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Rotwand and Burgtallegg

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    Distance 15.3 km
    5:40 h
    881 m
    880 m
    1,097 m
    261 m
    From Auer / Ora to the viewpoints Rotwand and Burgstallegg. An unforgettable tour with many highlights, two ruins, great viewpoints, a biotope and a natural swimming lake.

    Author’s recommendation

    Special features:
    Burgstallegg: mysterious and legendary prehistoric sites from pre-Roman times;
    Göller See: in the middle of the pine forest. Untouched by human hand. Next to it the biotope "Bigleider Moos";
    Waterfall: from the Schwarzenbach Gorge, about 50 metres high;
    Katzenleiter: section of path with about 700 steps, probably from pre-Roman times.
    Best season: spring, autumn
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    1,097 m
    Lowest point
    261 m

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    Roadbook

    From the centre of Auer/Ora, the so-called Gassenlabyrinth, via the Katzenleiter (waterfall!) towards Aurer Schlossberg with the ruined remains of the former castle Leiterburg. Continue via Karnol and the Lahnweg (no.1). Keep to the left at the junction with trail no. 10 A. Continue to the Burgstallegg ruins, the first impressive vantage point. Take trail no. 17 to the Göllersee lake (circumnavigation possible). In around 20 minutes to the Rotwand vantage point with a wonderful view of the Etschtal valley and the Adamello, Brenta and Ortler mountain ranges. The same way back to Auer.
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    Freizeitzentrum Schwarzenbach in Auer
    Waterfall and "Katzenleiter"
    Göllersee
    "Schöpferhof" (Stenico house)
    Nardinhof (also the Pottaschenhof or Maffeihaus)
    Kolumbangasse 3
    Auer Castle
    "Stielerhof"
    "Pockhof"
    Kiechelberghof
    Haus Pichler (Tschurtschenthaler-Pichler inn)
    Gschachnes (Braitohaus)
    Church of St. Daniel
    Church Santa Maria
    Picturesque narrow streets in Ora

    Public transport

    Getting to the starting point of the tour or point of interest by public transport is easy and convenient.

    Parking

    Parking Schwarzenbach

    Coordinates

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    46.343080, 11.296683
    DMS
    46°20'35.1"N 11°17'48.1"E
    UTM
    32T 676733 5134730
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Similar routes nearby

    • A pleasant stroll around the ruins of Castelfeder
    • Climb up the Katzenleiter going through the Schwarzenbach/Rio Nero gorge as far as Aldein/Aldino
    • The Pinot Noir Trail
    • Hiking to the "Leiterburg"
    • A wine and walkers’ paradise: from Auer/Ora to Montan/Montagna
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    Status
    Open
    Difficulty
    difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    15.3 km
    Duration
    5:40 h
    Ascent
    881 m
    Descent
    880 m
    Highest point
    1,097 m
    Lowest point
    261 m
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