Shortly after returning from Club Triumph’s 10 Countries Run, I headed south into the mountains again. This time not for a driving, but for a walking holiday in my favourite area; the autonomous northern Italian province of South Tyrol. Time for the by now traditional photographic report of the various walks.
Day 1: Sankt Martin in Passeier – Sankt Leonhard
As in previous years we used the first few days to get used to walking in the steep terrain of the area, starting with a leisurely round walk from our hotel to the neighbouring village for lunch.
Sankt Leonhard in Passeier.
Schmötzel, a farmstead directly underneath the ruins of the Jaufenburg,
Sankt Leonhard in Passeier.
Tearoom on the Kohlstatt in Sankt Leonhard in Passeier.
Floner, a typical farmstead on the slopes of the Passeiertal,
near Sankt Martin in Passeier
Mini self-service market belonging to the Floner farmstead.
Day 2: Sankt Martin in Passeier – Christl
The second day was also used to get into our stride.
So another fairly easy walk along the slopes of the Passeiertal
and a sober reminder of the dangers of the mountains.
Egger Sankt Martin in Passeier
Day 3: Seeber Tal
A lovely walk through the secluded but always beautiful Seeber Tal.
Though there were some deep snow drifts left by the weekend's heavy snow fall
Parking area Seeber Alm
The Gurgler Kamm seen from the Seeber Alm
View across the Seeber Alm with the Timmelsjoch
and the Stubaier Alps in the background
On the Seeber Alm
Pointing the way around the Seeber See
The Obere Glaneggalm with the Gurgler Kamm in the background
Day 4: Faltmar Tal
A circular walk starting from Pfelders over the Karalm into the secluded Faltmartal
The flank of the Kreuzjoch seen from across the valley, Karalm Pfelderer Tal
Footbridge over the Pfelderer Bach, Bergkristall Moos
View along the Pfelderer Bach with some peaks of the Texel Gruppe in the background,
Hinterstein Pfelders
Day 5: Matatzspitze
Last year I aborted the ascend to the summit of the 2178m¹ high Matatzspitze overlooking Sankt Martin, because of the rather poor weather conditions. And rightly so! Luckily this year the weather conditions were much better, enabling us to reach the summit without any problems. It was well worth the effort!
View from the Ulfaser Alm on the Hohe Kreuzspitze and the Anger Mahder
View from the Matatzspitze. Looking south along the Passeier Tal towards Meran
View from the northern flank of the Matatzspitze over the northern part of the Passeier Tal
and the Jaufen Pass, with the Stubaier Alps in the background
In the woods above the Ulfaser Alm
Enjoying a well-deserved beer back at our hotel!
Day 6: Timmels Alm
A very nice but also rather demanding walk towards the „Große Timmler Schwarzsee“,
high up the Timmels Alm
Typical public footpath marker. Not brilliant when there is a lot of snow around!
Shelter overlooking the Oberkrumpwasser
The meanders of the Oberkrumpwasser and the source of the Passer River
The „Große Timmler Schwarzsee“ high up the Timmels Alm
at an altitude of 2505 m¹ asl
at an altitude of 2505 m¹ asl
View from the Timmels Alm towards the Seeber Tal and the Gurgler Kamm
Overlooking the Oberkrumpwasser from the Timmels Alm
Day 7: Sankt Martin in Passeier – Magdfeld
A local walk from our hotel into the Kalmtal towards the small hamlet of Magdfeld
Glamitz, another typical farmstead up the steep slopes of Kalmtal
One of many road crucifixes. This one being situated on a crossroads in the woods near Seeber, Kalmtal
The view from Gruber into the Passeier Tal
The view from Gruber into the Kalmtal
Day 8: A lazy Sunday in Sankt Martin in Passeier
It was party time in the village, as they celebrated the arrival of a new priest for their parish.
And one from the own village! So we decided on a lazy Sunday, enjoying the festivities
Hotel Pfandler Alm in Sankt Martin in Passeier
Garberweg Sankt Martin in Passeier
Open-air mass for the parishioners in the village square of Sankt Martin
It's always easy to find the musicians of a local “Muzikkapelle”, Gasthaus Lamm Mitterwirt!
The people of Sankt Martin gathering in the village square for the festive procession to the festival grounds
Die Musikkapelle von Sankt Martin in Passeier,
heading the procession towards the “Festwieße”
Day 9: Above the Zufrittsee
A circular walk along the head of the Martelltal and above the Zufrittsee
The “Zufall Hütte” towering over the head of the Martelltal
On the meadows “Paradies am Cevedale” above the Zufrittsee
View across the Zufrittsee
Day 10: Urweg Jaufenkamm
Walking part of the Urweg Jaufenkamm between the Römerkehre and the Glaitner Joch.
The views again were fantastic
Parking area near the Römerkehre, Jaufen Straße
Obscured by clouds. View across the Passeiertal from the Fleckneralm
A view from the Rinner Sattel, with the Waltental in the foreground,
and the Passeier Tal in the background obscured by clouds
On the Jaufenkamm between the Fasnachter and the Fleckner,
with the Ratschingstasl in the background
with the Ratschingstasl in the background
Spoilt for choice were to go to, Glaitner Joch
The Passeier Tal again obscured by clouds, Glaitner Joch
Day 11: Pfelderer Tal
A walk through the Pfelderer Tal, from Pfelders over the Karalm
and the Faltschnalalm towards Lazins and back to Pfelders.
The flank of the Kreuzjoch partially obscured by clouds.
Seen from across the valley, Karalm Pfelderer Tal
Seen from across the valley, Karalm Pfelderer Tal
View across the Pfelderer Tal from the Panoramaweg
View across the Pfelderer Tal from the Faltschnalalm
Day 12: Meran
The weather forecast for this day had been rather wet all week so we decided to take the bus to the spa city of Meran. More tourists had the same idea, so it was rather crowded. And as this city has been extensively covered in previous posts the camera got an easy day!
Overlooking Meran from the Tappeiner Promenade
Away from the rush in the small alleyways east of the much more crowded city centre,
Passeier Gasse Meran
Day 13: Sankt Martin in Passeier – Sankt Leonhard
The weather forecast for our final day was also rather wet. So the last walk was a leisurely affair to Sankt Leonhard for lunch. This way we would be back in our hotel with a few hours left to pack up everything for the journey home. It turned out the weather forecast was quite accurate at last, so the camera again didn’t see much action!
The Schildhof Steinhaus, a fortified farm house,
overlooking Sankt Martin in Passeier
overlooking Sankt Martin in Passeier
The Jaufenkam and Sankt Leonhard in Passeier obscured by clouds,
Moar Sankt Martin in Passeier
Clouds drifting in towards the Jaufenkam, Moar Sankt Martin in Passeier
Gasthaus Lamm Mitterwirt
The restaurant where we spent most evenings.
Good food & drinks and friendly staff. What more do you need!
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