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The Witches’ Chairs and the Marinzen alpine pasture
Castelrotto, Alpe di Siusi
Description
This tour leads you along the trail of the famed witches of the Schlern to the mystical Witches’ Chairs. According to legend, witches used these two rocky seats in the Tiosels Wood as a rest stop; whether they are an artefact of prehistoric import or a fluke of nature, no ...

This tour leads you along the trail of the famed witches of the Schlern to the mystical Witches’ Chairs. According to legend, witches used these two rocky seats in the Tiosels Wood as a rest stop; whether they are an artefact of prehistoric import or a fluke of nature, no one can say for sure. You will also find a playpark for children on the Marinzen Alm mountain pasture. 

This hiking tour can be found in the family hiking booklet “Out and About with Nix the Witch” (hiking tour no. 7)

Details

From the Wasserebene sports fields, trail No. 8 leads you up the forest slope to the Witches’ Chairs. According to legend, the Schlern witches would stop to rest on these two rock chairs in the Tiosels Forest. The path leads steeply upwards through the forest to the Schafstall mountain hut. From here, a leisurely walk along trail no. 9 will take you to the to Marinzen alpine pasture where you can enjoy a beautiful view of Kastelruth and the surrounding mountains.

First, path no. 11a and then after 500m path no. 4a leads through meadows and forests back to Wasserebene. Alternatively, you can take the chairlift from Kastelruth (open from mid-May until October) to the Marinzen mountain hut and walk from there to the Schafstall mountain hut. The descent to Kastelruth takes you right past the Witches’ Chairs.

Eatery: on the hiking trail

Approach

Line 4 towards Ortisei/St. Ulrich brings you to the Tiosels stop, where a leisurely 20-minute trail leads to the set-off point in Wasserebene.

Alternatively, you can park at Wasserebene.