Earth Pyramides or Hoodoos?? are strange formations formed by erosion. Many of them can be found in South Tyrol. We visited the Hoodoos (I like this funny name) near Bruneck at Platten. From the parking (46.812199, 12.006029), we walk about 1/2 hour through a beautiful forest until we reached the pyramids. Hike through a beautiful …
Our next destination in South Tyrol was the Pragser Wildsee, a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. It seems that everybody who visits South Tyrol goes to this lake. There are 3 big parking areas and an endless number of tourists walks around the lake. This many people made us a little antsy but we relaxed …
Our first hike in South Tyrol was at the Drei Zinnen. We took the route through the Rienz valley starting at the Drei Zinnen Blick near Toblach. The parking (46.640351, 12.231991) would have been great for the night, but that was not allowed. So we went there early in the morning, payed 7,- for a …
We finally left Vienna and are on the way to South Tyrol now. We took the route through the Alps and found a little hike at the south of the Hochkar, where you can walk up a canyon which has a big surprise at the top! First you cross the river Salza on a suspension …
We always tell ourselves we go to the Pogusch for the nice hikes there, but the truth is, we go there for the fantastic restaurant. We had arrived in the evening and had spent the night at the parking along the street (47.529583, 15.333602) which was peaceful during the night. We always go on a …
We passed the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, before we reached Knittelfeld, where we spotted two towers standing out of the hill behind the town. It looked like a good hiking destination, so we searched for a parking and started to walk. From the outskirts of Knittelfeld (47.218293, 14.824699), a path flanked by chestnut trees …
Crossing the Alps from Briançon in France to Turin in Italy, we found a nice hike in Foresto. The weather was still not good but we made the best out of it. We had found a parking at park4night where a hike of 2,5 hours was suggested. But nobody had mentioned that entering the little …
Foz de Lumbier is a gorge in Navarra which is famous for the colony of vultures, which can easily be watched while hiking on a former railway track. We followed the signs to Foz de Lumbier and found a spacious parking which costs 2,50 Euros including a map and information about the hike. (42.638258, -1.307590) …
When visiting Santo Domingo de Silos, we went on a short hike into the Yecla gorge, which is easily accessible on a gangway. We approached Santo Domingo de Silos from the south, where the road leads along the canyon through tunnels to the other side of the mountain – very impressive! We had parked at …
Before reaching Madrid for a flight back to Austria because of work, we wanted to do a last hike. We found a spectacular area near El Escorial in the Sierra de Guadarrama. This nice little fellow crossed our path Here some pictures from our hike up the Machota mountains from the Bosque de La Herreria. …
