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A hike on the Pfunders Farm trail

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Pfunders is a locality best known for its tranquillity, idyllic landscape and authentic flair. The Pfunders Farm trail is a great way of giving the area a closer look. It’s a six-kilometre walk that leads past several quaint farmsteads. It covers a height difference of 250 metres and takes approximately two hours to complete, offering an insight into the erstwhile daily life of local farmers.

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water feature by the Pfunders stream
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panoramic platform
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wooden xylophone

The Pfunders Farm trail in detail

This circular hike is especially popular among history buffs and families. The point of departure is by the sports field in Pfunders. From there, the itinerary leads past several rustic farmsteads. If you wish to know more about their past, you can take guided tours. Among the attractions you will encounter along the way are the Feurerhof farmstead with its ice cellar, the Parthof farmstead with its themed museum (guided tours only), a herbal garden, a spinning wheel with historical information, a wooden xylophone and the Wieserhof tavern.

 

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While you are there, don’t forget to enjoy the water feature by the Pfunders stream and the view from the panoramic platform overlooking the valley and Mt. Eidechsspitze. The Farm trail is also equipped with interactive stations providing interesting information.

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How to get there

If you are travelling by car, you can get to Pfunders by heading north from Niedervintl in the Pustertal valley. Drive past Weitental and continue towards the end of the Pfunderertal valley for approximately ten minutes until you reach Pfunders.

The picture shows several brown chickens standing around a large, round bowl of food and eating. In the background is an old, rustic building with a stone wall and a window in which red flowers are blooming, as well as a large, green tree.
The picture shows an old, weathered stone wall of a house with a window in which red flowers are blooming. A dog lies in the foreground, out of focus in the picture, while some chickens run around near the house. A green hill can be seen in the background.
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The picture shows a steep vegetable garden on a hillside where an elderly woman and a child are working. They are tending and watering plants. Green, wooded mountains can be seen in the background, stretching out under a clear sky. A rustic house with stone walls and wooden balconies stands at the edge of the garden.
The picture shows a close-up of a woven basket made from strips of wood. Two rusty metal straps attached to the basket can be seen in the foreground, with the structure of the basket and the cracks in the metal clearly visible.
The picture shows several brown chickens standing around a large, round bowl of food and eating. In the background is an old, rustic building with a stone wall and a window in which red flowers are blooming, as well as a large, green tree.
The picture shows an old, weathered stone wall of a house with a window in which red flowers are blooming. A dog lies in the foreground, out of focus in the picture, while some chickens run around near the house. A green hill can be seen in the background.
The picture shows a child drinking from a glass of milk. The child is wearing a white headscarf with a pattern and a blurred, green mountain landscape can be seen in the background.
The picture shows a steep vegetable garden on a hillside where an elderly woman and a child are working. They are tending and watering plants. Green, wooded mountains can be seen in the background, stretching out under a clear sky. A rustic house with stone walls and wooden balconies stands at the edge of the garden.
The picture shows a close-up of a woven basket made from strips of wood. Two rusty metal straps attached to the basket can be seen in the foreground, with the structure of the basket and the cracks in the metal clearly visible.
The picture shows a picturesque mountain landscape at sunrise or sunset, with deep valleys covered in mist and sunlit mountain slopes glowing in warm orange tones. A mountain hut stands on a ridge to the right of the picture, surrounded by grassy hills and conifers.
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The Pfunders Farm trail
Quaint farmsteads and sweeping views
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