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Rosengarten circular hiking tour Welschnofen

Stamina
Technique
Experience
Landscape
Difficulty:
Hard
Distance: 18.8 km
Ascent: 1722 m Descent: 1124 m
Duration:04:45 h
Lowest point:1156 m
Highest point:2689 m
Best season
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Short description

Welschnofen: Off to the Rosengarten circuit!

Description

A really rewarding and very panoramic hike is the one around the Rosengarten in the Dolomites.

Starting point of the tour

Welschnofen

Destination of the tour

Rosengarten hut

Route description

The hike begins in Welschnofen. The chairlift takes you to the Paolina Hut and from there on trail no. 539 and 549 to the Rotwand Hut. Here hikers take trail no. 541 and hike over the Cigolade Pass and trail no. 550 to the Tschagerjoch and the beautifully situated Rosengartenhütte (also called Kölnerhütte). From here, after a well-deserved break, you return to the starting point via trail no. 549 and trail no. 552.

Trail signs

539, 549, 541, 550, 552

Equipment

Hiking boots, wind and rain protection, sunglasses

Public transport

Trains stop at the railway station in Bozen, bus connection from Bozen to Welschnofen.

Directions

Brenner motorway A22, exit Bozen North, right towards Bozen, right onto roundabout, Eggental/Karerpass, turn off at Birchabruck, Welschnofen.

Parking

Welschnofen car park

Tip by the author

Length 18.8 km

Author

Editorial office south-tirol.com

Eggental

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