Hiking tour: From Sesto to the forest chapel  

Tour details
Length:
2.2 km
Difference in height:
210 m
Difficulty:
quite difficult
End point:
1548 m
Start point:
1310 m
Public transport
Take bus line 446 to Sexten Hauptplatz
Parking
At designated parking spaces in Sexten
Description to arrive at destination

By bus or car to Sexten from where the hike starts

General description

This inspiring trail is very popular with guests and locals alike.
The history of the forest chapel is interesting: the church, which is almost entirely made of wood, was built around 1917, as the parish church in Sesto was badly damaged during the First World War. For 14 days, the farmers and the priest at the time worked on the church from early in the morning until nightfall. The wood for this came from a hay barn that had been crushed by the snow. In 1917 and 1918, every church service was celebrated there and, especially during the fascist era, the forest chapel served as a hiding place to hold masses in German. Today, the chapel is also known as the Peace Chapel and was restored in 1974. In 1988, at the suggestion of the then parish priest Markus Küer and in collaboration with the Sesto woodcarver Georg Lanzinger, a path of reflection was laid out to the chapel. Near the chapel there are cup stones, which are among the oldest traces of settlement in Sesto and are also the last of the biblical stations along the path of reflection.

Route description
From the village centre, pass the church and follow the Lanerweg until the asphalt road ends. Continue past the Lanerhöfe farms on hiking trail no. 4b, through the flower meadows to the forest chapel.
 
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