An easy mountain hike through the woods above San Giovanni Aurina, leading to the popular Daimer Hut
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In the Rio Rosso valley, directly below Mt. Sasso Nero, the Daimer Hut sits at the tree line. The best starting point for this easy hike is the car park at the Stallila mountain inn, which we reach by car from San Giovanni Aurina via the Via Rohrberg road.
The easiest walking route is the alpine road (trail no. 23A). It first leads past the Stallila inn and then into the valley of the Rio Rosso (or Rötbach) stream, continuing to the Daimer Hut at an altitude of 1,861 metres. The first half of the roughly three-kilometre route leads through the forest, before alpine meadows open up around us. Along the way, we pass the Ortner-Stall and the Schöllberg Hut, which has group chalets available. We are on the trail for a leisurely 90 minutes.
Only the final section before reaching the destination is slightly steep. The stone hut in the Zillertal Alps was named after Josef Daimer, the local doctor in Valle di Tures. It was on his initiative that the Tures section of the German-Austrian Alpine Club was founded in 1873.
Today, the Daimer Hut is a popular hiking destination that serves food and drinks, including homemade butter and Graukäse (a traditional Tyrolean grey cheese). Cows graze in the meadows, and behind them rushes the Rio Rosso waterfall, which carries meltwater from Mt. Sasso Nero, called Schwarzenstein in German, down into the valley. Afterwards, we return along the same path.
Author: AT
Experienced: August 2020
Last updated: 2026
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- Starting point:
- "Stallila" car park, San Giovanni Aurina
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- Overall time:
- 02:30 h
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- Total route length:
- 5,8 km
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- Altitude:
- from 1.462 m to 1.861 m
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- Altitude difference (uphill | downhill):
- +399 m | -399 m
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- Signposts:
- no. 23A
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- Destination:
- Daimer Hut (1,861 m a.s.l.)
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- Resting points:
- Stallila snack station (May to October), Daimer Hut (June to October)
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- Track surface:
- gravel road
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- Recommended time of year:
- Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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- Hike to the Malga Daimer hut
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- The overall time shown above refers to the walking time only, not including breaks or stops.
If you want to undertake this hike, we recommend checking the weather and trail conditions in advance and on site before starting this hike!
