Hiking tour Schwarzenstein
Short description
A very beautiful glacier tour with via ferrata and snowfields in the Tauferer Ahrntal.
Description
The Schwarzensteinhütte is a good starting point for various ascents and other hut tours.
Starting point of the tour
Gasthof Stallila in St. Johann
Destination of the tour
Schwarzenstein
Route description
The hiking tour starts in St. Johann, more precisely at Gasthof Stallila. First on a forest road, then on a good hiking trail to the Daimeralm. In steep hairpin bends up the eastern side of the valley and over moraine debris to the so-called Rotbachkees.
Here the path divides: right to the via ferrata, left normal path over the remains of firn and glacier slabs to the Schwarzensteinhütte (both paths are well marked). From the hut over scree and firn to the Felsköpfl. Short descent in the opposite direction (exposed sections) to the flat glacier. Over this (watch out for crevasses), to the NE ridge, then over easy rock to the summit.
Equipment
Hiking boots, climbing shoes, hiking poles, wind and rain protection, sunglasses
Public transport
Trains stop at Bruneck railway station, bus connection Bruneck-St. Johann
Directions
Brenner motorway A22, exit Brixen/Pustertal, direction Pustertal/Bruneck West, direction Tauferer Ahrntal
Parking
Gasthof Stallila car park
Tip by the author
Type of trail
Length 9.5 km
Author
Editorial office south-tirol.com