This path near the Brennero Pass leads through the forest to the Riedl-Kaser and the Genziana-Zirago Mountain Huts.
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Along the Brennero Road between Ponticolo (Pontigl) and Terme di Brennero (Brennerbad), on the eastern side of the valley, there is an underpass of the motorway where the road to the Kreit Farm starts (signpost "Enzianhütte"). Three bends later we reach a small car park just below the farm, where the Rifugio Genziana-Zirago sledge run begins.
The almost 5 km long track runs through a dense coniferous forest to the Riedl-Kaser Mountain Hut (Riedl-Kaser-Alm) at 1,770 m a.s.l. From there, the trail continues through snow-covered alpine meadows to the Genziana-Zirago Mountain Hut (Enzianhütte, Zirogalm) at almost 1,900 m a.s.l.
Information: During our visit we hiked up to the Riedl-Kaser Mountain Hut. Since the further way after heavy snowfall was not prepared, we did not walk the last part of the way to the Genziana-Zirago Mountain Hut. Nevertheless we could enjoy the snowy winter landscape at the main ridge of the Alps to the fullest.
Author: AT
If you want to do this winter hike, please take information about the weather and the current conditions of the trail on site!
Starting point: Brennero, parking space at the Kreit Farm
Signpost: "Rodelbahn Zirog" (sledge run)
Distance: approx. 5.9 km (each way)
Walking time: about 2 hours (ascent)
Altitude difference: approx. 530 m
Altitude level: between 1,370 and 1,900 m a.s.l.
Experienced in: February 2020