Snowshoe hike to the Kaiserstein

This short snowshoe hike starts at the Hotel Adler above the village of Nova Levante, located right before the bend of the Passo di Costalunga road. The path no. 9 leads us through a little valley to the Hotel Moseralm, situated on the eponymous mountain pasture - on the first section it proceeds steeply uphill, than it gets flatter and becomes more pleasant. At this point the ski runs of the well-known Carezza Skiing Area meet.

We continue our snowshoe hike uphill through the forest, the trail no. 9 snakes its way to the Passo Nigra road. Above our heads the impressive peaks of the Catinaccio massif tower into the sky. At the bus stop the path to the Emperor Stone (5 minutes away) and the Masaré Mountain Hut branches off. The big stone below Mt. Roda di Vaèl was one of the favourite places of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. The trail leads further on to the Masaré Mountain Hut, overcoming additional 100 metres of altitude difference and requiring further 25 minutes of walking time. The hut beneath the rock faces of the Catinaccio massif offers delicious South Tyrolean dishes.

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Author: AT

If you want to do this snowshoe hike, please take information about the weather and the current conditions of the trail on site!

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Starting point: Nova Levante, Passo di Costalunga road (at the Hotel Adler)
Destination: Kaiserstein (Emperor Stone)
Signpost: no. 9
Distance: approx. 3.2 km (each direction) resp. 4 km (Masaré Mountain Hut)
Walking time: about 1.5 hours (ascent), 1 hour (descent)
Altitude difference: approx. 450 m (Emperor Stone) resp. 540 m (Masaré Mountain Hut)
Altitude level: between 1,380 and 1,830 m asl (resp. 1,920 m asl, Masaré Mountain Hut)
Experienced in: January 2018

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