Leuchtenburg hiking trail

Forest track with steep but easy climb.
Start: Kreithof parking space
Finish: Leuchtenburg
Duration: around 45 minutes;
Elevation gain: around 270 or 200 m
Route: Follow signpost no. 13A in the parking space below the Kreit-Sattel. To return, take the path heading downhill right behind the castle (no. 138). It will lead you back to the starting point.
Did you know... : The Leuchtenburg Castle was originally the home of the Lords of Rottenburg. The first documentary evidence of its existence hails back to 1286. According to documentary evidence, it was built on the foundations of an earlier castle in the year 1,200. There are still some rare frescoes to be seen. Beautiful view on the Kaltern Lake, the South Tyrolean Wine Road and the Etsch Valley.