Hiking tour Rotbachspitz
Difficulty:
Hard
Distance:
11.5 km
Ascent:
1357 m
Descent:
1357 m
Duration:06:45 h
Lowest point:1554 m
Highest point:2839 m
Best season
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Short description
Challenging summit tour on the border between Italy and Austria.
Starting point of the tour
Stein near St. Jakob in Pfitsch
Destination of the tour
Rotbachspitz
Route description
From Gasthof Stein, follow trail no. 3 first through meadows and later through the forest over the Steiner Bach stream to the road. Follow the path, which repeatedly meets the road, to the Pfitscher-Joch-Haus and the slightly lower lake. Then descend briefly to the Pfitscher Joch (2,248 m) (national border) with a view of the Stampflkee glacier. Then turn right onto path 4 along the border to the Rotbachspitz (2,888 m).
Return as on the outward route.
Trail signs
3, 4
Directions
From Sterzing into the Pfitschtal valley and to the hamlet of Stein
Tip by the author
Type of trail
Length 11.5 km
Author
Editorial office south-tirol.com