Pfossental

17.09.2008

This was our last day in South Tirol - we had been changing our plans from a week of hiking on the swedish Kungsleden trail to day trips around the Merano area. We have not given up on the plans for Kungsleden, but we found those tours in italy a very nice alternative! 

The last trip led us back on to the Meeraner Höhenweg No 24 (the northern part)

We started from a parking lot in the Pfossental and went towards the "Eisbergspitze".

It was like this area wanted us to come back and make sure we have been not disappointed with the change in travel plans. I highly recommend this part - just look at the pics.

 

Ilfinger area - E5 to Kratzbergsee

16.09.2008

We used the Ilfinger Gondola and started another beautiful hike on the E5 - a long trail that starts in Germany and went down to italy for many hundred miles. From this side you can do the hike to Kratzbergsee and then continue to the Hirzer summit and down to the Hirzer Huette. Or you return from the lake and do some nice sidetrips before using the Ilfinger gondola again to go back into the valley. The weather had improved and it turned out to be just another very exciting tour. The whole area is of such a beauty! However, the first few kilometres are a little packed with people, but never to a level where it is no fun anymore to hike here.

Kratzbergsee