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Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden
The middle village of the Val Gardena between Ortisei and Selva, under the Sassolungo and the Odle of the Puez-Odle park.
- 10Highlights
- 18Routes
- Featured summit · Secëda - Monte Seceda
Highlights
5 from neighbouring places
Baita Cuca
A hut at 2,020 m on the Cisles pastures above Santa Cristina Valgardena, serving local mountain dishes with music a regular fixture.
Baita Gamsblut
A hut at 1,952 m above Santa Cristina Valgardena with a panoramic terrace and a small animal park in summer, taking bookings for breakfast and dinner.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldBaita Sangon
A hut at 1,823 m at the foot of the Seceda above Santa Cristina Valgardena, with a playground, a sun terrace and South Tyrolean wines.
Malga Lech Sant
A cheese-making pasture hut on the slopes above Santa Cristina Valgardena, turning out its own dairy products on the spot.
Malga Neidia
A hut at 2,035 m above Santa Cristina Valgardena, worked from the Puze farm in the village and cooking plain dishes from its own produce.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldRifugio Firenze
One of the first alpine huts in the Val Gardena, at 2,040 m below the Odle, built in 1888 by the Regensburg section of the German-Austrian Alpine Club.
Rifugio Vicenza
A hut at 2,253 m in the heart of the Sassolungo group, below the Oskar Schuster via ferrata, with home-made dishes served through the day.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldSeceda Stazione a monte
The top station of the Seceda lift at 2,500 m above Santa Cristina Valgardena, with a restaurant, a terrace and an outdoor playground.
Seceda Stazione a monte - baita
A hut at the Seceda top station, 2,500 m above Santa Cristina Valgardena and among the most easily reached viewpoints in the Val Gardena.
Sofie Baita
A hut at 2,412 m on the Seceda slopes above Santa Cristina Valgardena, with a boulder wall for children and its own 8025 gin made from 13 alpine herbs.
Caseificio Malga Saltner Saltria
4.6 km away, in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
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.
Malga Radauer
4.7 km away, in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
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 FreienfeldMalga Cason
4.8 km away, in Ortisei/St. Ulrich
A dairy hut on the pastures above Ortisei, in the Val Gardena, on the wooded slopes below the Rasciesa ridge.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldSanonhütte
4.9 km away, in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
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 FreienfeldMalga Contrin
5.2 km away, in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
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.
Nothing of this kind in Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden.
Routes
Via Ferrata Oskar Schuster
Steep walls and rocky cirques lead to the 2,958 m top of the Sasso Piatto, with a descent by the normal route and the path back to Passo Sella.
- 14.2 km
- Distance
- 1 411 m
- Ascent
- 11 h
- Duration
- 1703
- Check-ins
Sasplat - Plattkofel - Sasso Piatto 2 958 m
Rifugio Federico Augusto 2 300 m- Rifugio Salei 2 225 m
- Rifugio Sandro Pertini 2 300 m
Jeuf de Fascia - Giogo di Fassa 2 297 m- Plattkofelhütte - Rifugio Sasso Piatto 2 300 m
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Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldSass Rigais via ferrata and Seceda
A long day from Col Raiser over the Sass Rigais ferrata to the 3,025 m top, descending the far side and returning below the Seceda.
- 14.3 km
- Distance
- 1 225 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 55 min
- Duration
- 1075
- Check-ins
- Secëda - Monte Seceda 2 519 m
- Col De Raiser 2 109 m
- Sas Rigais 3 025 m
- Utia Seceda 2 500 m
- Sofie-Hütte - Baita Sofie 2 412 m
- Baita Daniel 2 196 m
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Open route AVS Sektion Sand in TaufersNives (Forcella Nives - Piz Duleda)
A short equipped route in the Puez-Odle above the Cisles valley, from the Roa saddle over the Forcella Nives to Piz Duleda at 2,909 m.
- 16.0 km
- Distance
- 1 179 m
- Ascent
- 11 h 16 min
- Duration
- 519
- Check-ins
- Col De Raiser 2 109 m
- Piz Duleda 2 909 m
- Col dala Piëres 2 754 m
- Ncisles - Regensburger - Firenze 2 040 m
- Almhotel Col Raiser 2 106 m
- Odles 2 102 m
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Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldSasplat (Oskar Schuster Steig/Sasso Piatto)
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
- Sasplat - Plattkofel - Sasso Piatto 2 958 m
- Col de Ciaulonch 2 115 m
- Hochegge 2 106 m
- Jeuf de Fascia - Giogo di Fassa 2 297 m
- Plattkofelhütte - Rifugio Sasso Piatto 2 300 m
- Utia de Dantersasc - Langkofelhütte - Rifugio Vicenza 2 253 m
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldSas Rigais (Odle)
The east-south traverse of Sas Rigais, highest of the Odle together with the Furchetta, with a long approach, a long descent and unprotected steps.
- 10.8 km
- Distance
- 1 047 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 14 min
- Duration
- 410
- Check-ins
- Col De Raiser 2 109 m
- Sas Rigais 3 025 m
- Ncisles - Regensburger - Firenze 2 040 m
- Almhotel Col Raiser 2 106 m
- Odles 2 102 m
- Furcela de Saliëries - Saliëries-Scharte - Forcella Saliëries 2 691 m
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldPercorso panoramico senza barriere architettoniche a S. Cristina: Giro del Paese
A step-free panoramic path at Santa Cristina, passing the parish church and the restored Gardena railway tunnel.
- 2.6 km
- Distance
- 42 m
- Ascent
- 44 min
- Duration
- 14
- Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldSeceda - Ridge Line a partire da Selva via Juac
A climb from the hamlet of Daunëi through larch woods and pastures to the Juac and Firenze huts, on toward the Forcella Pana ridge.
- 14.9 km
- Distance
- 846 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 56 min
- Duration
- 327
- Check-ins
- Ncisles - Regensburger - Firenze 2 040 m
- Jëuf de Pana - Panascharte - Forcella Pana 2 444 m
- Baita Troier - Troier Hütte 2 250 m
- Juac 1 905 m
- Iman 2 225 m
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldStage 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
- Check-ins
- Hochegge 2 106 m
- Emilio-Comici-Hütte - Rifugio Emilio Comici 2 153 m
- Rifugio Salei 2 225 m
- Jeuf de Fascia - Giogo di Fassa 2 297 m
- Plattkofelhütte - Rifugio Sasso Piatto 2 300 m
- L'Angolino del Sella 2 179 m
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Open route APT Val di FassaSkitour Juac – Rif. Firenze – Col Raiser
A ski tour up from the hamlet of Daunei, passing a first mountain hut and the winter-closed Rifugio Firenze to reach the gondola on Col Raiser.
- 4.3 km
- Distance
- 369 m
- Ascent
- 31 m
- Descent
- 1 h 27 min
- Duration
- 409
- Check-ins
- Col De Raiser 2 109 m
- Ncisles - Regensburger - Firenze 2 040 m
- Almhotel Col Raiser 2 106 m
- Odles 2 102 m
- Juac 1 905 m
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld286 Variante La Buja
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
Open route Seis am Schlern282 Tour della Val Duron in senso antiorario
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
- Emilio-Comici-Hütte - Rifugio Emilio Comici 2 153 m
- Rifugio Salei 2 225 m
- L'Angolino del Sella 2 179 m
- In Sella 2 182 m
- Baita Miara Hütte 2 268 m
- Carlo Valentini Hut 2 203 m
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Open route Seis am SchlernVigo 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
- Check-ins
- 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 FassaDal Rifugio Firenze al Rifugio Puez
A traverse of the Cisles alp and the Puez plateau inside the Puez-Odle park, linking the Firenze hut with the Puez hut.
- 14.4 km
- Distance
- 664 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 45 min
- Duration
- 237
- Check-ins
- Ncisles - Regensburger - Firenze 2 040 m
- Utia de Puez 2 475 m
- Cësa de Puez 2 478 m
- La Ciajota 1 624 m
- Cason de Pra da Ri 1 803 m
- Furcela de Forces de Sieles 2 505 m
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und FreienfeldGeisler Circular Hike
A long circuit of the Odle group with two harder passages, the Roa and Pana saddles, and straightforward walking in between.
- 20.7 km
- Distance
- 1 461 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 39 min
- Duration
- 585
- Check-ins
- Geisleralm - Rifugio delle Odle 1 996 m
- Jëuf de Pana - Panascharte - Forcella Pana 2 444 m
- Gschnagenhardt Alm - Malga Casnago 2 006 m
- Zanser Alm - Malga Zannes 1 680 m
- Pieralongia 2 290 m
- Treffpunkt Zans 1 678 m
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Open route Villnöss213 Tour panoramico Alpe di Siusi/Val Gardena
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
- Mont Sëuc 2 004 m
- Edelweiss Hütte 2 042 m
- Freiwillige Feuerwehr Seiseralm - Vigili del fuoco volontari Alpe di Siusi 1 841 m
- Mahlknecht Hütte - Rifugio Molignon 2 059 m
- Hotel Santner 1 945 m
- Tschon Schweige 1 853 m
- +24
Open route Seis am SchlernSmall Geisler circular
A long, hard mountain round in the Odle group above the Funes valley, for fit and experienced walkers only.
- 19.0 km
- Distance
- 1 543 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 54 min
- Duration
- 434
- Check-ins
- Geisleralm - Rifugio delle Odle 1 996 m
- Jëuf de Pana - Panascharte - Forcella Pana 2 444 m
- Gschnagenhardt Alm - Malga Casnago 2 006 m
- Pieralongia 2 290 m
- Herrnhütte - C. Cacciatore 1 671 m
- Waldschenke 1 391 m
- +2
Open route Villnöss294 Collegamento Compaccio-Sellaronda
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
- Europa 1 574 m
- Freiwillige Feuerwehr Seiseralm - Vigili del fuoco volontari Alpe di Siusi 1 841 m
- Tschon Schweige 1 853 m
- Rauchhütte 1 830 m
- Ass. Mountain Guides Val Gardena 1 544 m
- Restaurant Panorama 1 849 m
- +8
Open route Seis am SchlernBrogles - Cisles Alpe and Mittagsscharte
A long round from Brogles over the Pana saddle to the Cisles alp, returning into the Funes valley by the Forcella Mesdi.
- 18.0 km
- Distance
- 1 513 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 38 min
- Duration
- 217
- Check-ins
- Jëuf de Pana - Panascharte - Forcella Pana 2 444 m
- Pieralongia 2 290 m
- Waldschenke 1 391 m
- Brogleshütte - Rifugio Malga Brogles 2 047 m
- Furcela da Mesdì - Mittagsscharte - Forcella di Mesdi 2 597 m
Open route Villnöss
No routes of this kind in Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Percorso panoramico senza barriere architettoniche a S. Cristina: Giro del Paese
A step-free panoramic path at Santa Cristina, passing the parish church and the restored Gardena railway tunnel.
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Data sources
- Official website: suedtirol.info ↗
- Routes and highlights: Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld, Seis am Schlern, Villnöss, APT Val di Fassa, Val Gardena, AVS Sektion Sand in Taufers
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