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Dürrenstein

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  • Dürrenstein, view in northern direction (Deferegger Berge)
    Dürrenstein, view in northern direction (Deferegger Berge)
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Via Welsberg to Prato Piazza and onto the Dürrenstein.
difficult
Distance 4 km
4:45 h
848 m
0 m
2,839 m
1,991 m
Around Welsberg and Taisten, numerous panoramic mountains invite you to take leisurely hikes. The Dürrenstein above the romantic Plätzwiesealm in the Pragsertal valley is particularly recommended.

Author’s recommendation

The last part below the summit requires surefootedness and a head for heights.
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Highest point
2,839 m
Lowest point
1,991 m
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Dirt road 99.53%Path 0.79%
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Start

Plätzwiese (1,991 m)
Coordinates:
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46.653720, 12.179235
DMS
46°39'13.4"N 12°10'45.2"E
UTM
33T 284172 5170549
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Destination

Dürrenstein

Turn-by-turn directions

The starting point of this tour is Prato Piazza. On trail no. 33, we briefly head north to the southern slope of the Dürrenstein. Trail no. 33 is also part of the Dolomitenhöhenweg no. 3. Once on the southern slope, we take trail no. 40 and climb first on alpine meadows, then on well-marked rocky tracks to the summit of the Dürrenstein.

The view that awaits us here is impressive: to the north the Zillertal Alps and the Hohe Tauern, to the east and south the Sesto Dolomites, Monte Cristallo and the Hohe Gaisl.

The way back is the same as the way there.

Public transport

Trains stop at the station in Villabassa or Welsberg, bus connection to Prato Piazza.

By road

Brenner motorway A22, exit Brixen/Pustertal, direction Pustertal/Bruneck-Welsberg, in an easterly direction turn right into the Pragsertal valley, follow the road to Außerprags as far as Gasthof Brückele. Take a winding road up to the Prato Piazza.

Parking

Car park Plätzwiese

Coordinates

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46.653720, 12.179235
DMS
46°39'13.4"N 12°10'45.2"E
UTM
33T 284172 5170549
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Equipment

Hiking boots, hiking poles, wind and rain protection, sunglasses

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Difficulty
difficult
Distance
4 km
Duration
4:45 h
Ascent
848 m
Highest point
2,839 m
Lowest point
1,991 m
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