Seceda to St Christina

Val Gardena, Dolomites, Italy                                                                       map of Val Gardena

Monday 16th June 2014, day 11                                                                    All photos by Hetty

Map of first walk     Seceda to Col Raiser, 3.5 miles, 3h 10min               Start of Val Gardena holiday

First hike details: Track 1 to Troier Hutte 2271m, then Regensburger Hutte 2040m. Track 4 to Col Raiser 2106m

Second walk: St Christina to St Ulrich 3.2 miles, 2h 10 mins

Our routes are in yellow

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We took the two-stage cable car from St Ulrich to Seceda.

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The cable car station is at 2456m, and we walked up to the cross at 2518m = 8260 feet.

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We should have been able to see Sassolungo (Langkofel), but we were up in the clouds and saw it later, lower down.

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Looking down on Resciesa, where we walked yesterday.S1050823 copy

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We are walking down there to another cable car. S1050841 copy

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Troier HutteS1050844 copy

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We came from up thereS1050863 copy

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The cable car station at Col Raiser

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Cable car to St Christina

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On the way down by cable car to St Christina

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St Christina has pretty housesS1050885 copy

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We walked back to St Ulrich along the former railway track

Thursday 19th June

As it was cloudy at the top on Monday, and we had a cable car pass, we went back up to Seceda and down again on Thursday, when the weather was better.

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Next day

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