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Telfes alpine hike

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  • On the way to the three Telfer Alms in the Ratschings valley
    On the way to the three Telfer Alms in the Ratschings valley
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    The Telfes alpine hike starts in Obertelfes and leads to three mountain huts.

    closed
    moderate
    Distance 6.8 km
    3:00 h
    650 m
    650 m
    1,917 m
    1,265 m

    The Telfes alpine hike starts at the clubhouse in Obertelfes. From here, on comfortable paths (marked No. 5), ascend evenly for about an hour to the first alpine hut, the Freundalm (with food service). Continue higher on path No. 5, then No. 6 leads to the Ochsenalm (no food service). From there, a fairly flat path heads east in a few minutes to the Kuhalm (with food service). Descent over path 5B until it meets the original ascent path below the Freundalm and then back to Obertelfes on this path.

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    Along the path you will also encounter the Widows' Fountain, a spring named after an old legend:

    The Telfes miners earned well in the mine and became arrogant. They skinned an ox alive and roasted it on a spit. As punishment for this act, God caused the tunnel to collapse on the miners. A farmer saw this and went to meet the miners’ wives, who climbed up to the tunnel daily to bring their husbands food. On the way they rested by a spring. There the farmer met them and told them what had happened. Since then, this spring has been called the Widows' Fountain.

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    Landscape
    Highest point
    1,917 m
    Lowest point
    1,265 m
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    Rest stops

    Hotel Tonnerhof
    Gasthof Sonnenheim

    Public transport

    Bus line 315 Sterzing - Telfes

    Directions

    Coming from the Sterzing highway exit, follow the signs towards Ratschings until the 2nd roundabout. Take the 1st exit there and follow the road to the clubhouse in Obertelfes.

    Parking

    Parking lot next to the clubhouse of Obertelfes.

    Coordinates

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    46.893120, 11.389132
    DMS
    46°53'35.2"N 11°23'20.9"E
    UTM
    32T 681993 5196058
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    Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language

    Similar routes nearby

    • Circular hike Telfes / Telves
    • Excursion to the hut Freundalm
    • Excursion to the hut Kuhalm
    • Excursion to the hut Ochsenalm
    • Hike along the brook of Mareta|Mareit
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    Status
    closed
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    6.8 km
    Duration
    3:00 h
    Ascent
    650 m
    Descent
    650 m
    Highest point
    1,917 m
    Lowest point
    1,265 m
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