The white splendour thinks this year with South Tyrol . This means for our today's Schneeschuhwanderung the choice. Hmm… where so. We want to reinforce our torment and obtain that Snowshoe hiking areaNonstal-Trentino in the selection with a the Italians in the Val di non (Val di non ) are quite enthusiastic Snowshoe walkers. You have to Snow shoes even an own word: „ciaspole"and for snow shoe hike"ciaspolata"".
Hiking South Tyrol : Schneeschuhwanderung von the Mendel pass to the Penegal: View of the Südtiroler Unterland Lake Caldaro and the Leuchtenburg.
South Tyrol completely despise is obviously not, So what is closer than us to choose the border between Tyrol and Trentino. It is clear: It is of the Mendelpass up to the Penegal.
After 40 Minutes we have access to the Mendel pass behind us. Despite ski area (only a single track available) There is directly at the pass yawning emptiness. Winter sports enthusiasts are seemingly all at Golf meadows(so we call the area around the chairlift Traminer) in it.
Start at the Mendel pass
The snow gehhilfen belted and off it goes on not so silent blocks North, the Steep track No. . 500 following . The Schnee is-runner and pretty hard. Probably it has been raining here more often on it. Better to, I had already feared, that our first Schneeschuhtour This winter a fight by knee deep Powder snow would be.
The Trail, leading close to the pretty steep Penegalwand along . He offers us again and again the opportunity, at vantage points with sitting area, the Südtiroler Unterland with the southern UNESCO World Heritage Dolomites (Weißhorn , Latemar , Rose garden , Schlern and Sassolungo ) to admire.
In the valley below, the snow is weggeschmolzen already. As more diverse the white peaks of the southern stand out Dolomites the grey Valley and blue sky from.
The wine village Kaltern an der Weinstraße is among us. About us, we see the cross most Small Penegal. Now we need to the sloping steeply to the Mendel road Schneißen around wandern.
After approximately 45 We encounter the frozen Penegalstraße minutes. Would be a real adventure, to drive the car up here. Fortunately, we must not too long trudge down the street. After 5 min we turn right and climb steep up a trail through the softer and more snow.
Snow-shoe trails are now no more to see. Now it is called by the 30 until 40 cm deep snow tracks! Very stressful and that the trail is not visible. We trudge about 20 m, removed from the steep edge, to the North. Fortunately, the Uwe has with his long feet one giant joy through the Virgin snow to tracks. I will not take course this delight him!
The small Penegal
An interesting cross, an iron frame filled with stones, awaits us at the small Penegal. It's nice here, much nicer than on the "big" Penegal, where the view despite the hotel Penegal and half a dozen television masts.
Small Penegal of Caldaro
The panoramic view to the North, East and South is excellent. Unfortunately, there is now no longer so clear as in the start. Nevertheless it has paid off obviously here up to tracks.
After a short break I see myself again behind the Uwe, before the two women, to "play" Penegal over further through the still deeper snow (= who). I am healing happy, that the Uwe as guiding Wolf last!
On the Penegal
The Penegal is closed; It is like the bankruptcy of Lanabau to the victims. No matter, We do not want to ever into.
Large Penegal overlooking the hotel Penegal, the Südtiroler Unterland with how Dolomites behind it and the Nonstal with the Brenta in the background.
My Fotografiererei determines the length of stay. In contrast to the small Penegal, is the view best known to us, Therefore, none complained, that I would like to take back immediately after completed photo session. There is not much to say about same. Exactly the same back as up.
To the golf of meadows on the Mendola pass
Am Mendelpass we arrive, the stomach growls. I remember, that there also afternoon are the ski slope at the "Prati di Golf" pizza at the valley station. Fortunately , for without this lure the Uwe would have been not to move.
From the Mendola pass, in the many Mendel huts over , is still a very quiet and contemplative our snowshoe hike. Arrived in the Gulf, is it over with the winter Idyll. Here the ski trouble rages.
We: “Pizza”. Operation: "Purtroppo la Pizza of è finita"!"We": long faces! What is left other, to shop as an open sandwich, and then quite unhappy back to trudge to the Mendel pass,. Paid moderately not just irrelevant detour not has the routes. We have to listen to the Uwe!
Which Schneeschuhtour from the Mendola pass the small Penegal and the large Penegal is quite short, for all the aussichtsreicher.
GPS data of the snowshoe hike from Mendel to the Penegal
Photo impressions snow walk to the Penegal in South of Tyrol, Italy
Weitinkelfotos
Standard photos
Hiking in South Tyrol , is my hobby . Usually the best wife of all and I are on the way on easy hiking trails . While the camera of course never fails . On this blog you can watch the result of our hikes . 
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