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Settsass circuit

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    moderate
    Distance 14.7 km
    6:00 h
    701 m
    701 m
    2,284 m
    1,997 m
    The route goes over solid paths, mountain trails and footpaths, and block rock.

    Author’s recommendation

    Stopover at the Pralongia mountain hut.
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    On the northern flank of the Settsass, 2,284 m
    Lowest point
    About 2 km after the Valparola Pass, 1,997 m
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    Track types

    Dirt road 6.18%Forested/wild trail 1.86%Path 91.94%
    Dirt road
    912 m
    Forested/wild trail
    276 m
    Path
    13.6 km
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    Rest stops

    Pralongiá hut

    Safety information

    Caution when wet. Risk of slipping.

    Roadbook

    From the Valparola Pass on path 23 to Siefsattel - continue on path 23 over block rock to path 24 - here turn left and detour on path 24 to the Pralongia mountain hut - return the same way to the junction - path 24 left and through the northern flank of the Settsass back to the Valparola Pass.
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    Pralongià Hütte
    Pralongiá hut
    Spaghettino Park Pralongiá
    Kriegsstellung Erster Weltkrieg

    Directions

    From Ulm on the A7 to Füssen - Reutte - Fern Pass - Nassereith - Telfs - Innsbruck - Brenner Pass - Sterzing - through the Puster Valley to St. Lorenzen - through the Gadertal to Stern - St. Kassian - Valparola Pass.

    Parking

    Parking lot at the Valparola Pass.

    Coordinates

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    46.531420, 11.988298
    DMS
    46°31'53.1"N 11°59'17.9"E
    UTM
    32T 729160 5157433
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Author’s map recommendations

    TABACCO topographic hiking map Alta Badia-Arabba-Marmolada sheet 0

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    Equipment

    Standard mountain hiking equipment. GPS. Trekking poles recommended.

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    January 24, 2025
    Eduard Gruber  
    il sito esiste anche in versione italiano La circumnavigazione del Settsass

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    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    14.7 km
    Duration
    6:00 h
    Ascent
    701 m
    Descent
    701 m
    Highest point
    2,284 m
    Lowest point
    1,997 m
    Round trip Scenic Refreshment stops available Geological highlights Flora Fauna Secured passages

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