Your hiking vacation in the Jaufental Valley

The Wanderhotel Jaufentalerhof is quietly located at the end of the Jaufental valley, nestled in unspoiled nature, surrounded by rolling meadows, shady forests, and imposing mountain peaks. As a certified hiking hotel, it is the ideal place for your hiking vacation in South Tyrol.

Program for sore muscles

At the Jaufentalerhof, you can enjoy comfortable rooms, regional cuisine, guided hikes, and personal advice from your hosts—they will be happy to tell you about the most beautiful excursions, hikes, and insider tips in the Jaufental valley.

If the weather is not suitable for hiking or your muscles are more sore than expected, the Jaufental valley offers great excursion tips that have nothing to do with hiking.

Top 4 excursion tips in the Jaufental valley

Immerse yourself in Schneeberg's 800-year mining history. The largely preserved facilities display tools and techniques from different eras, and you can even try your hand at small-scale mining. Dunja and Flori, your hosts at the Jaufentalerhof, will be happy to provide you with information about the best visiting times and guided tours.

Sterzing is just a short drive from the hotel. Magnificent town houses, picturesque shopping streets, medieval squares, and a mountain backdrop that seems close enough to touch: the alpine town of Sterzing in the Eisack Valley enchants visitors with its incomparable charm. The town hall with its Gothic council chamber, where the city council still meets today, bears witness to the prosperity of the 15th century, when mining was at its peak here. Other churches and museums await culture-loving hikers in this beautiful city.

It thunders and roars, it bubbles and foams. In the spray of the waterfalls, the sun's rays dance, refracted millions of times, in the most beautiful colors of the rainbow. The Gilfenklamm Gorge is one of the most popular and well-known natural wonders in South Tyrol. The gorge winds its way from Jaufensteg in the Ratschings Valley towards Stange. Adventurers can hike through the gorge on wooden footbridges and bridges – an experience for the whole family.

For relaxation and wellness, the Balneum in Sterzing is well worth a visit. In the outdoor area with a children's pool, sunbathing lawn, and outdoor pool, everyone can find their perfect spot, while sauna fans can sweat it out in four different cabins. The indoor pool also offers pools for all age groups. But as a guest of the Jaufentalerhof, you can enjoy the hotel's own wellness area with saunas, steam bath, infrared cabin, and a small but fine indoor pool—who needs excursions when you have all this?