The Sexten circular trail is not a sporting challenge, but rather an invitation to contemplate, observe and understand. Anyone walking the route will feel, step by step, what Sexten, its landscape and its people are all about. Whether you hike the entire circuit in about five hours or just choose a short section for a walk with the family, every individual can decide their own tempo. And also, how far the trail will take you. The entry and exit points are spread out in such a way that the circular trail begins or ends practically in front of every front door.
The different points along the way tell stories, share knowledge and bring Sexten’s past to life. For example, you can discover how nowadays the stone used to build the old fortress of Haideck lives on in a completely different location. If you pay attention as you hike, you learn about the ruin’s destruction – and find the same stones later in the village, built into the famous Sexten “Dance of Death” at the parish church. The trail runs past the stone walls near the Lanerhof farms and through the sparse larch forests that are so typical of the valley. As they go, families can immerse themselves in the world of the smugglers on the Helm mountain or find out more about the Drei Zinnen nature park, which is part of the Dolomites UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, at the Mühlenhof.
Length: approx. 15.6 km
Elevation gain: 350 m
Total duration: approx. 4:45 hours
Character: easy, family-friendly, rich in culture
Starting points: Zurtschnerhof, Palmstatt, Gilte, Mühlenhof, Metzbonk, Lanerhöfe
