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Hiking tour Tuffalm & Hoferalpl
Short description
Popular family hike to the beautiful mountain pastures on the Schlern.
Starting point of the tour
Car park/bus stop between Völs and Ums
Destination of the tour
Hoferalpl
Route description
The starting point is the car park near Ums (1,050 m). You start on path no. 8, at the bridge over the Völser Bach follow path no. 2 towards Völser Weiher (restaurants, bathing lake). Take trail no. 1B from the pond past the Huberweiher pond up a gentle incline to the popular Tuffalm hut (1,280 m).
From there, take trail 8B through the forest to the bridge over the stream. Here a sign points the way to the cave of the hermit Franz Migg, who lived here in the 19th century. Continue along path 8 to reach the Hoferalpl (1,360 m).
Way back: From Hoferalpl, path 3 descends steeply back down to the Ums car park.
Trail signs
8, 2, 1B, 8B, 3
Directions
From Fiè allo Sciliar in the direction of Ums.
Tip by the author
Type of trail
Length 10.3 km
Author
Editorial office south-tirol.com