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Hike to the earth pyramids at Ritten

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  • Earth pyramids at Ritten
    Earth pyramids at Ritten
    Photo: Karin-Bauer, Ritten
Map / Hike to the earth pyramids at Ritten

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    Distance 5.5 km
    1:20 h
    65 m
    60 m
    1,196 m
    1,132 m

    The Ritten earth pyramids are erosion phenomena and occur where Ice Age moraine clay was deposited by glaciers in the valleys. The material is rock-hard when dry. In contact with water it becomes a clayey slurry that flows downhill. The clay remains protected from rain under the large stones; this is how the earth columns form and grow taller with each rainfall.

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    1,196 m
    Lowest point
    1,132 m
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    Public transport

    The starting point of the route is easily and conveniently accessible by public transport. Convenient arrival from Bolzano from the valley station of the Rittner Cable Car 161 where a gondola leaves the station every four minutes to Oberbozen and then every half hour with the Rittner narrow-gauge railway 160 to Klobenstein, timetable 

    Directions

    By car from Bolzano about 20 km to Lengmoos (parking lot).

    Parking

    Parking in Lengmoos: in front of the pond or at the clubhouse,

    Coordinates

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    46.539318, 11.459172
    DMS
    46°32'21.5"N 11°27'33.0"E
    UTM
    32T 688557 5156910
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Equipment

    Easy flat path accessible with any shoes.

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language

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    • Lengsteiner circular route
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    Difficulty
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    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    5.5 km
    Duration
    1:20 h
    Ascent
    65 m
    Descent
    60 m
    Highest point
    1,196 m
    Lowest point
    1,132 m
    Family-friendly Suitable for strollers Accessibility Out and back

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