Renon Plateau- Bolzano

We have discovered another great place for families and not only; it is very good for both, winter sports and winter walks. 

Renon is just above South Tyrol's capital Bozen/ Bolzano, so it's like what Monte Bondone is for Trento but it offers much more than Bondone in terms of walks and sledging; and it takes only about 50 minutes by car to get there from Trento.

We went there on a Sunday and it was not too busy. We had a great day with a bit of walking first and sledging afterwards. The kids were happy because we took the cable car and we stopped to have a meal at the restaurant.

We parked at the free of charge car park near the cable car station  of Rittner Horn at Pommern (1541m above the sea level). We got our tickets for the cable car and rented out a pair of sledges from the nearby rental service. (You pay for it when you get your ticket for the cable car.)

We took the cable car to the Schwarzseespitze at 2070 m above the sea level and we found ourselves in a sort of winter paradise. It was what we like: tranquil and breathtaking, with lots of winter paths to choose from. Seeing all this we did not want to go straight down with our sledges and we decided to walk first. To be honest we were unprepared as to where to go but we asked somebody and they advised us to do the Panorama walk. Of course, we are sure, you prefer to be much more prepared than us, so here is the website where you will find all the winter walks around Renon: http://www.ritten.com/en/active/snowtrekking/

The Panorama walk is very easy, by all means suitable for families and indeed, we saw some buggies on our way. We followed a very well sign posted path, passed by a round panorama table with an info point and a splendid view of the surrounding mountains, including Seiser Alm/ Alpe di Siusi. After about one hour of a leisurely walk we were back to our starting point. We went to have lunch in the restaurant and then set off towards the valley. The sledge run was icy in places and we were going very fast at times.

All in all, we had a great time and we'd love to go back there not only in winter. 

How to get there: 

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

For alternative means of transport, including the Ritten cable car from Bolzano please go to the following website: http://www.ritten.com/en/active/snowtrekking/

Duration: whole day;

Sledge run level: easy to medium; it's 2.5km long;

Refreshments and toilet facilities: at the cable car station in the valley and at the Schwarzseespitze. Baby changing facilities are also available.

Useful websites: 

http://www.ritten.com/en/