gumperer
Summer
A short path at the foot of the Sciliar near Siusi, laid out by children in five stages, each given to one of the senses.
5.7 km
Distance
281 m
Ascent
2 h 4 min
Duration
15
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Hiking route Moderate
Il sentiero geologico
Summer
A route up the Rio Freddo near Siusi, where the stream has cut through the rock beds to lay bare how the Dolomites were built, with waterfalls along it.
8.8 km
Distance
675 m
Ascent
4 h 23 min
Duration
25
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Hiking route Difficult
Attraversata dell’Alpe di Siusi
Summer
A long crossing of the Alpe di Siusi from the Compaccio top station by the Tirler and Malknecht huts, returning past Sanon and Piz.
20.4 km
Distance
698 m
Ascent
6 h 31 min
Duration
568
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain bike route Easy
286 Variante La Buja
Summer
A short forest detour off the Seiser Alm hut circuit, running through thick woods past the Zemmeralm at 1,632 m.
5.9 km
Distance
77 m
Ascent
39 min
Duration
7
Check-ins
- Zemmeralm 1 632 m
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Moderate
290 Collegamento Siusi-Compaccio
Summer
A climbing link up to Compaccio for riders who leave the cable car alone, on a road closed to cars between 9 and 17.
10.0 km
Distance
843 m
Ascent
1 h 27 min
Duration
111
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Difficult
423 Sciliar-Catinaccio Ronda in senso orario
Summer
A big circumnavigation of the Sciliar and Catinaccio massifs, crossing the Passo Duron and touching the Val di Fassa and the Val d'Ega.
79.4 km
Distance
2 524 m
Ascent
9 h 26 min
Duration
768
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Cycling route Difficult
In bici tra dolci vigneti e le maestose Dolomiti – da Egna a Castelrotto
Summer
A long climb-heavy ride from the vineyard country north of Trento up to the village of Castelrotto, with the Dolomites in view on the upper half.
55.5 km
Distance
1 169 m
Ascent
5 h 44 min
Duration
146
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Hiking route Easy
Geotrail Bulla
Summer
An easy round over the north slope of the Bullaccia and the Passo Pinei to Bulla, reading 252 million years of Dolomite rock in the exposed strata.
6.9 km
Distance
290 m
Ascent
2 h 21 min
Duration
14
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Hiking route Moderate
Da Siusi a San Osvaldo
Summer
An easy walk down from Siusi below the Sciliar to the quiet hamlet of San Osvaldo.
9.9 km
Distance
261 m
Ascent
2 h 59 min
Duration
18
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain bike route Easy
285 Giro Tagusa con variante collina Moosbühel
Summer
A short and nearly flat woodland link between the Rendenbühel and Tisenser Bühel hills, passing the Radlmoos Lacke pond.
4.8 km
Distance
43 m
Ascent
32 min
Duration
5
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- Radlmoos Lacke - Stagno della Palude Radl 1 129 m
- Einsiedl 1 133 m
- Bäck in den Bühlen 1 153 m
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Moderate
261 Tour di Marinzen
Summer
A forest-road climb to the Marinzenhütte above Castelrotto, with a chairlift alternative for the ascent and a reservoir passed on the way down.
11.8 km
Distance
501 m
Ascent
1 h 31 min
Duration
67
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- Marinzenhütte 1 489 m
- Forstamt 1 286 m
- Sporthütte 1 078 m
- Schafstall Hütte 1 500 m
- Wasserebene 1 209 m
- Wasserspeicher - Bacino artificiale 1 480 m
- +2
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Difficult
213 Tour panoramico Alpe di Siusi/Val Gardena
Summer
A high circuit across the Seiser Alm plateau past the Mahlknecht Hütte and the Edelweiss Hütte, with lifts available to save the climbing.
35.5 km
Distance
1 421 m
Ascent
4 h 29 min
Duration
710
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Cycling route Difficult
By bike from gentle vineyards to the majestic Dolomites – from Egna to Castelrotto
A road tour that leaves the Adige vineyards on the South Tyrolean Wine Road and then climbs steadily to Castelrotto beneath the Dolomites.
55.3 km
Distance
1 168 m
Ascent
5 h 43 min
Duration
130
Check-ins
Open route Südtirols Süden
Hiking route Easy
Giro del Colle di Castelrotto
Summer
A very short loop around the Kofel hill at Castelrotto, where documents place a fortress; the village name comes from Castellum Ruptum, the broken castle.
890 m
Distance
33 m
Ascent
17 min
Duration
11
Check-ins
- Tourist Information 1 069 m
Open route Seis am Schlern
Hiking route Moderate
To the Castel Forte
A walk on old field paths above Ponte Gardena to Castel Forte, once held by the Wolkenstein lords, with the Isarco valley below.
9.5 km
Distance
365 m
Ascent
3 h 49 min
Duration
3
Check-ins
- Tourismusverein Lajen - Associazione Turistica di Laion 1 095 m
- Äußeres Tor 624 m
Open route Lajen
Mountain bike route Easy
287 Giro delle Malghe sull' Alpe di Siusi con variante Denti di Terrarossa
Summer
A steep variant for experienced riders, passing Malga Tomaset and the little Dialer chapel before the drop down to Saltria.
4.4 km
Distance
161 m
Ascent
35 min
Duration
2
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- Tomaseth - Malga Tomaset 1 999 m
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Moderate
260 Giro di Tagusa
Summer
A mid-level loop on farm and forest roads through the hamlets of Tisana and Tagusa, past a string of old Kastelruth farmsteads.
12.9 km
Distance
433 m
Ascent
1 h 33 min
Duration
39
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Difficult
253 Tour dei rifugi dell’Alpe di Siusi
Summer
A hut-to-hut circuit of the largest high pasture in Europe, calling at Rifugio Zallinger, the Mahlknecht Hütte and the Edelweiss Hütte.
22.6 km
Distance
762 m
Ascent
2 h 43 min
Duration
443
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Cycling route Difficult
457 From picturesque heights to medieval town flair - from Kastelruth to Sterzing
A long valley ride from the terrace above the Eisack down to the river, then north past Paterbichl to Sterzing, mostly on paved paths.
65.0 km
Distance
758 m
Ascent
6 h 31 min
Duration
76
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing
Hiking route Easy
Miglio geologico Siusi
Summer
A one-kilometre circuit from the main square of Siusi on volcanic eruptions and ice ages, laid out for children as much as for adults.
1.0 km
Distance
11 m
Ascent
16 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
- Tourist Info 1 003 m
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Easy
288 Collegamento Valle Isarco II
Summer
A brief link between the Valle Isarco cycle path and the Alpe di Siusi trail network, joining the tour towards S. Osvaldo.
1.8 km
Distance
158 m
Ascent
16 min
Duration
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Moderate
292 Collegamento Fiè-Siusi
Summer
A connecting ride on cycle paths from Fiè to Siusi allo Sciliar, past S. Antonio, the chapel of S. Costantino and the S. Vigilio golf course.
7.4 km
Distance
190 m
Ascent
47 min
Duration
6
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- Wergeserhof 932 m
- Bar Petra 891 m
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Difficult
283 Giro della Bullaccia
Summer
A long circuit from Castelrotto over the Passo Pinei to Ortisei, up by gondola to the Seiser Alm and back down the provincial road.
32.5 km
Distance
1 410 m
Ascent
4 h 13 min
Duration
439
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Hiking route Easy
Sentiero Oswald von Wolkenstein
Summer
A circuit past the ruins of Salego and Castelvecchio with fifteen stations, among them a knights' table, a sword and mythical beasts.
5.7 km
Distance
193 m
Ascent
1 h 49 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
- Kleiner See 1 168 m
- Hotel Salegg 1 035 m
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Difficult
294 Collegamento Compaccio-Sellaronda
Summer
A mostly downhill traverse of the Seiser Alm below the Sassolungo group, ending at Selva Val Gardena where the Sella circuit starts.
15.8 km
Distance
224 m
Ascent
1 h 43 min
Duration
339
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Hiking route Easy
Il sentiero dei funghi nel bosco di Laranza
Summer
An easy round through the Laranza wood past mushrooms carved into tree trunks, with a viewing platform over the valley.
6.6 km
Distance
101 m
Ascent
1 h 47 min
Duration
- Sportbar Laranz 1 160 m
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Difficult
457 Dalle alture pittoresche al fascino delle città medievali: Da Castelrotto a Vipiteno
Summer
An e-bike traverse dropping from Castelrotto into the Eisacktal, then following the valley north to Vipiteno largely on surfaced roads.
65.4 km
Distance
762 m
Ascent
6 h 33 min
Duration
80
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Difficult
259 Tour di S. Osvaldo
Summer
A ride from Castelrotto down to Siusi allo Sciliar through Tisana and S. Osvaldo, partly on old cart roads worn with wheel ruts.
16.5 km
Distance
607 m
Ascent
2 h 2 min
Duration
26
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern
Mountain bike route Difficult
390 Collegamento Valle D’Iscarco – Region dolomitica Alpe di Siusi
Summer
A long climb from the valley cycle path up towards Castelrotto and Siusi, calling at farm inns such as Campedèl and the Malenger Mühle.
19.9 km
Distance
619 m
Ascent
2 h 22 min
Duration
21
Check-ins
Open route Seis am Schlern

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Petz - Monte Pez

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Petz - Monte Pez

2 568 m · prom 213 m · 51 check-ins

via Wanderung auf der Seiser Alm mit Rosszahnscharte und Maximilian-Klettersteig

Le Sorgenti delle Streghe a Saltria

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Le Sorgenti delle Streghe a Saltria

Hiking route · Easy · ↔ 3.4 km · ↑ 108 m · ◷ 1 h 1 min

A sensory trail at Saltria on the Alpe di Siusi, with barefoot stretches and animal tracks to find.

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Official website: seiseralm.it ↗
Routes and highlights: Seis am Schlern, Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld, YesAlps, APT Val di Fassa, Italia.it, Val Gardena, AVS Sektion Sand in Taufers, Südtirols Süden, Lajen, Sterzing
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