Walking in Süd Tirol

Haven’t done much to or with my Triumphs lately. I even managed to go on holiday in the Alps with a friend’s Nissan Almera. But that was on purpose, I just wanted a quiet and relaxed holiday to aid my recovery. So I put on my walking boots, packed my camera’s and went to explore the Passeiertal in Süd Tirol on foot. A photographic impression of the various walking days:

Day 1 (27th of July 2012)

A circular walk along the slopes of the Passeiertal,

between Sankt Martin in Passeier and the hamlet of Christl.

Traditional crucifix next to the Meraner Höhenweg,

in the forests above the hamlet of Egger.

Ancient farm building in the hamlet of Egger,

overlooking the Passeiertal and the Riffelspitz.

Old road sign on a barn in the hamlet of Egger.

On the Meraner Höhenweg between the hamlets of Thal and Hausfeld.

The rather rural beer garden of the Gasthof Christl in the hamlet bearing the same name.

The small hamlet of Magdfeld bathing in the early evening sun,

seen from our hotel room in Sankt Martin in Passeier.

Day 2 (28th of July 2012)

Dodging showers and bikers at the head of the valley

around the village of Sankt Leonard in Passeier.

View from the hamlet of Hartflechen (Waltental),

on the Northern part of the Passeiertal and the Pfelderer Tal.

The “Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle” with the ruins of the Jaufenburg in the back ground,

above the village of Sankt Leonhard in Passeier.

Day 3 (29th of July 2012)

A lazy Sunday’s stroll through the spa city of Meran.

Sausage van, Kurpromenade Meran.

A nice original Lancia Flavia 1.8 with loads of patina, Otto Huberstraße Meran.

The Laubengasse, in the historic centre of Meran.

Grave monuments against a wall behind the parish church of Sankt Nikolaus, Pfarrplatz Meran.

Old mural advert showing the city’s Austrian roots in the Passeiergasse, Meran.

View from the Steinerner Steg on the Zenoburg, Meran.

Detail of a faded monumental building, Sommerpromenade Meran.

The lovely Gilfpromenade running along the River Passer, Meran.

The Post Brücke over the Passer River, with the Meraner Kurhaus in the background.

Winterpromenade Meran.

Winterpromenade Meran.

Classic architecture meets modern in the Seissenegg Gasse, Meran.

Faded glory in the Seissenegg Gasse, Meran.

Weathered door in the Haller Gasse, Meran

Mosaic of Meran’s coat of arms on one of the lantern pedestals of the Postbrücke.

Day 4 (30th of July 2012)

Exploring the Pfelderer Tal.

View from the “Panoramweg #4” on the Imestberg, Pfelderer Tal.

Vantage point along the Panoramweg #4” looking over the Pfelderer Tal,

with the Timmelsjoch in the background.

View from the “Panoramweg #4” on the Gurgler Kamm, Pfelderer Tal.

The Faltschnal–Alm Hütte, Pfelderer Tal.

View from the Faltschnal–Alm Hütte on the Schneidalm, Pfelderer Tal.

Field chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph, halfway between the Lazinser Hof

and the hamlet of Zeppichl, Pfelderer Tal.

The hamlet of Zeppichl, Pfelderer Tal.

View from our hotel room during a traditional early

evening rain shower in Sankt Martin in Passeier.

Day 5 (31th of July 2012)

Exploring the slopes of the Sattelspitz and the secluded Kalmtal.

Hiker’s cabin on a small meadow close to the Fiechtjöchl,

underneath the top of the Sattelspitz.

View across the Rieder Mahder on Sankt Martin in Passeier and the Passeiertal.

The tiny hamlet of Steinwand, seen from the passage underneath the top of the Sattelspitz.

The secluded Jausenstation Fagls Alm, with the Northern slopes of the Falser Tal in the back ground.

View from the Fagls Alm on the Passeiertal and the cloud covered Sarntaler Alpen.

The Faglsee.

View over the Jausenstation Fagls Alm and the Passeiertal, with the Texel Gruppe on the left,

the Jaufenkamm in the distant centre and the Sarntaler Alpen on the right.

Day 6 (1st of August 2012)

Exploring the Urweg Jaufenkamm

Field cross at the start of the Urweg Jaufenkamm,

near the Römerkehre and the Enzianhütte.

View across the Passeiertal from the beer garden of the from the Fleckner Hütte.

Table top, Fleckner Hütte.

Panoramic view from the Glaitner Joch, with from left to right the Waltental,

the Sarntaler Alpen, the Passeiertal and the Texel Gruppe.

Panoramic view from the Glaitner Joch on the Sarntaler Alpen.

View from the North-Western flank of the Saxner on the Ratschingstal.

On the Jaufenkamm near the Saxenle.

Staring into the distant Ratschingstal,

from the Jaufenkamm above the Fleckner Hütte.

On the large balcony of the “Gasthaus Alpenrose” in Walten,

overlooking the Passeiertal.

Day 7 (2nd of August 2012)

With the cable car from Saltaus to the Klammeben, and from there along the western slopes of the Sarntaler Alpen back to Sankt Martin in Passeier. And our final evening in the village of Sankt Martin in Passeier.

View from the Gasthof Klammeben towards the West and the Vinschau Tal.

View of the Hirzer, from the Almenweg between the Tallner Alm and the Gampenweide.

The Hirzer seen from the Almenweg/Rotmoos.

A short rest outside the Mahd Alm Hütte.

View from the flank of the Riffelspitz on the Passeiertal,

the Jaufenkamm and Sankt Leonhard in Passeier.

In the forest on the northern flank of the Riffelspitz,

with views of the Fartleis Tal and the Plattenspitze.

View from the Pfandler Alm on the hamlet of Magdfeld and the secluded Kalm Tal.

View from the Pfandler Hütte over the Passeiertal.

Rustic signpost in Gruebe, indicating the hiking trail towards the Pfandler Alm Hütte.

Platzconzert from the local “Musikkapelle Sankt Martin/Passeier”

on the Dorfplatz in Sankt Martin in Passeier.

And to end a nice week we were chased inside a pub (…) by a heavy rain shower.

Edited on the 27th of July 2022: As it is 10 years ago that we started on our first walk, I decided to freshen up the pictures of this walking holiday, using the original digital “negatives” and the enhanced features in Photoshop and the colour calibration of my computer screen. Also added some extra pictures and edited the text where necessary.