Schneeschuhwanderung von Ronzone Regole meadows up to Gantkofel

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Ronzone , the first, No the second village behind the Mendel can come up with a larger cross country ski area. There, I want to test my new hiking boots. No , not with Cross country skiing, but with snowshoe hiking Of course ! We need to the Group Regole, more specifically to the Regole drive meadows on the ring road of ruffrè-Mendola, because we want from the Rifugio Scoiattolo up to the Gantkofel go .

The Alpine town Bolzano with the Schlern and rose garden in the background position Gantkofel).

Journey with obstacles

Since we do not know the way, We rely on my GPS. Soon Mistress finds out, that my hiking GPS is not a good Autonavi. It would lead us on a strongly condemned and ice track. This is of course not. so we are looking for a parking lot and set on foot us to our departure point. Overall this means an extension of the planned line to more than 5 km . Whether that will come up time? No matter, We have with lamps.

We are healing happy, to have the sharp pins on our snowshoes, because the way is some completely freezes. Nevertheless we are,Uwe and I advance,the Bloodsport of GPS device following, pretty soon our starting point contrary to. The best wife of all and Irene are doing something back.

After 2,5 km and 30 min we reach the vast Cross country Centre Regole. UPS, There are however many cars in the parking lot. There must be seemingly still a different route. Stupid run…

Finally at the starting point for the cross country Center Regole

Now we leave the Regole meadows and are below the Guest House Falchetto on the hiking trail no. . 514 in the North the Gantkofel opposed to. Which Schneeschuhwanderung first proves relatively easy, but soon, the way is not more widely leaked, but only still narrow ready.

In single file, we need to continue. You can enjoy any views, because we are in the Woods. And as there was not already a difficult start, already give in to the battery of the GPS 20 Minutes to.  (The rest of the GPS data, will I need to probably steal from someone!)

Hopefully, the route is well signposted. No! Before us a branch. The Uwe is for right, I rather for links. We bear left and – have luck. A check mark displays us, that we are seemingly correct. But where are we are now probably exactly? Hardly failed starts us the digital Hiking guide already to be missing.

Up to here, which is Snowshoe tour through the Sedruna forest pretty flat. Nevertheless, the footsteps in the deep snow is quite strenuous and more monotonous after a while. And somehow I feel like a light burning on the right heel. Whether it's been a good idea, the new hiking boots with a 20 km tour dedicate?

Finally, we reach the clearing Bait del Prince. Here you could right turn and to the Penegal trudging up. This means we are still quite far from the Gantkofel removed. Nothing helps: We must continue. After 10 min Irene and Uwe decide to rest and to eat something. You are considering,cancel the tour here.

The best wife and I contact us however the steeper now increasingly Snowshoe trail to. Now I must bite the teeth, because the right heel hurts properly and so slowly also the left begins to gripe. Blasenflaster would now not bad. But unfortunately none are in the backpack inside. Until today we have fortunately also never used that.

At least the way is now no longer so monotonous, much nicer than on the first play, but also to some anstrengender. The crossroads,It is located right by us, leads the way, on the one of the Fugglauer notch After Appiano could go. But it is not advisable at the current snow conditions, this direction to take.

So slowly I am starting to think: We are here not soon?

The way runs mercilessly in the length. Again, we achieve a turn to the right. Here you could on the Kematscharte After Buchwald descending . But we go forward to course from the Gantkofel.

Before us a meadow with a small hut, It seems the highest point being reached. Looks, as if the end is so slow in view. But far from. We are now just before the great notch, which we already know from our summer walk to the Gantkofel.

From now on it is still good 20 Take minutes, the Gantkofel defeated until we have. for we can but enjoy a broader view on the left side for the first time; over to the Brenta Dolomites.

On the Gantkofel

After 10 km and approximately 3 Hours walk we arrive at Summit cross the Gantkofels to. And I can say: It was worth. Even though the Schneeschuhwanderung even little is promising,the West side is the goal with a fantastic panoramic view on the Adige Valley already spreads the first shadow, While the East side and the Summit in the sunlight bathe. Nevertheless, the best wife in the time freeze, I need to take pictures,Finger, Toes and buttocks from.

Winter view of the Gantkofel to Merano and Bolzano.

We eat a bite and stay on the move, to not completely freeze. I'm considering just, I look at my felt sore heels, Let the idea but immediately fall. non know is certainly better in this case. So further grit your teeth!

45 min we are here and suddenly hear voices. Apparently Uwe and Irene have decided, the tour does not cancel. And really: You are there.

Together with Uwe I look that I Weather station at , before we go on the way back. It is high time, also here on the Gantkofel the Sun is now in the setting. The best wife of all freezes. This is not good for my sore heels. Because freeze is in the best wife of all: run !

I must take me extremely, keep step. and more are up there on the way back then also has almost ceased to say. slightly more than 2 We can reach the Group Regole hours in the dark (Regole meadows) and must now with headlights switched on yet you 30 min of the icy way back to the parking lot of the ring road of Ruffrè-Mendola.

To 18.00 We start clock home and to 19.00 can I finally watch my heels from the new hiking boots out and me. But I would have saves me this look like to. Both heels have about 5 mm deep and 4 Holes measuring cm in diameter on. Now I see that, can I go almost no longer. Since I will have to take probably a longer hiking break…

GPS data of the tour of Ronzone / Ruffrè-Mendola – Gantkofel (One-way, Return the same)

GPS data snowshoeing Ronzone Gantkofel

Snow shoe hike Gantkofel photo impressions