GEOPARC Bletterbach canyon geology park South Tyrol Alps

Guided tours for schools are adapted to the age of the group’s members and can be livened up by creative outdoor plays.

Guided tours for groups and schools are possible at any time by advance booking.

Our suggested tours:

Bozen quartz porphyry and Gröden sandstone

Visitor Centre- Bletterbach gorge- Visitor Centre

Guided tour on the theme of geology

Duration: 3- 3.5 hours

Difference in altitude: 200m

Prerequisites: hiking boots, sure step

Fee: 8 € for adults, 6 € for children under 15 years (admission charge for the museum included)

Possible stops for a bite to eat: at the near alpine huts or in the centre of Aldein

On the trail of prehistoric reptiles

Geological museum Radein – Bletterbach gorge – Visitor Centre

The guided tour will start at the geological museum in Radein, which hosts various fossils that were found in the gorge: tracks of prehistoric reptiles, fossilised fish, seashell and plants. After the museum visit you will descend to the lower valley, where you will see the Bozen quartz porphyry and the Gröden sandstone. At the waterfall (Butterloch) we will leave the gorge and hike to the Visitor Centre where you will have the possibility to read up on what you heard during the guided tour.

Guided tour on the theme of geology

Duration: 5 hours

Difference in altitude: 250m

Prerequisites: hiking boots, sure step

Fee: 9 € for adults, 7 € for children under 15 years (admission charge for the museums included)

Possible stops for a bite to eat: at the near alpine huts or in the centre of Aldein

The guided tour will start at the Visitor Centre Geoparc Bletterbach at Aldein, where the group members will gain an insight into the origin of the various geological strata of the Bletterbach gorge. After the museum visit you will descend to the lower valley, where you will see the Bozen quartz porphyry and the Gröden sandstone. At the waterfall (Butterloch) we will continue our tour through the upper valley where a breathtaking panoramic view of the amphitheatre carved through the various strata by the small river Bletterbach will expect you. Afterwards we will return to the Visitor Centre.

Fee: 9 € for adults, 7 € for children under 15 years (admission charge for the museum included)

Possible stops for a bite to eat: at the near alpine huts or in the centre of Aldein

Visitor Centre– Bletterbach gorge – geological museum Radein – Visitor Centre

The guided tour will start at the Visitor Centre Geoparc Bletterbach at Aldein, where the group members will gain an insight into the origin of the various geological strata of the Bletterbach gorge. After the museum visit you will descend to the lower valley, where you will see the Bozen quartz porphyry and the Gröden sandstone. At the waterfall (Butterloch) we will leave the gorge and continue our tour on the E5 (the European long- distance path) until Radein. This path offers various panoramic views of the Bletterbach gorge and of the near mountains. After a lunch break we will visit the geological museum in Radein which hosts various fossils that were found in the gorge: tracks of prehistoric reptiles, fossilised fish, seashell and plants. Afterwards we will return to the Visitor Centre.

Fee: 9 € for adults, 7 € for children under 15 years (admission charge for the museums included)

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