From Algund to the Partschins water falls
Duration: 3,47 h
Length: 9,41 km
Difficulty: Medium
Altitude uphill: 892 hm
Altitude downhill: 122 hm
Highest point: 1102 m
A scenic family walk leads from the Texelbahn Cable Car mountain station down to the base of the waterfall.
General description
Considered one of the most spectacular in the Alps, the Parcines waterfall cascades down the rock face from a height of almost 100 m. It is particularly impressive in early spring with the melting of snow, when as many as 6,000 liters of water per second flow into the Zielbach torrent.
Route description
A day excursion to the Partschins water falls in the North-West of Algund: Take path # 7 from the dairy in Algund in the direction of Mitter- and Oberplars until you come to Saxner mill. Turn left in the direction of Partschins. Then walk from Gasthof Niedermair along the Partschins irrigation channel road to the Ziel Valley, using path # 8 until you come to the birch wood forest. There, take path # 8 towards the Gasthof Wasserfall or turn left along the Zielbach until you ascend to the water falls. Return journey: from Partschins, take path P to Oberplars, then path # 7 to Mitterplars and the centre of Algund.
description to arrive at destination
Via the Adige Valley, take the MeBo expressway to the Algund exit and follow in the center.
Coming from Vinschgau, Algund is just before Merano.
Park
Pay parking in the center of Algund, opposite the town hall.
Public transport
By train to Merano and by bus line 235 to Algund, bus stop at the town hall.
On the following page you will find the travel times for public transport (www.sii.it).
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