Curious if anyone has hiked down from Seceda to Ortisei. I've read it is steep and trying to get an idea of how challenging it is. We are a pretty active and athletic family with moderate hiking experience. We plan to take the gondola one-way (up from Ortisei) to see the views - but would like to hike back down if nice and recommended.
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That’s the one on the north side of Ortisei, yes? You should be fine. I did the hike to another ski lift that went down to Santa Cristina and then bused back to Ortisei, but that’s because I’m lazy. I don’t remember the hike, to that point anyway, being too difficult, especially if you’re a moderately active family. You could check out the huts and find places to get lunch or just a tea and rest a bit if you’re concerned. As I remember, the gondola has a point in the middle where you change cars. You could see if you can get in there if it turns out to be harder than I remember.
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You can also take a funicular up the other side of the valley which I enjoyed much more. We spent more time hiking up there.
I had a problem on the gondola side, just looking out at how steep it was. And when we got up to more level terrain , I still had problems as I could see we were next to very steep terrain and felt like I’ was going to fall off the edges.
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We have hiked from Seceda to Col Reiser and down to Santa Christina a few times. There are multiple routes all spectacular and totally doable for an athletic family. Stunningly beautiful. From Santa Christina the shuttle takes you back to Ortisei.
Brad