Hiking (mountain trail, in places narrow and exposed)
Alpine route (equipped or very exposed section, snow field, blocks)
R31
Antholz-Mittertal / Anterselva di Mezzo » Rieserfernerhütte / Rifugio Vedrette di Ries
|
4h35 |
7 km
|
1423 m
|
0 m
From Antholz (1,240m), the trail first of all heads uphill through woodland below the wild precipices of the Magerstein and winds in numerous hairpin bends up the steep debris-strewn slopes until reaching a small, secured section through a glacier trough and soon afterwards the Gemsbichljoch pass (1,260m) with the nearby hut.
From Antholz-Mittertal (1,240m), a mountain road further up the valley branches off to the left after the sports zone and leads to the Egger farmsteads. Here, follow the forest road further to the right following the signs for trail no. 3 to soon reach the Bergeralm and Brennalm meadows. From there, the signposted trail first leads uphill through woodland below the wild precipices of the Magerstein always left of the Klammbach stream and winds its way in numerous hairpin bends up the steep scree-covered slopes to the Gemsbichljoch pass (1,260m). Before the pass, the trail has been secured in several places. From the valley floor up to the Rieserferner Hut at almost 2,800m in altitude, there is a steep and strenuous climb of 1,550 metres in altitude, which is estimated to take 3 to 4.5 hours walking, according to your fitness level. The hut was renovated between 1975 and 1979 by the Bolzano and Bruneck AVS (South Tyrol Alpine Club) sections, and in 2001 it received the environmental seal of the alpine clubs. The hut is also still known under the name of Hanns-Forcher-Mayr, one of the founding fathers of the AVS. (Stefan Illmer, Karin Leichter, AVS)
Natural and cultural heritage
The Rieserferner group is a mountain zone with extremely diverse types of landscape, in which sheer rocky summits, glaciers, raging waterfalls and woodland stretching far up the slopes have a visual influence as strong as that of the flat valley floors, which in parts reach far into the inner mountain area and offer good access points. The highest elevation is the Hochgall, a huge ice and rock colossus. While on the south side, towards the Antholz valley, only patches of firn remain over summer, the north side is covered in mighty, fissured glaciers surrounding the central massif. The Rieserferner Hut (2,791m) is situated at the high crossing from the Antholz valley into the Gelltal valley and thus into the Reintal valley. At the Gemsbichljoch pass, however, the trails and crossings from the Wielental valley and from the Kasseler Hut also come together, thereby bestowing great alpine importance on the location of the Rieserferner Hut. The charming setting of the hut’s is also evident, whether in the views over the peaks of the southern Rieserferner group or over the impressive mountain summits over 3,000m towering up to the north, or the little lake close to the hut and the dramatically receded Gelltalkees glacier. The AVS hut stands on a 30 million-year-old plutonic rock with steep rock faces and ridges that has been uncovered by erosion over the course of time. Between 1992 and 1994, Gottfried Leitgeb, the hut warden, made some archaeological discoveries nearby: the remains of clothing that have been dated using the C-14 method to the period 795 and 499 B.C. The Rieserferner-Ahrn nature park comprises the high point in the Rieserferner group, the Durreckkamm ridge, the western section of the Venediger group and the eastern foothills of the Zillertal Alps. The main section of the nature park is the Tauferer Ahrntal valley. The nature park with its hiking terrain in the high and low mountains is rich in mountain streams, ravines and waterfalls and stretches far over extensive pastureland. The tourism association offers various (guided) walks, including walks designed to familiarise nature lovers with certain alpine themes (herbs, pastureland, nature discovery, nature park, etc.).
Favourites, criticisms ? Make your personal comments on this stage. For more general notes please use the comments section of the page Over to the Via Alpinists.
Carsten - 2022-01-10
Final 20min mostly on wooden staircases 1m wide, additionally secured with cables for extra comfort, built on to the rock and sometimes partly off the rock face. Not difficult or dangerous (as long as I don’t look down).
Lolo - 2019-07-25
1500m de dénivelé. Pas de souci, sentier N°3 bien balisé. Beau final avec 200 m de dénivelé d'escalier en bois.
Automatic translation
[Google]
1500m vertical drop. No problem, trail N ° 3 well marked. Beautiful final with 200 m of vertical drop of wooden stairs.
POPEYE GG - 2018-06-13
6 juillet 2017
Etape tout en montée, avec un cadre sublime à l'arrivée au refuge.
La fin de montée se fait dans les pierriers sur un chemin extraordinairement aménagé: chapeau!
Automatic translation
[Google]
July 6, 2017 Step uphill, with a sublime setting on arrival at the refuge. The end of climb is done in the scree on an extraordinarily landscaped path: hat!
Again, what a great trail! Super friendly people at Berger Alm, great food too :-)
gianadda marie-jo - 2015-08-17
Trouvé logement dans pension pas loin du départ pour le lendemain.Hinter Passler, pension Brunner 70€ en demi-pension y compris boissons ! très bon vin.... Longue étape de 1400m. pour le jour suivant. Ne pas sous-estimer les horaires qui sont plutôt " farfelus" prévus pour des marathoniens sans sac à dos !!!!
Automatic translation
[Google]
Accommodation in pension found not far from the departure for lendemain.Hinter Passler, Brunner board 70 € half board including drinks! very good wine .... Long step 1400m. for the next day. Do not underestimate the schedules that are rather "wacky" planned for marathon runners without backpacking !!!!
At the hut there are notes telling the water is not drinkable. That is because the water comes directly from the glacier nearby, and sensitive stomachs may go to protest. If you, like me are used to drinking water from wells and streams underway, then it will be OK with you.
|
4h35 |
7 km
|
1423 m
|
0 m
Favourites, criticisms ? Make your personal comments on this stage. For more general notes please use the comments section of the page Over to the Via Alpinists.