Rastenbach gorge circuit
Medium1:30 h255 hm3,8 km
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Start: Bellavista/Kalterer Höhe
Finish: Castelvecchio/Altenburg
Duration: around 3 hours;
Description: Follow the forest track, which is also the ridgeway, heading south ('Castelvecchio/Altenburg’ signpost, no, 9). Cross the Mendel Cable Car tracks and continue on the forest track to Ziegelstadel. Take a left straight after the bridge to Castelvecchio (no. 9 F).
Alternative route: Start from Ziegelstadel and continue on the ridgeway to the Gummererhof. Go down the farm road and follow the ‘Castelvecchio/Altenburg’ signpost (no. 9). Continue on a forest track towards Castelvecchio (duration for this alternative route is around 1 1/2 hours).
(Photo credits: Tourism Information Center Kaltern/Helmuth Rier)