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Hiking tour St. Walburg Church

Stamina
Technique
Experience
Landscape
Difficulty:
Easy
Distance: 3.8 km
Ascent: 176 m Descent: 26 m
Duration:00:45 h
Lowest point:851 m
Highest point:1023 m
Best season
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Short description

Hike from Sand in Taufers to the St. Walburg church. The hike offers a rich panorama of the Tauferer Ahrntal valley from Bruneck to Taufers Castle and the Mühlwalder valley.

Description

From the highest point of the former castle hill, a small church with a majestic, imposing tower greets the valley. This was once a vassal castle of the Lords of Taufers.

Starting point of the tour

Kematen

Destination of the tour

St. Walburg church

Route description

From Kematen near Sand in Taufers, hikers take trail no. 3 to St. Walburgkirche church. You can either return along the same route or via the Innerhaslerhof snack station or the Prennhof snack station.

Trail sign

3

Equipment

Hiking boots, wind and rain protection, sunglasses

Public transport

Trains stop at Bruneck railway station, bus connection

Directions

Brenner motorway A22, exit Brixen/Pustertal, direction Pustertal/Bruneck West, direction Tauferer Ahrntal

Parking

Car park in Kematen

Type of path

Length 3.8 km

Author

Editorial office south-tirol.com

Tauferer Ahrntal

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