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  • Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten
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Schlern-Rosengarten

The Schlern-Rosengarten / Sciliar-Catinaccio Nature Park is located in the western South Tyrol Dolomites and is South Tyrol’s oldest nature park. Schlern / Sciliar mountain is an impressive formation which, together with Santner and Euringer columns, counts as one of the major landmarks of South Tyrol. The Rosengarten / Catinaccio massif, with its countless columns, is also renowned beyond the borders of South Tyrol. One of the Rosengarten / Catinaccio massif’s peaks, known as Kesselkogel / Catinaccio d’Antermoia, rises to a height of 3,002 m. The park also contains Seis / Siusi, Völs / Fié, Tiers / Tires and Tschamintal / Val Ciamin forests.
The Nature Park, which was established in 1974 and extends over an area of around 7,288 ha, encompasses the villages of Kastelruth / Castelrotto, Tiers / Tires and Völs am Schlern / Fié allo Sciliar.
The Nature Park is part of the European-wide Natura 2000 sites 2000 and is also part of the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Area: 72.88 km²
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Attractions in Schlern-Rosengarten


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recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 11.8 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 1,300 m
Descent 1,300 m

The Hammerwand ridge stands in the shadow of the imposing Schlern massif. Unjustly so, because with the unique gorge of the Bärenfalle, the many ...

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from Josef Essl,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 12.6 km
Duration 6:45 h
Ascent 1,362 m
Descent 1,362 m

Wonderful mountain route in the Schlern-Rosengarten Nature Park. The ascent goes through the so-called Bärenfalle to the Tschafatschsattel and then ...

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from Toureninformation Alpenverein Innsbruck,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Trail · Alpe di Siusi
The Geologists' Trail Schlernbödelehütte
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 9 km
Duration 3:45 h
Ascent 622 m
Descent 614 m

A geological circular hike from the Kurhotel Bad Ratzes to the Possliner Schwaige on the Seiser Alm, further to the AVS Schlernbödelehütte and back ...

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from Herbert Weissteiner,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Long Distance Hiking
Dolomites High Route No. 9
recommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-day route
Distance 106.6 km
Duration 42:57 h
Ascent 7,417 m
Descent 7,162 m

From the Rosengarten to the Three Peaks. The Dolomites High Route no. 9, the only one running from west to east.

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from Olav Lutz,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Trail · Dolomites
The Oswald von Wolkenstein Path
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 7.4 km
Duration 2:20 h
Ascent 235 m
Descent 235 m

Circular hike to the Salegg and Hauenstein ruins

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from Alpenverein Südtirol - Sektion Schlern,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 14.2 km
Duration 6:15 h
Ascent 1,480 m
Descent 1,480 m

Great crossing of a three-thousander on easy via ferrata, the highest summit in the magical world of the Rosengarten. Further to three summits ...

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from Karl Linecker,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Dolomites
The southern rose garden circuit
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 11.8 km
Duration 4:20 h
Ascent 520 m
Descent 1,100 m

Mountain tour over the Tschagerjoch and the Zigolade Pass

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from Christian Kaufmann, Alpenverein Südtirol - Sektion Welschnofen,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T3 moderate Multi-day route
Distance 69.3 km
Duration 25:00 h
Ascent 3,600 m
Descent 4,400 m

The mountains around the Grödnertal: Langkofel, Sella and Geisler peaks are "hiked" in 5 days and the finale is a crossing of the Seiser Alm with ...

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from Bianca Maria Uhl,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 11.7 km
Duration 5:10 h
Ascent 700 m
Descent 700 m

This is the only excursion route to the Re Alberto Refuge and the fairy-tale "Gartl" basin, one of the most evocative and well-known places in the ...

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from Pierpaolo Boso,   APT Val di Fassa
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 20.2 km
Duration 7:15 h
Ascent 1,650 m
Descent 1,650 m

The ascent on the Schäufelesteig is steep but not difficult.

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from Siegfried Garnweidner,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Perimeter: Autonome Provinz Bozen - Südtirol
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Schlern-Rosengarten / Sciliar-Catinaccio Nature Park - Ancient cultures and new perspectives
Few other areas of the Dolomites exhibit the annals of their formation as vividly as the Schlern / Sciliar region. The formation of its varied landscapes is due to rock-forming reefs as well as powerful volcanic eruptions below the surface of the Tertiary Mediterranean Paleotethys.
The Schlern region owes its topography to its geological formations. The Schlern / Sciliar Dolomite – a Dolomite rock named after this mountain – is a reef stone consisting of algae and corals that comprise the rock faces of the Western Dolomites with their many crevices and chimneys.
On the Seis / Siusi, Völs / Fié and Tiers / Tires sides, Schlern / Sciliar mountain is framed by mixed coniferous forests. The Forest of Hauenstein / Castelvecchio, situated in northeast Seis / Siusi, mainly consists of spruces and larches and, to a lesser extent, also of Scots pines, firs, ashes, birches and mountain-ashes. Völser Weiher / Laghetto di Fié pond, which is located inside the park, is surrounded by Scots pine woods. There are also cembra pines on the Völs / Fié side. The rear portions of Tschafon and Tschamin / Ciamin valleys are covered with high lying forests of spruces, larches and Scots pines.
Legends and bog findings suggest that Seiser / Sciliar Alpine pasture and the Schlern / Sciliar area were completely covered by coniferous forests for thousands of years. These forests, which reached an altitude of at least 2,200 m, fell victim to slash and burn agriculture whose pastures now form a colorful carpet of heath lands, meadows and boggy areas.
The park is part of the European-wide Natura 2000 sites, which aim to promote habitat, flora and fauna conservation and were established under the EU’s FFH Directive (92/43/EC) and Bird’s Directive (2009/147/EC).
L'enrosadira sul Catinaccio, con il Rifugio Bolzano in primo piano
Photo: Anna Marchenkova, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons

Rifugi e strutture alpine

I rifugi alpini sono gli avamposti di civiltà che permettono di vivere la montagna in modo autentico e in ogni sua sfaccettatura. I principali all’interno del parco sono:

  • Il Rifugio Bolzano al Catinaccio, che si erge a 2.457 metri in una posizione strategica; per questo, è una delle basi più ambite per esplorare il gruppo del Catinaccio; offre una vista privilegiata sulle cime del Sassolungo e del Sassopiatto.
  • Il Rifugio Vajolet, che custodisce la vista più iconica delle celebri torri dolomitiche del Vajolet, quelle guglie che hanno fatto sognare generazioni di alpinisti.
  • Il Rifugio Zallinger, sull'Alpe di Siusi, che domina l'altipiano a 2.054 metri, e offre una terrazza panoramica eccezionale sul Sassolungo e sul gruppo delle Odle.
  • Il Rifugio Alpe di Tires, che si distingue per la sua atmosfera raccolta e la cucina all’insegna dei sapori autentici della montagna altoatesina.

Borghi e località caratteristiche

I borghi del comprensorio del parco mantengono vive le tradizioni di questa terra di confine, dove convivono cultura ladina, tedesca e italiana, e fanno della diversità linguistica e culturale la propria ricchezza identitaria. I principali sono:

  • Castelrotto, che esprime tutta l'essenza dell'architettura alpina con il suo campanile gotico che svetta tra case affrescate, come Villa Felseck, e la grande fontana in piazza Kraus; interessante è il Museo dei costumi tradizionali, chiamati Trachten.
  • Siusi allo Sciliar, che si stende ai piedi dell'omonimo massiccio, circondata da masi storici che punteggiano i pendii soleggiati. Connotato dalla chiesa parrocchiale gotica con il tipico campanile, questo borgo è la porta d'accesso naturale all'Alpe di Siusi.
  • Fiè allo Sciliar, che si distingue per il lago omonimo, uno specchio d'acqua alpino incastonato tra boschi di conifere che riflette le cime circostanti. La località è apprezzata anche per l'architettura tradizionale e per essere punto di partenza di numerosi sentieri naturalistici.

Attività outdoor nel Parco Naturale Sciliar-Catinaccio

Il Parco Naturale Sciliar-Catinaccio è un paradiso per gli appassionati di attività all'aria aperta, e offre opportunità per ogni livello di preparazione e ogni stagione. Dalla semplice passeggiata sull'Alpe di Siusi, che permette camminate panoramiche accessibili anche alle famiglie, all’escursione sul Monte Cavone, che partendo da Umes conduce ai prati con lo sfondo del Catinaccio, che invitano a fare una pausa ristoratrice, fino all’impegnativo sentiero sullo Sciliar che porta al Rifugio Bolzano, attraversando la gola Bärenfalle. Esplorare la zona attorno al Catinaccio è un'altra esperienza spettacolare.

Per gli escursionisti esperti, esistono diverse vie ferrate appassionanti. Ad esempio:

  • la via ferrata Passo Santner, una delle più spettacolari delle Dolomiti, con passaggi esposti che regalano emozioni uniche e panorami mozzafiato sul Catinaccio;
  • la via ferrata Kesselkogel, lunga e non adatta ai principianti.

Per quanto riguarda le possibilità di arrampicata, le pareti del Catinaccio sono il luogo migliore della zona: tracciati come la via Steger, ad esempio, attirano scalatori da tutto il mondo.

Anche gli appassionati di mountain bike non resteranno delusi: percorsi come quello da Fié allo Sciliar alla Croce di Schnaggen, adatto anche ai ciclisti meno allenati, o il Tour dei rifugi dell’Alpe di Siusi, regalano viste su paesaggi indimenticabili.

Durante l'inverno, le attività da praticare si moltiplicano: se ami lo scialpinismo puoi cimentarti lungo percorsi impegnativi ma splendidi, come quello da Compatsch alla Rosszähnscharte e a Saltria, o come la salita lungo la gola del Seiserklamm, sullo Sciliar; oppure, se preferisci le ciaspolate, ti consigliamo il percorso da San Cipriano all’Angelwiesen, lungo i boschi innevati sotto il Catinaccio, e la ciaspolata alla Malga Haniger, sotto le torri del Vajolet.

Rules and Regulations

Motorized activities
Motor vehicles is only allowed within Officially public dedicated streets/places
Stay activities
Camping is strictly forbidden Total area of the territory
General behavior
Mushroom collecting is strictly forbidden Total area of the territory
Collecting minerals and fossils is strictly forbidden Total area of the territory
Drones and model aircraft is strictly forbidden Total area of the territory https://civis.bz.it/de/dienste/dienst.html?id=1042564
Collecting plants is strictly forbidden Total area of the territory
Fire is strictly forbidden Total area of the territory
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  • 4 d
    Felix 
    May 28, 2025
    Schöne Tour, der Gipfel vom Weg ab war ein wenig ätzend. Haben 6h reine Gehzeit gebraucht, mit Hütteneinkehr und Gipfelpause 7h+.
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    Written October 01, 2026
  • September 27, 2026
    Emanuela
    Beautiful and scenic itinerary! Recommended!
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    Written September 27, 2026
  • September 26, 2026
    Melanie Wagner 
    September 25, 2026
    👉 Das war für mich das schönste Erlebnis, das ich bisher in den Dolomiten – und damit logischerweise überhaupt und jemals 😉 – gemacht habe!
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    Weather depandant Challenging Variety of paths Scenic Solitude
    Written September 26, 2026
  • September 18, 2026
    Karlheinz Fechner 
    September 17, 2026
    Hallo, ich schließe mich dem Andi an. Danke für deinen Tipp. Rechtsherum geht man den mit Steinen "gepflasterten" Weg bergauf. das ist deutlich besser als bergab...
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    Written September 18, 2026
  • September 13, 2026
    Jens 
    Wir sind diese Runde am 13.09.2026 bei Sonne und verhältnismäßig hohen Temperaturen gegangen. Da die Tour zu 80 - 90% über schattige Waldwege geht, war sie auch für unseren schwarzen Labrador gut zu machen.
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    Written September 13, 2026
  • September 05, 2026
    Julia H. 
    September 05, 2026
    Eine schöne Tour auf der viel besuchten Seiser Alm. Streckenweise wurde es überraschend einsam, aber es gibt Almen zur Einkehr und Möglichkeiten zum Abkürzen. Wichtig: die angegebenen Höhenmeter und die Streckenlänge beinhalten beide Fahrten mit der Bergbahn! Die eigentlich gegangene Strecke ist also deutlich kürzer (und dadurch sicherlich für viele sofort machbarer!)!
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    Scenic Busy trails
    Written September 05, 2026
  • August 24, 2026
    Yannic Kraus 
    August 22, 2026
    Traumhafte Tour! Auch bei Nässe noch kletterbar. Rückzug wegen gebohrten Ständen mit Ringen problemlos möglich. Mit Cams kann man die Abstände der Schlaghaken überbrücken, aber es geht auch ohne mobile Sicherungen wenn man kein Problem mit teils sehr weiten Hakenabständen hat.
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    Challenging Weather depandant Scenic
    Written August 24, 2026
    Alpine Climbing
    Delago Tower, Delago Edge
  • August 18, 2026
    Emilio Lavarini
    August 18, 2026

    Il percorso non è segnato bene a mio avviso

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    Photo: Emilio Lavarini, Community
    Photo: Emilio Lavarini, Community
    Photo: Emilio Lavarini, Community
    Written August 18, 2026
    Hiking Trail
    7 lakes hiking trail
  • August 16, 2026
    A P 
    August 15, 2026
    Schöne Runde welche auch mit dem Gravel noch gut machbar ist. An den mind. 2 Trinkwasserstellen kann die Flasche wieder aufgefüllt werden.
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    Photo: A P, Community
    Challenging Solitude Scenic Variety of paths
    Written August 16, 2026
  • August 15, 2026
    A P 
    August 14, 2026
    Eine sehr schöne und abwechslungsreiche Route über die Seiser Alm. Kann auch umgekehrt aus Saltria gegangen werden, was wir umgesetzt haben.
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    Photo: A P, CC BY, Community
    Photo: A P, Community
    Scenic Variety of paths
    Written August 15, 2026
  • August 13, 2026
    A P 
    August 12, 2026
    Knackiger Anstieg welcher am Ende aber auch belohnt wird.
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    Photo: A P, Community
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    Solitude Challenging Scenic
    Written August 13, 2026
  • August 13, 2026
    A P 
    August 12, 2026
    Schöner Weg mit kleineren, anspruchsvolleren Passagen. Nicht unüberwindbar, aber Trittsicherheit sollte vorhanden sein, wenn es mal enger wird. Ansonsten schön zu gehen und als Belohnung gibt es eine wunderbar bewirtschaftete Hütte.
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    Photo: A P, Community
    Solitude Challenging Scenic Variety of paths
    Written August 13, 2026

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