Villandro/Villanders

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Villandro/Villanders

A terrace village on the sunny side of the Isarco valley, with the old Villandro silver mines and the Sarentine ridge above.

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Featured summit · Rittner Horn

Highlights

12 from neighbouring places

Mountain hut

Gasser Hütte
A hut on the Alpe di Villandro above Villandro, one of the wide grazing plateaux of the Alpi Sarentine.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Malga Mair in Plun
A dairy hut on the Alpe di Villandro, on the pastures above Villandro in the Val Isarco.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Malga Pfroder
A dairy hut on the open ground of the Alpe di Villandro above Villandro, reached by the track from the valley.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Stöfflhütte
2.7 km away, in Chiusa/Klausen
A hut on the pastures above Chiusa, on the Sarentine slopes east of the Val Isarco.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Schutzhaus Rittner Horn
3.8 km away, in Barbiano/Barbian
A refuge just below the summit of the Corno di Renon above Barbiano, reached from the Pemmern chairlift or on foot from Renon.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Baita Feltuner
4.9 km away, in Barbiano/Barbian
A baita on the slopes above Barbiano, on the way up from the Val Isarco towards the Corno di Renon.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Feltuner Hütte
4.9 km away, in Barbiano/Barbian
A hut on the pastures above Barbiano, below the long ridge of the Corno di Renon in the Alpi Sarentine.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Rifugio Latzfonser Kreuz
6.3 km away, in Chiusa/Klausen
A refuge below the Cima di Ega in the Alpi Sarentine, reached from Latzfons above Chiusa and long visited as a pilgrimage site.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Rifugio Chiusa al Campaccio
6.7 km away, in Chiusa/Klausen
A refuge on the wooded slopes above Chiusa, on the long climb from the Val Isarco towards the Latzfonser Kreuz.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld ↗
Mountain hut

Unterpulghütte
10.3 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
Mountain hut

Genterer Alm
10.4 km away, in Sarentino/Sarntal
A dairy hut on the Genter pastures of the Sarntal, above Sarentino, reached by the path that climbs through larch woods from the valley road.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Malga Schafstall
12.3 km away, in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
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

Rifugio Arnika
13.5 km away, in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
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

Malga Möltner Kaser
14.3 km away, in Meltina/Mölten
A dairy hut on the Salto plateau above Meltina, on the broad Tschögglberg ridge between the Adige and the Val Sarentino.
Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Mountain hut

Rifugio Dibaita
14.4 km away, in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
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

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Routes

Hiking route Easy
On the Villandro Alp plateau – ideal for families.
A pushchair-friendly circuit between huts on the Villandro alp, on paths through dwarf pines high above the Isarco valley, with a playground and animals for children.
3.6 km
Distance
120 m
Ascent
1 h 8 min
Duration
48
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Gasser Hütte- Rittner Horn
An easy climb from the Gasser hut on the Villandro alp to the Rittner Horn, one of the broadest viewpoints in South Tyrol.
6.4 km
Distance
503 m
Ascent
2 h 20 min
Duration
131
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Difficult
Saltnerstein (Gasser Hut) – Cross "Latzfonser Kreuz" – Saltnerstein
A long day from the Gasser hut by the Stöffl hut to the Latzfonser Kreuz pilgrimage church, finishing up the Kassianspitze in the Sarentino Alps.
21.8 km
Distance
1 035 m
Ascent
7 h 34 min
Duration
101
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Ski tour Difficult
Monte di Villandro
Winter
A ski tour past the Totenkirchl chapel and the Totensee to the top of Monte Villandro, over the wide pastures of the Villandro alp.
17.2 km
Distance
842 m
Ascent
836 m
Descent
5 h 17 min
Duration
100
Check-ins
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
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
Cycling route Difficult
Eisacktal Valley Bike Route: Brenner - Bozen
A long, almost entirely downhill valley ride from the Brenner border to Bozen, following the Eisack river the whole way.
96.5 km
Distance
313 m
Ascent
9 h 14 min
Duration
185
Check-ins
Open route Gitschberg - Jochtal
Hiking route Easy
Wunderschön
A gentle circuit on the mountain pine path across the Villandro alp, with the pine oil distillery worth a stop along the way.
6.1 km
Distance
181 m
Ascent
1 h 53 min
Duration
36
Check-ins
Open route GPX Klausen, Barbian, Feldthurns & Villanders
Hiking route Moderate
Saltnerstein (Gasser Hut) – church "Toten" – Saltnerstein
A high circuit from the Gasser hut above the Isarco valley to the Totenkirchl, the chapel of the dead on the Villandro alp.
14.4 km
Distance
573 m
Ascent
4 h 47 min
Duration
90
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Difficult
From the Villanderer Alm pasture to the Villanderer Berg mountain
A stiff climb through pine forest and meadow onto the Villandro alp and up Monte Villandro, which looks down on the Totensee.
17.4 km
Distance
844 m
Ascent
6 h 14 min
Duration
100
Check-ins
Open route Brixen
Cycling route Difficult
Castelfeder – Bolzano – Valle Isarco
The Adige cycle path from the Bolzano basin up the Isarco valley by Chiusa toward Bressanone.
76.1 km
Distance
617 m
Ascent
7 h 12 min
Duration
183
Check-ins
Open route Südtirols Süden
Hiking route Easy
Die Hochmoore auf der Villanderer Alm
An easy loop over the raised bogs of the Villandro alp, past the knoll of Monte Sommo on the open plateau.
4.4 km
Distance
114 m
Ascent
1 h 18 min
Duration
25
Check-ins
Open route Valle Isarco - Eisacktal
Hiking route Moderate
Circular route Alp of Villanders/Villandro
A circuit of the Villandro alp, a broad plateau of pasture, moor and small lakes between the Tinne and Zargen streams, with dairy huts along the way.
13.2 km
Distance
487 m
Ascent
4 h 17 min
Duration
77
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Difficult
Monte di Villandro/Villanderer Berg
A climb past the Totenkirchl and the Totensee to the summit of Monte Villandro at the top of the alp.
17.0 km
Distance
824 m
Ascent
6 h 5 min
Duration
100
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Cycling route Difficult
Villanders Alpine Pasture Tour
A hard climb onto the Villanderer Alm and up to the Schutzhaus Latzfonser Kreuz at 2,305 m, past the Klausner and Stöffl huts.
37.8 km
Distance
2 090 m
Ascent
5 h 37 min
Duration
138
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Easy
On the Villanderer Alm plateau
A short, level walk on the plateau of the Villandro alp, among pasture, moor and grazing cattle.
3.1 km
Distance
93 m
Ascent
57 min
Duration
24
Check-ins
- Gasser Hütte - Rifugio Gasser 1 756 m
- Almgasthof Am Rinderplatz - Baita Rinderplatz 1 800 m
Open route Valle Isarco - Eisacktal
Hiking route Moderate
To the Stöffelhütte in the Alps of Villanders
A walk over the flat moorland of the Villandro alp to the Stöffl hut, open the whole way towards the line of the Dolomites.
13.6 km
Distance
463 m
Ascent
4 h 12 min
Duration
69
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Difficult
Saltnerstein (Gasser Hut) - Mountain of Villanders
A long round from the Gasser hut over the Villandro alp to Monte Villandro, by the Sarner Scharte and the Totensee with the Dolomites in sight.
17.2 km
Distance
833 m
Ascent
6 h 9 min
Duration
100
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
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
From Villanders to St. Moritz/Sauders
A short walk down from Villandro to the hamlet of Sauders, with its baroque church, on the terraces above the Isarco.
3.2 km
Distance
148 m
Ascent
1 h 7 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
- Tourism Office 867 m
Open route Valle Isarco - Eisacktal
Hiking route Moderate
To the Stöfflhütte on the Villanderer Alm
A steady route across the Villandro alp to the Stöffl hut, one of the dairies that serve walkers on the plateau.
14.3 km
Distance
421 m
Ascent
4 h 23 min
Duration
69
Check-ins
Open route Valle Isarco - Eisacktal
Hiking route Difficult
From Villanders to Totensee
A long climb from Villandro up to the Totensee, the small lake in the hollow below Monte Villandro.
15.3 km
Distance
673 m
Ascent
5 h 15 min
Duration
54
Check-ins
Open route Valle Isarco - Eisacktal
Cycling route Difficult
St. Anne´s Miners´ Chapel
A climb above Villanders past Gravetsch Castle to the old miners' chapel, returning through the Tinne valley and Klausen.
16.5 km
Distance
691 m
Ascent
2 h 7 min
Duration
15
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Easy
Guided tour of the village center with visit to the Archeoparc
A short guided walk through the centre of Villandro with a visit to the Archeoparc, meeting outside the information office.
115 m
Distance
0 m
Ascent
2 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
- Tourism Office 867 m
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Gasserhütte-Marzuner Alm-Stöfflhütte
A hut-to-hut walk on the high plateau of the Villandro alp, from the Gasser hut by the Marzun alm to the Stöffl hut.
6.9 km
Distance
411 m
Ascent
2 h 22 min
Duration
62
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Difficult
From Villanders to the "Totensee"
A climb from Villandro to the Totenkirchl chapel and the Totensee on the flank of Monte Villandro.
15.0 km
Distance
682 m
Ascent
5 h 13 min
Duration
54
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Easy
Villanders - Sauders - Villanders
A short loop from Villandro down the Keschtnweg to Sauders and its baroque church of Saint Maurice, returning by the old church path.
3.3 km
Distance
167 m
Ascent
1 h 13 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
- Tourism Office 867 m
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Larch pine trail on the Villanderer Alm
A circuit through the larch and dwarf pine of the Villandro alp, on gentle ground across the plateau.
7.4 km
Distance
217 m
Ascent
2 h 16 min
Duration
55
Check-ins
Open route Valle Isarco - Eisacktal
Hiking route Easy
Family trail on the alps of Villanders
A short family walk on a rough path through woodland from the Speckboden parking up to the Gasser hut on the Villandro alp.
1.2 km
Distance
156 m
Ascent
38 min
Duration
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
The Latschenkieferweg trail on the Villanderer Alm
An easy circuit over the high moors of the Villandro alp, some twenty square kilometres of pasture, with the Dolomites across the valley.
7.3 km
Distance
259 m
Ascent
2 h 21 min
Duration
55
Check-ins
Open route Brixen
Hiking route Moderate
Hotel Sambergerhof – Alp of Villanders – Hotel Sambergerhof
A circuit from the Sambergerhof through one of the great moorlands of the Eastern Alps, by the Rinderplatz and Gasser huts.
10.4 km
Distance
352 m
Ascent
3 h 18 min
Duration
39
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Villanders - Gasser Hütte
A stiff climb from the centre of Villandro past the Defreggergasse and the village cemetery up to the Gasser hut on the alp.
5.9 km
Distance
884 m
Ascent
3 h 27 min
Duration
23
Check-ins
- Gasser Hütte - Rifugio Gasser 1 756 m
- Tourism Office 867 m
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Villanders - Bad Dreikrichen - Briol - Barbian Wasserfall - Barbian
A traverse from Villandro to the chapels of Bad Dreikirchen and the Briol inn, then down past the Barbiano waterfall to the village.
9.3 km
Distance
569 m
Ascent
4 h
Duration
16
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Villanders-Flor-Three Churches "Dreikirchen"-Villanders
A loop from Villandro by Flor to the three linked churches of Dreikirchen and back along the slope above the Isarco.
10.0 km
Distance
514 m
Ascent
3 h 44 min
Duration
15
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Villanders - Klausen - Villanders
A link between Villandro and Chiusa on the chestnut trail, returning up through the village vineyards from the medieval town.
6.7 km
Distance
395 m
Ascent
2 h 45 min
Duration
10
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Alla miniera di Villandro
Summer
A walk up to the old workings of the Villandro mine, in use since the twelfth century, high on the slope above the Isarco valley.
8.0 km
Distance
803 m
Ascent
4 h 19 min
Duration
6
Check-ins
- Paterbichl 559 m
- Tourism Office 867 m
Open route Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld
Hiking route Moderate
Chestnut Trail: Chiusa-Villandro-Barbiano
The third stage of the Keschtnweg from Chiusa by Villandro to Barbiano, past chestnut groves, farms and village centres above the Isarco valley.
6.0 km
Distance
443 m
Ascent
2 h 26 min
Duration
5
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Barbian/Barbiano-San Maurizio/Sauders ( Villanders/Villandro)- Farm winterle- Barbian/Barbiano
A stretch of the Keschtnweg chestnut route from Barbiano to Sauders in Villandro, with a sharp drop at the start and a return by the Winterle farm.
11.3 km
Distance
558 m
Ascent
4 h 6 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
From Villanders to the St. Anna Chapel
A walk up from Villandro by the Gravetsch residence to the chapel of Saint Anna at Rotlahn, on the edge of the forest.
7.5 km
Distance
418 m
Ascent
2 h 57 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
- Tourism Office 867 m
Open route Brixen
Hiking route Moderate
From Villanders to the chapel Saint Anna
A climb from Villandro by way of the Saint Anna chapel to the old Villandro mine on the slope above the village.
5.1 km
Distance
488 m
Ascent
2 h 9 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
- Tourism Office 867 m
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns
Hiking route Moderate
Villandro Törggelen Trail
An autumn route through the vineyards and chestnut groves above Villandro, calling at farmsteads as the peaks turn red at dusk.
8.4 km
Distance
335 m
Ascent
2 h 48 min
Duration
4
Check-ins
- Tourism Office 867 m
- Tschotthof 882 m
Open route Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns

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Rittner Horn

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Rittner Horn

2 261 m · prom 206 m · 40 check-ins

via Snowshoe walk from the Villanderer Alm to the Rittner Horn

On the Villandro Alp plateau – ideal for families.

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On the Villandro Alp plateau – ideal for families.

Hiking route · Easy · ↔ 3.6 km · ↑ 120 m · ◷ 1 h 8 min

A pushchair-friendly circuit between huts on the Villandro alp, on paths through dwarf pines high above the Isarco valley, with a playground and animals for children.

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Official website: klausen.it ↗
Routes and highlights: Klausen, Barbian, Villanders, Feldthurns, Sterzing, Pfitsch und Freienfeld, Valle Isarco - Eisacktal, Brixen, Seis am Schlern, Gitschberg - Jochtal, Klausen, Barbian, Feldthurns & Villanders, Südtirols Süden, Sterzing
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