Walking balcony above Sulden
The hike from the top station Kanzel – Pulpito to the Düsseldorfer Hütte is a relatively easy and comfortable mountain walk. On the route, which is less than 4 kilometers long, you will have an elevation gain of only 370 meters. Most of the way is almost along the contour, so a bigger climb awaits you towards the end. On the way you have amazing views not only of the Ortler, which rises on the other side of the valley.
View of Sulden
As soon as you leave the final station of the cable car, you can enjoy unobstructed views deep down to Sulden. The cable car ends above the forest, so there are wide views all the way to the mountain hut, mainly towards the Ortler
Retrospect
The road is wide at the beginning, passable even for an off-road vehicle. Looking back, you can see the cable car's final station (hidden behind it is a restaurant with a summer terrace). At the end of the valley there is another Funivia di Solda cable car, which will take you to a completely different part of the mountains
Descending to the creek
After 10 minutes of walking, a new view will open up ahead. The path descends slightly but relatively long to the bottom of the valley. Above the former icefall you can see the destination of this journey – a mountain cottage.
Descent
You will also pass the original path that leads along the contour, but it is currently closed to entry due to erosion. But you don't have to be sad about the descent because it is very picturesque by the mountain river.
At the bridge
We are finally down at the bridge over the mountain stream and now the final ascent awaits us. This is an ideal place for a snack and for beautiful photos – it's really very picturesque here.
Crossroads
At the same time, there is also a turnoff down to Sulden at the bridge, so some people just buy a ticket uphill, and after returning from the cottage, turn from there and go down to the town through the forest.
View to the cottage
From this point of view, it is clear that the biggest climb is at the end. You will have to climb this entire former icefall. The cottage is quite visible because it sits on a break in the terrain.
Exit path
The ascent route is already a classic mountain footpath, but the terrain is very simple and safe, so you will also meet families with smaller children.
Mountains on the east side
Just a short distance from ours, there are other high peaks that are popular with mountain tourists and climbers – Vertainspitze (3,545m) and Hohe Angeluspitze (3,521m). Vertainspitze is more difficult and demanding. The ascent to the Hohe Angelusspitze is made easier by the fact that you can sleep the day before at the Düsseldorfer Hütte
Lower peaks
On the other side, directly above the Düsseldorfer Hütte, there are lower peaks, Na Dosso Bello di Dentro (3,128m) a hiking trail leads directly from the hut – an ideal extension of this hike.
Finally before the finish line!
The cottage sits nicely on the edge of the rock, but it's really only a short distance from here. They cook nicely at the cottage and there is also a small playground for children.
The view for almost the whole way
From the edge, you can see almost the entire way we walked here