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Alpine hike Telfes

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  • On the way to the three Telfer Alm mountain pastures in the Ratschings Valley
    On the way to the three Telfer Alm mountain pastures in the Ratschings Valley
    Photo: TVB Eisacktal / Augusto Weber, Ratschings Tourismus
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    The alpine hike Telfes starts in Obertelfes and leads to three mountain huts.

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

    The alpine hike Telfes starts at the club house in Obertelfes. From here, it goes on comfortable paths (marking no. 5) steadily uphill in about an hour to the first alpine pasture, the Freundalm (refreshment opportunity). Continue up on path no. 5, then no. 6 leads to the Ochsenalm (no refreshment opportunity). From there, a fairly flat path leads east in a few minutes to the Kuhalm (refreshment opportunity). Descent via path 5B until it meets the original ascent path below the Freundalm again and returns along this to Obertelfes.

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    Along the way, you will also encounter the Witwenbrunnen, a spring whose name comes from an old legend:

    The Telfes miners earned well in the mine and became overconfident. 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 daily to the tunnel to bring food to their husbands. On the way, they rested at a spring. The farmer met them there and told them what had happened. Since then, this spring has been called the Widows' Spring.

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    1,917 m
    Lowest point
    1,265 m
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    Parrish church of St. Vitus
    Hotel Tonnerhof
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    360° Panorama platform Telferberg

    Public transport

    Bus line 315 Sterzing - Telfes

    Directions

    Coming from the Sterzing motorway exit, follow the signs towards Ratschings to the 2nd roundabout. Take the 1st exit there and follow the road to the club house in Obertelfes.

    Parking

    Parking lot next to the club house 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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    Similar routes nearby

    • Round hike Telfes
    • 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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