Tourist Info Dobbiaco
Via Dolomiti 3
I-39034 Dobbiaco
Alta Pusteria - South Tyrol - Dolomites - Italy
Phone: 0039 0474 972132
Fax: 0039 0474 972730
E-Mail: info@dobbiaco.info
VAT No. IT 00364950212
tax No. 00364950212
Winter hike suggestions in the surroundings of Dobbiaco

Round tour of Dobbiaco Lake
Route: Starts at the car park east of Dobbiaco Lake (near Hotel Baur at the Lake) or at the car park west from Dobbiaco Lake (near the Seerestaurant). An educational path with 11 stations leads around the lake.
Type of path: easy
Walking time: 1.5 hours
Distance: 2.8 km
Possible stops: Restaurant Seeschupfe, Seerestaurant

Gustav Mahler Round Tour
Route: Car park at Rienza ski lift - Carbonin Vecchia - Via Rienza road - car park at Rienza ski lift. The Gustav Mahler rooms and the Gustav Mahler composer house can be viewed in Carbonin Vecchia.
Type of path: easy
Walking time: 2 hours
Distance: 3.3 km
Possible stops: Restaurant Ski Hut Rienz, Gratschwirt

Village path from Dobbiaco Vecchia to Dobbiaco Nuova
Route: Parish church in Dobbiaco Vecchia - Via Tiefen - Säghäuser - Dobbiaco Lake. In Dobbiaco Vecchia you can view historic buildings like the baroque parish church or Herbst Castle. In Dobbiaco Nuova you can visit the Grand Hotel. In ancient years, the European aristocracy and rich nobility stayed here.
Type of path: easy
Walking time: 2 hours
Distance: 4.2 km
Possible stops: Bar artcafé, Restaurant Winkelkeller, Weberhof-Haus Kahn, Ski Hut Rienz, Seerestaurant, Seeschupfe

Round tour of the Drava River source
Route: Dobbiaco Nuova (behind Gasthof Emma) - San Candido - Val Castello - Costanosellari - Dobbiaco Vecchia. The Drava River sources at the Dobbiaco field. The Drava flows in an easterly direction into the Danube, and on into the Black Sea.
Type of path: moderately demanding
Walking time: 4 hours
Distance: 8.5 km
Possible stops: Restaurant Santer, Dolomiten, Park Hotel Bellevue, Nocker, Union, Berghotel Schopfenhof, Stauder, Urthaler, Cafè Annelies, Cafè Marlen

Panoramic Path
Route: Parish church in Dobbiaco Vecchia - Via S. Silvestro road - Franadega and Candelle. The surrounding Dolomite peaks like the Cima Nove consist of Dolomit rocks. These rocks are white, often also ivory, light grey, grey-yellow or green-gray.
Type of path: demanding
Walking time: 2.5 hours
Distance: 5.5 km
Possible stops: Restaurant Genziana Hut, Seiterhof, Kurterhof, Cafè Annelies

Cultural Round Tour
Route: Parish church in Dobbiaco Vecchia - Santa Maria - Melate - Monte Rota - Stadlern - San Silvestro - Dobbiaco Vecchia. In Santa Maria you can visit a Gothic pilgrimage church, in Melate, Monte Rota and Stadlern you can view beautiful chapels. The church in San Silvestro is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The Leitnstöckl wayside shrine is located below Valle S. Silvestro. It is one of many so-called "Peststöckel" in the surroundings, which were realised in memory of the plague.
Type of path: demanding
Walking time: 5 hours
Distance: 14 km
Possible stops: Rest. Winkelkeller, Oberhammer, Monte Rota, Jörgerhof, Silvesterhof, Ranalter

Spring-Winter Round Tour
Route: Melate - Monte Rota - Stadlern - Franadega - Melate (be careful: some sections could be icy!)
Type of path: demanding
Walking time: 4 hours
Distance: 9.4 km
Possible stops: Restaurant Jörgerhof, Kurterhof, Monte Rota

The peaceful Gries Forest Round Tour
Route: Dobbiaco Vecchia - Grazze - diversion to Nove Case - Dobbiaco Vecchia
Type of path: easy
Walking time: 1.5 hours
Distance: 3.9 km
Possible stops: Gasthaus Weber, Rest. Gratschwirt, Pizzeria Bar Eisplatz

S. Silvestro Valley Round Tour: on the traces of game
Route: Valle S. Silvestro Valley (Schönegger Säge) - Malga S. Silvestro Hut (closed in winter) - Lachwiesen Hut - Dobbiaco Vecchia
Type of path: demanding
Walking time: 6.5 hours
Distance: 18.5 km
Possible stops: Lachwiesen Hut, Cafè Annelies, Restaurant Urthaler
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