An old path, the "smuggler trail", leads through the forest to the Bad Kalkstein inn, which used to be a spa with a sulfur-containing spring. Farmers secretly drove their cattle across the nearby border to Italy on the “Smugglers Trail” because they did not want to give up the cattle trade with the Gsies farmers after the separation of South Tyrol in 1918.

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October 4, 2024

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The trail runs through steep mountain forest, but is easy above the road to Kalkstein and the Alfenbach.

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Captain Philipp

May 30, 2025

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Super beautiful, but strenuous hiking!

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Distance 1.25 km

Uphill 110 m

Downhill 20 m

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Saturday 14 March

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64 %

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Location: Innervillgraten, Bezirk Lienz, Lienz, Austria

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