Explanation
Demanding hike from Laives/Leifers via the Via Crucis with its 14 stations to the pilgrimage site of Madonna di Pietralba in Nova Ponente/Deutschnofen.
There are no places to stop for refreshments along the way: make sure you take enough water and provisions with you!
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Arrival by public transport from Bolzano/Bozen: by bus with the lines 110, 111 or 112 until the bus stop "Laives Centro/Leifers Zentrum" (approx. 30 min.).
Arrival by public transport from the south: take bus line 120 to the bus stop "Laives Centro/Leifers Zentrum".
Return from Nova Ponente/Deutschnofen to Laives/Leifers: by bus with the line 142 from "Pietralba/Weissenstein" to the "Rio Trodena/Trudnerbach" busstop in Egna/Neumarkt and from there take line 120 in the direction of Bolzano/Bozen and get off at the "Laives Centro/Leifers Zentrum" bus stop.
There are several parking possibilities in Laives/Leifers: there are free parking spaces in Via Andreas-Hofer and Via Galizia. Further car parks are available in Via Pietralba, Via Stazione, Via Montessori, Via Marconi and Via Sottomonte.
We recommend to wear sturdy walking shoes.