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From San Cassiano to Pralongiá until Corvara
Corvara, Alta Badia
Description
Extremely enjoyable excursion which, from San Cassiano/Piz Sorega, crosses the breathtaking meadows of Pralongiá, renowned for their profusion of flowers.The panorama here is spectacular, stretching from the Lavarela to the Lagazuoi summits, from the Marmolada to the Grup...

Extremely enjoyable excursion which, from San Cassiano/Piz Sorega, crosses the breathtaking meadows of Pralongiá, renowned for their profusion of flowers.The panorama here is spectacular, stretching from the Lavarela to the Lagazuoi summits, from the Marmolada to the Grup dl Sela, from Puez to Pütia and looking to the north, right up to the glaciers of the Central Alps on their border with Austria.

Details

From the Piz Sorega cable car top station (2040 m), set off south-west on trail nr. 21A, passing the alpine guesthouse Las Vegas direction Pralongiá. The path continues on the flat through breathtaking high mountain meadows and leads to the Ütia de Bioch hut (2073 m) (30 min.). Now take trail nr. 23 on the left and go south along the ridge to the alpine guesthouse Pralongiá (2135 m) (1 h 10 min.). The view over the nearby Dolomites is enchanting.

The descent to Corvara (1h 30min.) is on trail nr. 25 on the west until, once you pass the Ütia Punta Trieste hut, you come to a junction. Continue on the right on trail nr. 24 to Corvara.

Approach

*By car

  • Coming from Innsbruck: take the A 13 and the A 22 toll motorway and exit at Bressanone/Brixen, following the signs to Brunico/Bruneck along the Val Pusteria/Pustertal road as far as San Lorenzo/St.Lorenzen. Follow the signs to Val Badia/Gadertal 
  • Coming from Verona-Bolzano: take the A 22, exit at Bressanone/Brixen and continue as above

*By train

The nearest train stations are:

  • Brunico – 37 Km
  • Bolzano (via Passo Gardena) – 72 Km (via Brunico) – 100 Km
  • Connection train station – Alta Badia by the local bus SAD: www.sad.it

*By air

  • Innsbruck – 130 km
  • Munich – 330 km
  • Venice Treviso / Venice Marco Polo – 180 / 200 km
  • Verona – 213 km
  • Milan Bergamo / Milan Malpensa – 310 /400 km
  • Information airport transfer: www.suedtirolbus.it – www.cortinaexpress.it