Reinswalder Wiesn sledge run

Reinswald is situated in the beautiful Sarentino valley and it is only 1 hour drive from Trento. Reinswald boasts one of the longest sledge runs in South Tyrol: 4.5 km long Reinswalder Wiesn. We liked the place a lot and we want to return there this summer to explore more.

We went there last Sunday. It was very busy and we left our car at the free of charge car park and took the shuttle bus to the cable car station. It was all very well organised. From there you can decide if you want to follow a well signposted path (1.5 hour walk) towards Malga Pichlberg or take the cable car. Either way, you have to remember to rent your sledges at the cable car station in the valley.
Once up there we didn't want to go down right away so we decided to walk a bit towards Gedrumalm (it is a 50 minute walk from the cable car station). After about 15 minutes, the path got narrower and it continued towards the valley, which meant we would have had to come back up again. The views were worth it, though. It was also quieter than at the Pichlberg restaurant.

Going down with our sledges was very thrilling, and at times we were going very fast. As already mentioned, it felt crowded so we wouldn't say that we enjoyed it as much as the other sledge runs in South Tyrol. We stopped for a moment at malga Sunnolm, but, as it was packed as well, we decided to carry on towards the cable car station.

To sum up, it is a beautiful part of South Tyrol with one of the longest sledge runs but if you can, avoid weekends. As for the easy winter walks, we didn't feel it had such a big choice like, for example, Renon. We haven't explored it all, though.

How to get there: 

By car from Trento: follow the A22 towards Bozen/ Bolzano, take the exit at Bozen Nord/ Bolzano Nord and follow the indications for Sarntal/ Val Sarentino. 


For alternative means of transport please see the following website:
http://www.reinswald.com/cms/en/the-quickest-way-to-your-winter-fun.html

Duration: whole day;

Sledge run level: easy to intermediate, 

Refreshments and toilet facilities: cable car station, Malga Pichlberg and Malga Sunnolm

Useful websites:

http://www.reinswald.com/cms/en/sportarten/rodeln.html