Ascent to Puntleider Alm – Puntleider See Alm loop from Grasstein - Le Cave

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Ascent to Puntleider Alm – Puntleider See Alm loop from Grasstein - Le Cave

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Ascent to Puntleider Alm – Puntleider See Alm loop from Grasstein - Le Cave

04:41

10.1km

790m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 5.13 km for 21 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1 m

Puntleider Alm Parking and Trailhead

Highlight • Parking

3.28 km

Puntleider See Alm

Highlight • Mountain Hut

rustic, old Alm. Very dear hosts. If you like it, you can spend the night there in the hay store for very little money.
A detour to the Puntleider See is very worthwhile!

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4.52 km

Lake Pontelletto | Puntleider Lake

Highlight • Lake

A wonderful wild and romantic mountain lake. You can ride your bike to the Seehütte and continue on foot from there, about 15 minutes.

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4.83 km

A spot to relax and enjoy

Highlight • Lake

Take something to eat and a blanket and maybe a towel, so you can enjoy the lake to the fullest

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4.89 km

Lake Puntleider, 1,848 m 🚵🥾🥾 Eisack Valley

Highlight • Lake

5.08 km

Lake Puntleider / Lago di Ponteletto

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful lake which on hot days is also suitable for swimming; however, the path to reach it is quite long and very uphill. Mountain shoes are recommended and a firm step is required.

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10.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.95 km

2.52 km

1.38 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.64 km

3.78 km

1.32 km

300 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,850 m)

Lowest point (1,070 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

13°C

4°C

11 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

July 26, 2024,Wanderung Gasthaus See Alm und Pontleider See

A fantastic tour, even if we didn't want to hike as much. We had chosen a different tour from the program. It was only supposed to be 2 km there and 2 km back, but the description forgot to mention that you had to climb about 700 meters in altitude from the parking lot.
But you had to climb part …

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September 18, 2025,Südliches Wipptal: Mit Anton zum Puntleider See

Today, with hiking guide Anton, we'll head up to the enchanting Puntleider Lake. We start at a parking lot just above Grasstein and take the steep but very beautiful forest path up to the lake. Sometimes the path is a bit washed out, but that's the exception. We enjoy the climb through the shady forest—and are glad we brought our …

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September 18, 2025,Südtirol: Puntleider See

Anton drives us to the hiking car park above Grasstein, and from there, in glorious weather, we hike for two hours up a steep, rocky, and root-strewn forest path to Puntleider See. We circle this enchanting mountain lake, framed by larch, Swiss stone pine, and spruce trees, enjoying ever-changing perspectives of the Alpine panorama above the shimmering blue and turquoise …

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