Walking excursion to the Gardenacia Hut

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The Gardenacia Hut is now easily accessible from the town of Badia. Starting this summer season the Sponata chair lift is also open during the summer and helps our guests to gain in elevation to easily this place embedded in the Natural Park of Puez-Odle.

From our Ustaria Posta follow the path along the river towards the town of La Villa. After about 10 minutes you reach the valley station of the chairlift Sponata. Remember that with the MountainPass Alta Badia you have unlimited use of all lifts and line busses in Alta Badia.

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After getting off the lift, just follow the walking path #5 where in little more than 45 minutes
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you reach this little heaven surrounded by green meadows and terrific views on the Dolomites and the Marmolada Glacier.

Once you satisfied your stomach and enjoyed the view...

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...you can walk down following the same path of the uphill, or following path #11 that takes you directly to the town of La Villa from where you can take the line bus or walk along the river to reach again our hometown of Badia.

 

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Walk the foot of Santa Croce Mountain

Dolomites, UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. What significance does this title have? Sometimes we take it for granted, but one thing is for sure, the motorized traffic will continue to increase and you'll see more and more people taking pictures right from their car windows without even setting foot on a path or walking barefoot through the freshly cut meadow.  Don't lose the opportunity to see and experience the real essence of 'mountain living'.

So, for those of you passing through the valley of Val Badia and our town of Badia, we'd like to suggest taking just a small walking tour of about 3 hours. Be assured ... if you take this little piece of advice, you won't regret it! It's an experience you'll never forget.

From Badia, we'll bring you safely to a high altitude with the Santa Croce chair lift. If you have the Mountain Pass Alta Badia with you, then the ride is free. Once we arrive at the top of the first chair lift, just head toward the Lée Hut

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(note, it's not spelled like Lee jeans but like the 'e' of ikEa :-) )

From there continue walking toward the little Lée Lake on a very nice theme trail. Along this path, you'll find handmade wild animals cutted out of wood with a chainsaw by one of our own South Tyrolean artists.

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At Lée lake, dip your feet in the fresh, clear water and after that, continue to walk on the same path toward the "Malga Pasciantadú".
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This is a beautiful, peaceful place to take a short break and walk barefooted on the fresh meadows. After a little relaxing, continue to walk uphill on path number 13...
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This path leads directly to the Santa Croce Sanctuary with its characteristic church:
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The return to the valley is easy, just follow the trail downhill until you reach the chairlift that takes you back to the town of Badia. If you'd like, for the first downhill section there is also a two-seated chairlift available for your use.

The duration of this walking tour with the uphill and downhill use of the chairlifts is approximately 3 hours. After that, you will have fallen in love with our quaint town and peaceful area. If you decide to stay a few nights with us in Alta Badia, you'll find our Ustaria Posta conveniently located just 100 meters from the valley station chairlift.

See you all soon!!!

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The map of this walking trip: in yellow the chair lift, in red the path to walk counter clockwise.

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