Top 2 Caves around Alleghe

A very long tunnel that pierces the Sas de Stria from one end to the other. It is a daring construction by the military during the First World War and allowed safe passage and a view of the valley below the Falzarego Pass. It is perfectly straight, approximately 400 meters long, with few openings to the outside. It is not lit, so a flashlight is mandatory. A helmet can also prevent hitting your head in low spots. The entry point is not clearly marked.

A cave, closed off with a grate, suddenly appears on the hiking trail beneath the Grande Torre. A glimpse inside is reverent and immediately makes you pause.

You should definitely take the tunnel with you when approaching the via ferrata. Don't forget the lamp and it's best to put on your climbing helmet while you're in the tunnel! ;)

The easiest and most exciting approach to the standard route to the Hexenstein. You should have a lamp as it can be very dark at times. Impressive and frightening how much energy was spent on the war here.

The Goiginger tunnel is an approx. 500m long Austrian war tunnel from World War I, named after Field Marshal Goiginger. It served to secure access to the upstream position on the Hexenstein and secured access to the Valparola Pass and the Badia Valley. The best way to get there is from the car park behind the Tra i Sassi (museum) barrier. On a narrow path uphill to the shoulder of the witch stone. Don't miss the uphill junctions (we went wrong twice on the lower path). The entrance to the tunnel is only visible very late. It's best to have a helmet and a headlamp with you for the tunnels. There are absolutely dark passages, but from the tunnel windows and loopholes there are always great views of the pass road and the Lagazuoi opposite. In wet weather, a deeper puddle can form in the first part of the cleated sole. The last part of the tunnel is no longer accessible, the exit here leads to the left out of the mountain.

In the course of the war, the Hexenstein was littered with caves and crossed by a tunnel: The Goiginger tunnel, named after Field Marshal Ludwig von Goiginger, who ordered the construction of this tunnel. This tunnel can be visited with a short and hardly strenuous hike. With the right equipment, the inspection is also possible on rainy days. The tunnel crosses almost the entire east wall of the Hexenstein horizontally. The entrance is on the slope above the path that leads along the foot of the Hexenstein. The entrance is a bit narrow, but then the full length of the tunnel, approx. 500 meters, is accessible while standing. Some sections of the tunnel are pitch dark, the darkness is occasionally interrupted by a series of identical windows that open onto the mountainside. In the tunnel you can see the remains of a generator base and the supports of the electrical line. If you continue from the tunnel exit towards the summit, you will reach the saddle and the tip of the Hexenstein, i.e. the Goiginger position. Here you can see the remains of the Austrian bolt position with a system of trenches and trenches, remains of buildings and barracks, caves, material stores and kitchens. Source: lagazuoi.it/DE/percorso27-Der-GoigingerStollen

Open-air museum above the pass. Very interesting. But don't get lost! ;-)

Interesting relics from WWI