Set off at dusk, snowshoes on your feet and take a beautiful hike on a well-trodden path surrounded by nature. Arrive by moonlight at the Potzmauer Hut and taste traditional dishes accompanied by the best local wines.
The route through silver fir, spruce and Scots pine forests leads to the Potzmauer Hut, a hut nestling in a basin of meadows surrounded by fir forests. It is a stopping point for both eating and spending the night and also an intermediate point for longer hikes to interesting places such as the peat bogs of Lac del Vedes or Lago di Valda or to Lago Santo.
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Remember, snowpack stability is subject to sudden and unforeseeable changes and shifts. Always check the local avalanche before departure and make sure you gather all possible information concerning current conditions from the local Mountain Guides. GPS tracks are merely indicative of the more standard routes but must not be followed blindly without first checking current slope and terrain conditions. Correct orientation may be a problem at times along the higher stretches of this route due to fog or low cloud cover.
The starting point of this itinerary is in Pradet locality, in Masi Alti di Grumes (Altavalle municipality). There's a square where you can park the car. To reach Potzmauer follow the SAT path n° 480 or the parallel forest road that conduces at Passo della Cima and then in few minutes down to Potzmauer mountain hut.
Return back along the same route.
Warm and waterproof winter clothes. Spare shirt, gloves, wool cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, water, snacks, hiking shoes and hiking poles.
