Hike from Corvara to the Col Alt – Pralongiá plateau
Hike from Corvara to the Col Alt – Pralongiá plateau
Tourist Association Alta Badia
Start
Turn-by-turn directions
From the top station of the Col Alto gondola lift, take trail no. 23b south-eastwards down to a saddle and then head left on trail no. 23 through sparse trees and across fields eastwards and upwards to the Piz Arlara mountain hut (2,003 m). Continue eastwards over alpine pasture land to a fork in the trail. Take a right on trail no. 23, which climbs gently to the Ütia de Bioch mountain hut (2,079 m). Continue south on mountain trail no. 23 across flower-filled alpine meadows to the Pralongiá mountain hut (2,157 m).
The descent to Corvara goes initially south-west on trail no. 24 down to the Ütia La Marmotta mountain hut, then continues north on trail no. 24 through sparse woodland and across meadows, past the Capanna Nera mountain hut and down to the Arlara and Panorama hotels. Finally a quiet asphalt road takes you back to Corvara.
The top station of the Col Alto gondola lift can also be reached on foot from the centre of Corvara in about 1,5 hours, on trails no. 24 and no. 30.
Note
Getting there
*By car
- Coming from Innsbruck: take the A 13 and the A 22 toll motorway and exit at Bressanone/Brixen, following the signs to Brunico/Bruneck along the Val Pusteria/Pustertal road as far as San Lorenzo/St.Lorenzen. Follow the signs to Val Badia/Gadertal
- Coming from Verona-Bolzano: take the A 22, exit at Bressanone/Brixen and continue as above
*By train
The nearest train stations are:
- Brunico - 37 Km
- Bolzano (via Passo Gardena) - 72 Km (via Brunico) – 100 Km
- Connection train station – Alta Badia by the local bus SAD: www.sad.it
*By air
- Innsbruck - 130 km
- Munich – 330 km
- Venice Treviso / Venice Marco Polo – 180 / 200 km
- Verona – 213 km
- Milan Bergamo / Milan Malpensa - 310 /400 km
- Information airport transfer: www.suedtirolbus.it - www.cortinaexpress.it