Rastenbach Gorge Stairs – View of Lake Caldaro loop from Altenburg - Castelvecchio

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South Tyrol

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Rastenbach Gorge Stairs – View of Lake Caldaro loop from Altenburg - Castelvecchio

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Rastenbach Gorge Stairs – View of Lake Caldaro loop from Altenburg - Castelvecchio

02:42

7.56km

390m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biotop Rastenbachklamm - Biotopo Gola del rio Rastenbach

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.62 km

Rastenbach Gorge Stairs

Highlight • Gorge

Great construction in a gorge.

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2.65 km

Rastenbachklamm Viewing Platform

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From here you have a great view of the lake, the Etschtal valley and the gorge stairs.

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2.65 km

View of Lake Caldaro

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The view of Lake Kaltern and the Adige Valley fully compensates for the efforts made beforehand.

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2.70 km

Rastenbach stream gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Waterfall

The biotope Rastenbachklamm is one of the most impressive gorges in South Tyrol (jungle feeling)

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3.35 km

Friedensweg oberhalb von Kaltern am See

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The path leads over a suspension bridge to a fantastic view of Lake Kaltern

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3.65 km

View of Lake Caldaro (Kalterer See)

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Dream view at the beginning of the tour at the entrance into the Rastenbachklamm down to the Kalterersee which is picturesquely situated in the vineyards.

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3.79 km

Altenburg

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The whole city is worth seeing.

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7.56 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.02 km

1.88 km

1.35 km

1.18 km

1.08 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.23 km

2.46 km

514 m

335 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

22°C

7°C

22 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

September 10, 2023,Waldschenke, Altenburg 😊 Rastenbachklamm 🥰

We have now done the Rastenbachklamm for the third time 🥰, but this time the other way around 🔄... So we walked downhill. If you think it's so tiring 🫢 you're wrong 🤣 the stairs down are pretty steep from the top ↘️ and slippery.
However, it was wonderfully empty here in the afternoon 🥰.
We skipped the waterfall due …

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September 20, 2024,Campingplatz St.Josef -Rastenbachklamm

If you want to experience an impressive nature experience, this is the right place for you! Equipped with good shoes and our hiking poles, we hike through wonderfully cool forest on partly rocky, partly smooth paths 450 meters uphill. When we reach the Rastenbachklamm, our trip reached its climax: we climbed the gorge in the midst of wonderful vegetation with …

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November 12, 2022,Wasserfall – Rastenbachklamm - Altenburg

yup,
Double tour today.
First round to the Rastenbachklamm and Altenburg.
A really nice circular route.
Not recommended with dogs as the steps are made of metal.

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November 5, 2023,Wanderung durch die Rastenbachklamm

It's not just exciting iron footbridges, stairs and bridges that await you on the hike through the Rastenbachklamm. The view from Altenburg over Lake Kaltern is just as phenomenal as the large waterfall at the beginning of the gorge.

A really great circular route 👏🏻

You can find the tour description and further pictures here: bergparadiese.de/wandel-vom-kalterer-see-durch-die-rastenbachklamm

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June 2, 2024,Campingplatz Gretl am See bis zum Wasserfall, Altenberg und zurück zum Kalterer See

Doable with a dog, but your dog should be used to hiking on rocky, steep terrain. It's also strenuous and not recommended in warm temperatures, even though it mostly goes through the forest. And a tip: wear long clothes! Mosquito alert in early June!

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July 15, 2024,Wasserfall – Rastenbachklamm Treppen Runde von Winkel

Beautiful tour, especially when it's very warm, the gorge is a welcome way to cool down. However, you shouldn't go here in the afternoon, as it's just too hot.

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