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Hiking in South Tyrol - The Chestnut Trail

8 days / 7 nights

7 Breakfasts included

Day 1: Arrival in Bressanone

Arrival on your own to Bressanone and check-in at your hotel. Bressanone is a colorful, lively city and the oldest in all of Tyrol.

Accommodation in Bressanone 

Day 2: From Novacella Abbey - To Velturno - 15 km/10 km, +720m/-471m

15 km/10 km, +720m/-471m

Breakfast

You make your way on your own by local bus to the Novacella monastery, also known for its excellent white wine produced here. From the monastery, trails and gravel roads lead through forests and vineyards all the way to Velturno. Velturno is surrounded by chestnut trees and has a very pleasant climate. The hike can be shortened to 10 km.

Accommodation in Velturno 

Day 3: From Velturno - To Barbiano - 16 km/14.5 km, +778m/-798m

16 km/14.5 km, +778m/-798m

Breakfast

Today's hike offers several surprises; the Sabiona Monastery, a spiritual center in Tyrol, located on top of a high cliff. You also visit Chiusa, a popular village among artists and poets and one of the most beautiful small towns in all of Italy. You finish in Barbiano, a pleasant town by the Isarco river. 

Accommodation in Barbiano 

Day 4: From Barbiano - To Collalbo - 15 km/10.5 km, +713m/-403m

15 km/10.5 km , +713m/-403m

Breakfast

Today's hike takes you through forests and fruit orchards to Collalbo, which is located on the Renon plateau. Collalbo is a well-known ski center and a true paradise for nature lovers. A short detour gives you the opportunity to see a cliff with prehistoric signs. The hike can be shortened to 10 km.

Accommodation in Collalbo 

Day 5: Circular hike from Collalbo - 11 km, +400m/-366m

11 km, +400m/-366m

Breakfast

Today's hike is a pleasant panoramic walk on the Renon plateau through typical alpine flower meadows and pastures. You walk along Lake Kematen and the fascinating earth pyramids that came here with melting ice age glaciers. From the end of the hike, you return to Collalbo with the Renon train and enjoy beautiful views over the surrounding mountains. 

Accommodation in Collalbo 

Day 6: From Collalbo - To Castel Roncolo - 18 km/ 16 km, +591/-1396m

18 km/ 16 km, +591/-1396m

Breakfast

Today's hike is longer but still pleasant. You walk from Collalbo to Castel Roncolo via fruit orchards, farmland and forest areas. The landscape is full of castles and farms. At the end of the hike, you take the local bus to Bolzano, a lively city with a mix of Italian and Austrian culture. The hike can be shortened to 16 km.

Accommodation in Bolzano 

Day 7: Circular hike Siusi - 13 km, +316m/-484m

13 km, +316m/-484m

Breakfast

A morning transfer on your own by local bus takes you to Siusi. From here you take the cable car up to Compatsch and do a hike along the largest alpine plateau in Europe. The hike passes mountain huts and small villages and offers beautiful views over the rocky Dolomites. The hike takes you back to Compatsch from where you take the cable car and bus back to Bolzano. 

Accommodation in Bolzano 

Day 8: Departure from Bolzano

Breakfast

The trip ends after breakfast.