Photo: Elad Itzhaki / Unsplash
Odd clay pillars, some capped with a boulder, rising out of a forested gully. A short, gentle walk from a vintage narrow-gauge railway, with views across to the Dolomites.
Simplified route line joining the main huts and viewpoints. On the ground, follow the signed trail numbers.
About 40 min each way by public transport.
Walk · ≈ 10 min
Bolzano station → Renon cable car (valley station)
Cable car · Renon cable car · ≈ 12 min
Bolzano → Soprabolzano / Oberbozen
Usually every few minutes (check)
Train · Ritten railway (Rittner Bahn) · ≈ 18 min
Soprabolzano → Collalbo / Klobenstein
Usually every 30 min (check)
Lines, times and fares are approximate and change by season. Check the local transport timetable before you go.
Apr to Nov. Best spring to autumn. Paths can be icy in winter.
Earth pyramids form when soft glacial clay erodes but stones on top shield the column underneath, a bit like hoodoos. The Renon plateau above Bolzano has some of the best-known ones in the Alps.
Easy half day from Bolzano, and the little train is fun.
Sources: Wikipedia, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap (trail points). Summary written by Flewaway. Distances, times and prices are estimates.
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