Hike & Fork

Trail 480Validated by the Italian Alpine Club

El Casèl to Rifugio Potzmauer

Altavalle · about 30 min by car from Trento

Distance
4.6 km
Walking time
2 h 15 min
Total ascent
389 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.6 km out-and-back walk near Altavalle, 389 m of total ascent: about 2 h 15 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail, between 1048 and 1379 m above sea level. Along the way: Chiesa della Madonna di Caravaggio. After the walk: wine tasting at Haderburg (1.4 km) and lunch at Kürbishof – Anterivo in Altrei (9.8 km).

Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.

How to get there

By car

From Trento: about 30 min (20 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Trento, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

46.22217,11.27161

Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Also within reach: Bolzano, about 45 min by car

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Haderburg

Salorno · 1.4 km from the trail

Directions

Independent winemaker

Klammberg Weingut-Tenuta

SALORNO SULLA STRADA DEL VINO · 1.7 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Dornach, Patrick Uccelli

Salorno · 2.0 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Kürbishof – Anterivo

Altrei · 9.8 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Osteria Storica Morelli

Pergine Valsugana · 16 km from the trail

Directions

Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Altavalle and start the walk.
  2. 12:15Back at the start after about 2 h 15 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Kürbishof – Anterivo in Altrei, 9.8 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Haderburg, 1.4 km from the trail.