Randonnée hivernale entre refuges, du lac de Karersee à Welschnofen

From the car park at the valley station of the Paolina chairlift, walk past the little church of St. Sebastian | San Giuseppe and up the road König Laurin Straße | Via Re Laurino through the village of Karersee | Carezza until you reach the street Nigerstraße | Via Nigra, just before the Franzin Alm hut. Then follow the Nigerstraße | Via Nigra for about 500m until you reach the "Kaiserstein" car park. From here, take path [9] to path [1A], which you follow to the Ochsenhütte hut. Follow the road Nigerstraße | Via Nigra again for a short distance past the restaurant Tschein (closed) to reach the path "Perlenweg | Sentiero delle Perle", which leads below the road to the Frommer Alm hut. At the mountain station of the Tiers | Tires cable car, next to Frommer Alm hut, path [1A] branches off and leads to Nigerpass | Passo Nigra. From Nigerpass | Passo Nigra, follow path [1] to Schiller Hof farm (closed). Continue along path [4A], passing Hagner Alm hut (closed only in winter), and then follow path [4B] to Jocher Hof farm. For the return to Welschnofen | Nova Levante, follow path [4B] back for a short section and, at the trail junction, take path [4A] down to the village.

Refreshment stops:

• Franzin Alm hut - Opening hours and closing day: https://eggental.com/en/info/franzin-alm_5270
• Ochsenhütte hut - Opening hours and closing day: https://eggental.com/en/info/malga-ochsenhtte_5220
• Frommer Alm hut - Opening hours and closing day: https://eggental.com/en/info/restaurant-frommeralm_5125
• Jocher Hof farm - Opening hours and closing day: https://eggental.com/en/info/jocherhof_46894

Closed huts: restaurant Tschein, Schiller Hof farm, Hagner Alm hut.

This excursion is also recommended in the opposite direction from Welschnofen | Nova Levante (on the way back you can take the bus at the Paolina chairlift).

Getting to the starting point of the tour by public transport is easy and convenient.

By public bus line:

- 180 from Bozen | Bolzano, Birchabruck | Ponte Nova, Welschnofen | Nova Levante, Karer See, Lago di Carezza

- 180 from Fassatal | Val di Fassa, Karer Pass | Passo Costalunga

- 184 from Weissenstein | Pietralba, Petersberg | Monte San Pietro, Deutschnofen | Nova Ponente, Stenk with change 180 (or 181 and change 180)

- 184 from Obereggen, Eggen | Ega with change 180 (or 184 and change 180)

- 186 from St. Zyprian | S. Cipriano, Nigerpass | Passo Nigra

- 182 + change 180 from Steinegg | Collepietra, Gummer | San Valentino

Bus stop: Paolina. Online timetable search at www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/

Getting to the starting point of the tour by public transport is easy and convenient.

By public bus line:

- 180 from Bozen | Bolzano, Birchabruck | Ponte Nova, Welschnofen | Nova Levante, Karer See, Lago di Carezza

- 180 from Fassatal | Val di Fassa, Karer Pass | Passo Costalunga

- 184 from Weissenstein | Pietralba, Petersberg | Monte San Pietro, Deutschnofen | Nova Ponente, Stenk with change 180 (or 181 and change 180)

- 184 from Obereggen, Eggen | Ega with change 180 (or 184 and change 180)

- 186 from St. Zyprian | S. Cipriano, Nigerpass | Passo Nigra

- 182 + change 180 from Steinegg | Collepietra, Gummer | San Valentino

Bus stop: Paolina. Online timetable search at www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/

By car:

Destination: Karersee | Carezza

Parking: Parking lot Paolina