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Europe way E5
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European Hiking Route - E5 in the Val Passiria
Hiking through Val Passiria
The E5 (Constance – Bolzano – Venice) is one of the special European routes. Almost all of the route is an Alpine route and is marked most of the way as E5. This part of the route describes the part from the Austrian / Italian border at Passo Rombo through the Val Passiria to Bolzano.
For this footpath one must count about on 6 hours. The way is marked always well and crosses a nature protected zone of full fascinations. This way was already committed by the smugglers. -
ROUTE: Timmelsjoch – Moso – S. Leonardo
Starting at Timmelsjoch, on the north side of the Nature Park Texelgroup, you follow a wide path and then turn right onto the E5 which descends steeply into the Timmels Valley. Carry on steeply along the left hand side of the valley until you reach Gasthof Hochfirst on the road. Carry on along the forest path to the Passer River, over the bridge and along the right hand side of the valley to the village of Corvara. Keep on the right hand side for another 20 minutes and then cross over to the other side. Repeat this two more times. From Corvara to Moso, the main village in Alta Val Passira, it will take you about 2 hours. From Moso, first follow the main road towards S. Leonardo and then, after the first tunnel, turn left onto the forest pathway which will take you to the hamlet of Stulles in about 1 hour. After the Silberhütthöhe (1283m), a prehistoric find, the path goes on down to Glaiten. The E5 goes directly into the centre of S. Leonardo in Passeier.
Day Tour – total walking time: approx. 6-7 hours -
S. Leonardo(693m) – Pfandler Alm (1345m) – Hirzer Hütte (2050m)
From S. Leonardo in Passeier the E5 goes to the Sarntaler Alps. Follow the signs for the Pfandler Alm. Go past the primary school and the shield farm Happerg on the Andreas Hofer path until the E5 turns off half left at a resting place. After about half an hour you come to Fartleisbach stream that cross over to reach the S. Martino road and the Pfandlerhof. At the shrine turn left onto path 1, which after a few minutes, crosses over the road to the right. Cross over the road again near the Gruberhof to reach the hamlet of Prantago. The path goes through a meadow, past a small chapel until it reaches the Pfandlerhof. The path now goes steeply through the wood, on the left is a stone wall. Carry on until you reach the Pfandler Alm, and then on further to step pastures and a wood. Keep to the left on the south face of the Riffelspitze. Now the E5 turns to the south and carries on along the west slopes of the Prantagokogels and the Kreuzjoch, through stream, alongside a wood and on to the Mahdalm. On the other side of the Grafeisenbaches (stream) you can get to the Hinteregg Alm and then on to the Hirzer Hütte (2050m) in about half an hour.
Day Tour – total walking time: approx. 6 hours
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Hirzer Hütte (2050m) – Kratzberger Lake (2119m) – Meraner Hütte (1960m)
Starting at the Hirzer Hütte go on to the Tallner Alm through grass. Follow path 4 and on up to Hochkar. At the top of Hochkars through the Blockwerk and then on a rocky path up to the Hirzerscharte (2600m). It is possible to climb to the top of the Hirzer (2781m). From the Hirzerscharte, a narrow path goes down to the right until you come to a marking. Here the Hirzer route diverts off from the E5 path. Follow path 4 to the KratzbergerLake (2119m) and then along a slope with wonderful views to Missensteiner Joch (2128m). From here you go down into the hollow of Merano 2000 and then on to the Meraner Hütte (1960m).
Day Tour – total walking time: approx. 5-6 hours
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Meraner Hütte (1.960m) – Langfenn (1.525m) – Genesio/ Bolzano
A low mountain range stretches to the east of the Vall' Adige, between Merano and Bolzano and is known as the Salten/ Tschögglberg. From the Meraner Hütte, follow path 4 to the south to a cattle gate. Carry on through the fields to Kreuzjöchl, crossing the top of the Maiserrast (2026m). Don’t take the right turn towards Vöraner Joch. The Kreuzjoch (2084m) is he highest point of the day. Descend down to the left and then up to the Auenjoch (1914m). Keep on the E5 through the wood until you reach the Möltner Kaser (1761m). Before the Kaser, the E5 path goes off to the right and about 10 minutes later you will reach a meadow. At the path crossing, keep straight on and then left towards the weather cross. At the next path crossing, go left towards Langfenn. The path carries on almost level to Jenesien. From here you can get the cable car back down to Bolzano.
Day Tour – total walking time: approx. 6 hours
