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Setsas

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  • Behind the Hotel Gran Uncei
    Behind the Hotel Gran Uncei
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    From San Cassiano to the Setsas. Technically relatively easy but a long and physically demanding route on a beautiful viewpoint mountain in the Ladin mountains. Also doable as a ski tour in winter.
    moderate
    Distance 18.1 km
    7:30 h
    1,068 m
    1,067 m
    2,519 m
    1,533 m
    From San Cassiano to the Setsas. Technically relatively easy but a long and physically demanding route on a beautiful viewpoint mountain in the Ladin mountains. Also doable as a ski tour in winter.

    Author’s recommendation

    Alternative starting point, if you do not stay locally, is the parking lot at the cross-country skiing center in Sciarè or the Hotel Gran Uncei in the Valle di Cassiano.
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Risk potential
    Highest point
    Setsas, 2,519 m
    Lowest point
    Piz Sorega parking lot, 1,533 m
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    Cardinal direction
    NESW

    Track types

    Asphalt 3.06%Dirt road 36.49%Forested/wild trail 10.93%Path 28.51%Unknown 20.99%
    Asphalt
    555 m
    Dirt road
    6.6 km
    Forested/wild trail
    2 km
    Path
    5.2 km
    Unknown
    3.8 km
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    Rest stops

    Restaurant La Sieia
    Restaurant Mumant
    Cocun Cellar Restaurant
    Gasthof Eisenoefen Valparol

    Roadbook

    Ascent:
    The starting point is the parking lot of the Piz Sorega gondola, from which we go back a short distance and cross the stream, then turn onto hiking trail 11 towards Armentarola. In Armentarola, we keep right on trails 15a and 18 (Iron Path) until we meet a small road in front of the Hotel Gran Uncei. Here we keep right, walk past the hotel, and turn onto hiking trail 24a, which takes us through the forest onto a wide forest road (prepared in winter).

    We ascend comfortably, and soon we reach wide alpine meadows and two small huts after leaving the forest. Here we leave the main path to the left and cross, slightly uphill on a small path, the alpine meadows until we meet trail 24. We turn left onto this trail and either climb steeply through a slope to a small forepeak or go around it on the left. Afterwards, the route continues fairly comfortably along the ridge towards the summit. The last 100 vertical meters are somewhat steeper, and the path zigzags through some rocks but is never difficult or exposed.

    From the summit, we enjoy an unobstructed panoramic view of Civetta, Sella, Marmolada, Piz Boè, Lavarela, and many other 3000-meter peaks of the region.

    Descent:
    Same as ascent.

    Ski tourers return to the first forepeak (stone cairn) and then keep left to the Pralongia gondola, from where they take the piste down to San Cassiano.

    Public transport

    By train to Bruneck and then further by SAD shuttle buses (www.sad.it)

    Directions

    After Franzensfeste, exit the Brenner motorway and take the SS49 through the Pustertal towards St. Lorenzen. There turn onto the SS244 and continue via San Martin de Tor and Abtei to San Cassiano.

    Parking

    Parking lot at the Piz Sorega gondola (€4/day)

    Alternative starting point, if you do not stay locally, is the parking lot at the cross-country skiing center in Sciarè or the Hotel Gran Uncei in the Valle di Cassiano.

    Coordinates

    DD
    46.567583, 11.938486
    DMS
    46°34'03.3"N 11°56'18.5"E
    UTM
    32T 725190 5161308
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    Equipment

    Sturdy footwear, sufficient water and food, weather-appropriate clothing, map/GPS.

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    18.1 km
    Duration
    7:30 h
    Ascent
    1,068 m
    Descent
    1,067 m
    Highest point
    2,519 m
    Lowest point
    1,533 m
    Out and back Scenic Round trip Summit route Ridge

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