Hiking route
Earth pyramids loop from Oberbozen
Bolzano · South Tyrol · Italy
Moderate
Rated by Tourismusgenossenschaft Ritten
Rittner Seilbahn Oberbozen (Rittner Seilbahn) or by car: RiBo car park (Renon cable car)
- Distance
- 5.4km
- Duration
- 1:21h
- Ascent
- 275m
- Descent
- 275m
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Status today
- Rittner Seilbahn closed for maintenance from 9 Nov to 24 Nov · replacement bus B161 Bolzano – Oberbozen
- Season: March – December · in season
Elevation profile
↑ 275 m · ↓ 275 m
About the route
From the top station of the Rittner Seilbahn in Oberbozen (12 minutes from Bozen) the loop leads to the viewpoint over the earth pyramids below Oberbozen and back to the village, partly on paths over roots and stones; sturdy hiking shoes needed. The Rittner Seilbahn is closed 9–24 November 2026; replacement bus B161.
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Sources (11) · last checked October 2026
Route data checked: October 2026
- IDM Südtirol (suedtirol.info) — access, season and opening
- südtirolmobil — prices
- South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology (iceman.it) — access, season and opening, history
- Verkehrsamt der Stadt Bozen (bolzano-bozen.it) — route, time, season and opening, history
- Deutscher Alpenverein (alpenverein.de) — emergency numbers
- Ministero della Salute — emergency numbers
- Comune di Bolzano — access
- Tourismusgenossenschaft Ritten (ritten.com) — route, distance, elevation, time, difficulty, access, season and opening
- Bolzano Bozen tourism (bolzano-bozen.it) — access
- OpenStreetMap — access
- BRouter (OpenStreetMap) — track