The perfect guide for one Day:
Alpe di Siusi
When visiting the „Alpe di siusi” or in german: “Seiser Alm” you can have your very own “Heidi”-Moment.
The Seiser Alm is the largest high-altitude Alpine meadow and the absolute prototype of a place, in which you expect to find this Japanese/German comic character. Green meadows, cows, small wooden huts and horse-drawn carriages make this place stunning and peaceful at the same time.
This blog article will help you planning your visit to the Alpe di Siusi and it provides the perfect one-day itinereary.
The whole Alm is a nature reservation and the access for cars is limited and not allowed at all between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Therefore, I would recommend to leave your car directly at the parking lot next to the “Seiser Alm Aerial Cableway”, in the small town of “Seis” and take the cable car up to the Alm. It operates between May and November, daily from 8 a.m. to 6 or 7 p.m. The costs for a roundtrip are about 19€ per person.
At the Alm itself you can either walk, bike or take the bus or the horse-carriage to get around.
We used this day as “recreation day” after the Tre Cime hike and just walked around the meadows– which I can totally recommend. There are so many unbelievable beautiful angles, while crossing the Alm – the photographer within you won’t get enough of it.
About this hike:
Suggested for: easy walk, no hiking-experience needed
Start point: Cable car station at Compatsch
End point: Bus station at Saltria
Altitude Difference: 70 meters up, 70 meters down
Distance: 7 km
Duration: 2-3 hours
The whole Alm is a conservation area and cars are forbidden between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. – so you can enjoy the silence to its fullest.
The “Langkofel” (on the left) and the “Plattkofel” (on the right) are the most remarkable mountains and can be seen from almost everywhere. Next to it (to the left on the picture below) you can also see the “Sellaronda” – another impressive massif including the “Piz Boè”.
You can stroll around easily on the trails without any further hiking equipment.
We walked all the way from the funicular station at “Compatsch” to the small village of “Saltria”. Saltria is also the starting point of different hikes up to the iconic Langkofel and Plattkofel. From there we took a bus back to Compatsch.
When heading to the north-east of the Alm, you can overlook Sankt Ullrich and find the impressive “Seceda” right at the other side of the valley.
You can easily spend a whole day just wandering around the Alm, enjoying the picturesque landscape. The trails are widely spread over the Alm and so do the crowds.
