From St. Leonhard (Ackerboden) to the Ochsenalm mountain hut

Hikes 39042 Brixen / Bressanone
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Duration 3.0 h

Distance 7.2 km

Ascend 632 hm

Descent 638 hm

Max. height 2082 m

From St. Leonhard (Ackerboden) to the Ochsenalm mountain hut - Description

Moderate hike from St. Leonhard/S. Leonardo to the Ochsenalm on the Plose with views overlooking the Brixen/Bressanone basin.

Directions

  • Start

    Ackerboden car park

    The Ackerboden car park is accessed via the narrow road coming up from St. Leonhard. Start here on trail no. 6, just below the car park, climbing steeply through dense pine forest towards Ackerboden. The view only opens up at the rustic Ackerbodenalm mountain hut (1,762 m), in the first significant clearing in the woods. After a short break, continue up trail no. 6 towards the top of the forest line at about 2,000 m. As the trees start to thin out, deep down in the valley one can make out Brixen, as well as the slopes of the Plose. On the last short stretch to the rustic Ochsenalm (2,071 m), the track widens out. The mountain view from sunny terrace is breath-taking: Brixen and the Eisacktal Valley, Pfunderer Mountains as well as the Sarntaler and Zillertaler Alps.
    To return, follow the same route back to the starting point.

  • end point

    at the starting point

Tips for the tour

From the Ochsenalm take the Brixen High Mountain Trail (trail no. 30), to the mountain station of the Plose gondola lift (2,050 m).

Difficulty

  • Difficulty

    Medium
  • Fitness

  • Experience

  • Landscape

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The From St. Leonhard (Ackerboden) to the Ochsenalm mountain hut tour starts in Brixen / Bressanone.