Hike

Hiking, hiking, hiking

The best thing is that you, our guests, can start some really beautiful hiking tours directly from the farm. Sometimes it's nice not to have to drive. We would like to briefly introduce three of these tours from the farm here. In addition, there is of course an endless variety of ways to get to know the hiking in South Tyrol. Leisurely tours to rustic alpine pastures. Impressive summit tours on three-thousand-meter peaks in the Dolomites and the nearby main ridge of the Alps. The region of the world-famous Three Peaks offers not only hustle and bustle, but also a few quiet places. And even at the Pragser Wildsee you can escape the crowds if you just go in the right direction. In any case, things are usually much quieter in the nearby Tauferer Ahrntal with its side valleys in Rein, Mühlwald and Weißenbach. There you can still find the much-vaunted silence in the mountains if you just look properly.

earth pyramid plates

The interesting rock formations are only a 45-minute walk from the farm. The path there is family-friendly, accessible at any time of year and also attractive. It is also perfectly signposted.

The earth pyramids are a natural phenomenon. They are formed by natural erosion, water, snow melting and landslides. Over the centuries, this mix of natural ingredients formed these artistic wonders of stone, sand and rubble into steeply towering structures that fascinate every observer. In a word: an architectural masterpiece of nature.

The earth pyramids of Percha lie exactly on the border of the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park. These structures can also be found on the Ritten above Bolzano and, to a somewhat smaller extent, in Terenten and in the Pfanntal valley not far from Toblach.

Gönneralm and Rammelstein

The best place to start the hike to the Gönneralm is at the Pyramidenweg car park. You get there via the road that leads from the farm towards Oberwielenbach. Follow path 16A towards Gönneralm and a little later path no. 6. The sometimes quite steep and almost two-and-a-half-hour climb is richly rewarded by the wonderfully situated Gönneralm with its great views and exciting culinary delicacies.

If you haven't had enough, we definitely recommend continuing on and climbing the Rammelstein (2475 m). Wide meadows and heaths lead up to the summit ridge and finally to the rocky final climb to the highest point, where you can enjoy a breathtaking panorama from the main Alpine ridge to the Dolomites. The entire route takes around 3.5 hours. The return journey takes sure-footed hikers over boulders and a path secured with a few wire ropes down to the Lercheralm and back to the farm. But then it becomes a really long circuit.

Wielenberg

Above Nasen and Percha in the green Pustertal valley lies Wielenberg. It is a sunny hamlet and also the oldest settlement in the municipality of Percha. Six historic mountain farms seem to cling to the steep slope like eagle's nests in the steep rock.

Wielenberg is also the beginning of the Wielenbach valley, above which rise several three-thousand-meter peaks of the Rieserferne group, which form the southernmost part of the main Alpine ridge.

It takes around 50 minutes to walk from our farm to the Wielenberg, which offers great views. The history of the hamlet stretches back almost a millennium. Around 1080 AD there is a mention of the "locus welinberc", which was part of a Bavarian county. The farms there, which were only connected to the traffic network by a road in 1966, all date back to the 16th century. Just like our farm. This lovely excursion can finally lead to the Hauser herb farm, where you can of course get everything to do with herbs, from arnica cream to Swiss stone pine oil and now even candy.

Wielenbacher Tal

Just behind Oberwielenbach, practically on the road that leads to our farm, begins the Wielenbacher "Talile", as we "Puschtra" like to call it. This valley is part of the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park and is therefore a protected and sheltered region. The Wielenbacher Valley leads directly into the heart of the nature park and at the end of the valley the three-thousand-meter peaks, such as the Schwarze Wand (3105 m), the southernmost point of the Rieserferner group, seem to reach up into the blue South Tyrolean sky. The hike to the famous Lercheralm is very popular in both summer and winter and takes around 50 minutes. From there you can either go back the same way or you can reach the summit of the Rammelstein (2475 m) with its great views in around three and a half hours. Of course, there is also the option of taking a relatively leisurely walk from the Lercheralm further into the valley until you are standing under the high peaks of the Rieserferner.