From the mountain station of the Ortisei cable car we hike to the Molignon hut on the largest Alpine pasture in all of Europe
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With the Mont Sëuc Cable Car, which leads from Oltretorrente near Ortisei to Mt Piz, the highland of Alpe di Siusi is reachable from the Val Gardena in just a few minutes. From the mountain station of the cable car, we follow the stony trail n° 6A to the Contrin mountain hut, from which it leads down to the partly asphalted trail n° 6, passing the Hotel Icaro.
After crossing the road leading from Compaccio to Saltria, we stay on trail n° 6 until we see the Hotel Panorama. Before the hotel, we branch off left to take trail n° 7 in the direction of Punta d'Oro - Molignon. We hike up and down across a beautiful landscape of Alpine roses until we reach the Molignon mountain hut (2,054 m a.s.l.) at the foot of the Horse Teeth Mountains.
Following trail n° 8A steeply upwards we reach the Rio Dialer and take trail n° 8 towards the Tirler mountain hut. Finally we arrive in Saltria (1,675 m). From here, on trail n° 9 we hike back to the mountain station of the cable car (2,000 m), which brings us back to Ortisei. Altogether, this is quite a long (17 km) and exhausting tour, on which you get to know the different beautiful landscapes of Alpe di Siusi!
Author: AT
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- Starting point:
- Mont Sëuc mountain station
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- Time required:
- 05:20 h
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- Track length:
- 17,7 km
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- Altitude:
- from 1.675 m to 2.081 m
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- Altitude difference:
- +651 m | -651 m
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- Route:
- Mont Sëuc mountain station - Contrin mountain hut - Hotel Icaro - Hotel Panorama - Molignon mountain hut - Tirler mountain hut - Saltria - Mont Sëuc mountain station
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- Signposts:
- 6A, 6, 7, 8, 9
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- Recommended time of year:
- Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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- Download GPX track:
- Hike across Alpe di Siusi
If you want to do this hike, we suggest you to check the weather and trail conditions in advance and on site before setting out.
