S. Cristina - Val Gardena
S. Cristina - Val Gardena
From the Firenze hut to the Puez hut
From the Firenze hut to the Puez hut
Contacts
Tourist Office S. Cristina
Streda Chemun 9
39047 S. Cristina - Val Gardena
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Description to arrive at destination
The starting point is Firenze hut at a 20-minute walk from the mountain station of the Col Raiser cable car. The valley station of the cable car Col Raiser is located in the municipality of Selva Gardena, but is not far from the centre of S. Cristina. It can be reached by internal shuttle buses or by car (chargeable parking on site).
Equipment
It is best to always have good hiking boots and a windbreaker with you. You should also pack a drink, snack and sun protection in your rucksack.
General description
The Alpe Cisles, the barren landscape of Puez and Vallunga are of unique natural beauty and therefore part of the Puez-Odle Nature Park and the Dolomites UNESCO site.
Safety instructions
The trail is exposed in some places, surefootedness is required.
At the beginning of the summer season, some sections may still be snow-covered, depending on weather conditions. Please enquire about conditions before setting off on your hike.
Shortdescription
This hike takes you to the impressive lunar landscape of Puez.
Parking
There are chargeable car parks at the valley station of the Col Raiser cable car.
Public transport
The valley station of the Col Raiser cable car can be reached by the free shuttle bus (8:30 - 12:00 a.m. ; every 15 minutes) from the Dosses Square. The valley station of the Col Raiser cable car is also served by the bus line 358.
Bus schedule: www.valgardena.it/bus
Bus schedule: www.valgardena.it/bus
Author's tip
The Nature Park Puez-Odle was founded in 1978 and covers an area of 10,722 hectares. The nature parks of the Dolomites were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009.
Here you can discover the various rock types, sedimentary layers and weathering. This is the reason why the Puez-Odle Nature Park is also called the “history book of the earth”.
Here you can discover the various rock types, sedimentary layers and weathering. This is the reason why the Puez-Odle Nature Park is also called the “history book of the earth”.
Route description
The tour start from the Firenze hut follow the path n.2/3, through a small grassy valley over a rising pasture and we follow the path n.2 and reach across a boulder-covered shelf the steep Forcella "Siëles". To the left, across a weathered ridge, fixed ropes which is the traverse to the hilly Puezalpe, continuing the path we arrive to the Puez hut. Follow the path n.14 which begins below the hut. The path drops across a notch in the rock formation of the Puezalpe down into Vallunga.