recommended route
Dürrenstein
Hiking trail
· Hochpustertal
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Dürrenstein, view in northern direction (Deferegger Berge)Photo: Alois Herzig, DAV Sektion Teisendorf
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.
Difficulty
difficult
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
2,839 m
Lowest point
1,991 m
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Track types
Dirt road
4 km
Path
0 km
Start
Plätzwiese (1,991 m)
Coordinates:
DD
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 PlätzwieseCoordinates
DD
46.653720, 12.179235
DMS
46°39'13.4"N 12°10'45.2"E
UTM
33T 284172 5170549
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Equipment
Hiking boots, hiking poles, wind and rain protection, sunglassesLocalization
Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language
Difficulty
difficult
Distance
4 km
Duration
4:45 h
Ascent
848 m
Highest point
2,839 m
Lowest point
1,991 m
Statistics
2D
3D
Maps and trails
- 2 Waypoints
- 2 Waypoints
Distance
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Duration
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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